The Buffalo Blades are an American

United States

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 junior ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 team based in Buffalo

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, New York

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. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League

Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League

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History

Founded in 1987, the Blades played out of the "Northeastern Junior Hockey League" from 1987 until 1997. In 1997, the Blades jumped to the "Empire Junior "B" Hockey League". In the 2005-06 Season, the Blades elected to field two teams, one to play in the Empire "B" League and another to play in the Golden Horseshoe "B" League. Each team's primary players were different, but listed the other team's players as affiliates. In the 2006-07 Season, the Blades sold their "Empire Junior "B" Hockey League" team to the Buffalo Stars.

As of the 2011-12 season, the team was renamed the Buffalo Blades and managed by Jerry Shorthouse and John Bruno.

Season-by-season results

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1987-88	22	14	16	2
30	4th NEJHL	Lost Final
1988-89	44	10	33	1
21	5th NEJHL
1989-90	47	9	35	3
21	5th NEJHL
1990-91	59	33	23	3
69	2nd NEJHL	Lost Final, Won Nationals
1991-92	53	31	19	3
65	2nd NEJHL	Lost Final
1992-93	58	32	23	3
67	1st NEJHL	Won League
1993-94	55	36	17	2
74	1st NEJHL	Won League
1994-95	54	34	16	4
72	1st NEJHL	Won League
1995-96	56	30	23	3
63	1st NEJHL	Won League
1995-96	10	3	7	0	0	28	78
GHJHL Interleague
1996-97
NEJHL
1996-97	14	0	14	0	0	43	133
GHJHL Interleague
1997-98	33	29	12	2
60	2nd EJBHL	Lost Final
1998-99	54	37	14	3
77	1st EJBHL	Won League
1999-00	28	15	12	1
31	4th EJBHL	Won League
2000-01	30	23	7	0
163	83	46	1st EJBHL	Won League
2001-02	34	32	1	1
65	1st EJBHL	Lost Final
2002-03
EJBHL
2003-04	38	31	6	1
63	1st EJBHL	Won League
2004-05	44	31	10	3
1st EJBHL-W
2005-06	42	2	34	3	3	91	212	10	19th EJBHL
2005-06	49	8	37	3	1	131	301	20	8th GHJHL	Lost Quarter-final
2006-07	49	8	39	0	2	184	294	18	8th GHJHL	Lost Quarter-final
2007-08	49	5	42	2	0	128	303	12	8th GOJHL-GH
2008-09	52	19	28
5	152	214	43	7th GOJHL-GH
2009-10	51	13	32
6	173	263	32	7th GOJHL-GH	Lost Conf. QF
2010-11	51	4	45
2	105	334	10	8th GOJHL-GH

External links

• Blades Webpage
• GOJHL Webpage