Granby Bisons | |
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City | Granby, Quebec |
League | QMJHL |
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 a junior ice hockey team founded in 1981 after the team moved from Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, where they had previously been known as the Sorel Éperviers. 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, Pierre Turgeon.