The Granby Bisons were a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Granby, Quebec, and played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The team was founded in 1981 after they 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.

History

Georges Larivière was named head coach of the Bisons for the 1985–86 QMJHL season. His appointment was described by The Washington Post 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.

Season-by-season record

• Granby Bisons (1981–1995)

• Granby Prédateurs (1995–1997)

• OL = Overtime loss, Pct = Winning percentage

NHL alumni

• Serge Aubin

• Philippe Audet

• Joel Baillargeon

• Jesse Bélanger

• Éric Bertrand

• Philippe Boucher

• François Breault

• Martin Brochu

• Marc Bureau

• Alain Côté

• Ed Courtenay

• Xavier Delisle

• Éric Desjardins

• Jocelyn Gauvreau

• Claude Houde

• Daniel Lacroix

• Christian Matte

• Stéphane Quintal

• André Racicot

• Stéphane Richer

• Marc Rodgers

• Patrick Roy

• Stéphane Roy

• Everett Sanipass

• Martin Simard

• Pierre Turgeon

References