Granby Bisons

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Granby Bisons
City: Granby, Quebec
League: Q.M.J.H.L.
Operated: 1981 to 1995
Home Arena: Arena Leonard Grondin
Franchise history
1969-77: Sorel Éperviers
1977-79: Verdun Éperviers
1979-80: Sorel/Verdun Éperviers
1980-81: Sorel Éperviers
1981-95: Granby Bisons
1995-97: Granby Prédateurs
1997-Present: Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

The Granby Bisons were founded in 1981 after the team moved from Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, where they had previously been known as the Sorel Eperviers. The Bisons played at Arena Leonard Grondin in Granby, Quebec. In 1995 they were renamed the Granby Prédateurs. Today they are the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles. Notable former Bisons include Patrick Roy and Pierre Turgeon.

[edit] NHL Alumni

Defunct Quebec Major Junior Hockey League teams
Beauport Harfangs | Cornwall Royals | Drummondville Rangers | Granby Bisons | Granby Prédateurs | Hull Festivals | Hull Olympiques | Laval National | Laval Saints | Laval Titan | Laval Titan Collège Français | Laval Voisins | Longueuil Chevaliers | Longueuil Collège Français | Moncton Alpines | Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge | Montreal Juniors | Montreal Rocket | Plattsburgh Pioneers | Québec Remparts | Rosemont National | Saint-Hyacinthe Laser | Saint-Jean Castors | Saint-Jean Lynx | Saint-Jérôme Alouettes | Shawinigan Bruins | Shawinigan Dynamos | Sherbrooke Castors | Sherbrooke Faucons | Sorel Éperviers | Trois-Rivières Draveurs | Trois-Rivières Ducs | Verdun Collège Français | Verdun Éperviers | Verdun Junior Canadiens | Verdun Juniors | Verdun Maple Leafs | Verdun/Sorel Éperviers
CHL: | Memorial Cup | President's Cup | OHL | QMJHL | WHL