Granby Bisons | |
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City | Granby, Quebec |
League | Quebec Major Junior Hockey League |
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 |
1997–2019 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles |
2019–present | Cape Breton Eagles |
The Granby Bisons were a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Granby, Quebec, and played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). They team was founded in 1981 in 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. 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, Pierre Turgeon.