The Granby Bisons were a Canadian

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team based in

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, and played in the

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(QMJHL). The team was founded in 1981 after they moved from

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, where they had previously been known as the

Sorel Éperviers The Sorel Éperviers (Black Hawks) were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1969 to 1981. The team was one of the founding members of the QMJHL. They mostly played at the Colisée Cardin in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, ...

. The Bisons played at Arena Leonard Grondin in Granby. In 1995 the team was renamed the Granby Prédateurs. As of 2019, the team is known as the Cape Breton Eagles. Notable former Bisons include

Patrick Roy Patrick Jacques Roy (; born October 5, 1965) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach, executive and former player who is the head coach for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Roy previously served as head coach for ...

Pierre Turgeon Pierre Julien Turgeon (''Help:Pronunciation respelling key, TUHR-zhawn'', ; born August 28, 1969) is a Canadians, Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. Selected List of first overall NHL draft picks, first overall by the Buffa ...

History

Georges Larivière was named head coach of the Bisons for the

1985–86 QMJHL season The 1985–86 QMJHL season was the 17th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league loses one of its charter members in the offseason, when the Quebec Remparts suspend operations. The remaining ten teams played 72 ga ...

. His appointment was described by ''

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'' as "part of a bold experiment for the next two years" and as "part of a research project" for his work at the

Université de Montréal The Université de Montréal (; UdeM; ) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce on M ...

Season-by-season record

* Granby Bisons (1981–1995) * Granby Prédateurs (1995–1997)Granby Prédateurs season-by-season record on www.hockeydb.com
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NHL alumni

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* Philippe Audet *

Joel Baillargeon Joel Baillargeon (October 6, 1964 – August 26, 2022) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Baillargeon was born in Charlesbourg, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1976 and 1977 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice h ...

* Jesse Bélanger * Éric Bertrand *

Philippe Boucher Philippe Boucher (born March 24, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League. He was the general manager of the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the QMJHL from 2019 to 2023. He also served ...

* François Breault *

Martin Brochu Martin Brochu (born March 10, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played briefly in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals, Vancouver Canucks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He went winless in his nine-game ...

* Marc Bureau * Alain Côté * Ed Courtenay * Xavier Delisle *

Éric Desjardins Jean Noël Éric Desjardins (born June 14, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers. He won the Stanley Cup with Mont ...

* Jocelyn Gauvreau * Claude Houde * Daniel Lacroix * Christian Matte * Stéphane Quintal * André Racicot * Stéphane Richer * Marc Rodgers *

* Stéphane Roy *

Everett Sanipass Everett Sanipass (born February 13, 1968) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward. Sanipass was born in Elsipogtog First Nation, New Brunswick. Sanipass is the first Native Canadian to be inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame. P ...

* Martin Simard *

References

{{Defunct QMJHL 1981 establishments in Quebec 1995 disestablishments in Quebec Defunct Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League teams Ice hockey clubs established in 1981 Sport in Granby, Quebec Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1995 Defunct ice hockey teams in Quebec