Buffalo-Glencoe Tondas | |
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City | Buffalo, New York Glencoe, Ontario |
League | Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League |
Operated | 1973 | -74
Colors | Blue, red, and white |
Franchise history | |
1973 | Buffalo Tondas |
1973-74 | Buffalo-Glencoe Tondas |
The Buffalo-Glencoe Tondas are a defunct Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team that played in Buffalo, New York and later in Glencoe, Ontario, Canada. They played in the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League.
The Tondas joined the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League in 1973. Their performance was not spectacular and they did not draw well. Late in the year, the team was moved to Glencoe, Ontario which was a lot closer to the rest of the teams. They were renamed the Buffalo-Glencoe Tondas.
With only fifteen wins in sixty-two games during the 1973-74 season, the Tondas were not a successful franchise and did not return in 1974-75.
Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
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1973-74 | 62 | 15 | 41 | 6 | - | 256 | 350 | 36 | 7th SOJAHL |
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