| Buffalo Bulls | |
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| Institution: | State University of New York at Buffalo |
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| Location: | Buffalo, New York |
| School founded: | 1846 |
| Enrollment: | 31,923 |
| Colors: | Blue and White |
| Home Arena: | Amherst Recreation Center |
| Men's Team | |
| Conference: | ECAC West |
The Buffalo Bulls were a men's collegiate hockey team representing the University of Buffalo. The team played at the varsity level from 1969 to 1987. The Bulls competed against ECAC Division II teams. The team joined the State University of New York Athletic Conference in 1978
The team had been a club team from 1962 to 1969 and returned to club status when the varsity program was discontinued in 1987.
The team was based out of the Amherst Recreation Center and would on occasion would play games at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium against higher profile Division I teams such as Ohio State Buckeyes.
History of Men's Hockey at University of Buffalo[]
Organized teams at the university date back to 1895. Teams ran from 1895 to 1904 and died out due to lack of interest. A team was organized in 1918 and lasted until about 1924. The U. B. Mavericks were organized in 1946 as a club team and lasted until 1948. The club program was revived in 1962 and elevated to varsity status in 1969. The team would play in the ECAC and SUNYAC. The tem was relegated to club status in the spring of 1987.
1971-72 University of Buffalo Buls
Head Coaches[]
- Al (Bibber) O’Hearn (1969-1970) (Did not finish first season) 14-3-0
- Ed Wright (1970-1981) 133-139-6
- John Mickler (1981-1987) 33-90-3
Men's Year by Year Record[]
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Conference Tournament | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECAC Division II | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||
| 1969-70 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 25 | 10 | 6th | Did not qualify | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1970-71 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 31 | 11 | 4th | Did not qualify | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 76 | 67 |
| 1971-72 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 46 | 20 | 2nd | W, QF 9-5 (Boston St.) W, SF 4-0 (Vermont) L, F (Mass-Amherst) | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 138 | 66 |
| 1972-73 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 75 | 66 | 14 | 13th | Did not qualify | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1973-74 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 29 | 12 | 3rd | Did not qualify | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 1974-75 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 84 | 66 | 15 | 13th | Did not qualify | 30 | 11 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 1975-76 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 84 | 67 | 19 | 6th | L, QF 7-4 (Merrimack) | 28 | 11 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 1976-77 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 113 | 54 | 22 | 6th West | Did not qualify | 25 | 14 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 1977-78 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 110 | 93 | 24 | 8th West | L, QF 7-3 (Middlebury) | 27 | 14 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1978-79 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 6th West | L, QF 5-4 (Elmira) | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 81 | 97 | 12 | 12th West | Did not qualify | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1980-81 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 12th West | Did not qualify | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | ||||
| 1981-82 | Did not qualify | 23 | 7 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1982-83 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 13th West | Did not qualify | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 1983-84 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 11th West | Did not qualify | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | ||||
| ECAC Division III | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||
| 1984-85 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 61 | 176 | 8 | 12th West | Did not qualify | 27 | 5 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 1985-86 | 23 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 10th West | Did not qualify | 27 | 7 | 19 | 1 | ||||
| ECAC West | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||
| 1986-87 | 22 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 75 | 136 | 5 | 14th | Did not qualify | 25 | 5 | 19 | 1 | ||
Links[]
University of Buffalo website dedictated to the history of hockey at the university