The Buffalo Bisons were a professional ice hockey team representing Buffalo, New York, although they played home games in nearby Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, at the 5,000-seat Peace Bridge Arena.

On March 17, 1936, with just nine days left in the season, the Bisons lost their home arena due to damage caused by thirteen inches of wet snow deposited by an early Spring storm.

The arena (only eight years old at the time) was designed with a "Lamella Trussless" roof to improve indoor sightlines, and reduce support frames obstructing the view.

It soon became clear that they wouldn't be able to make a profit and pay players' salaries from ticket sales in the smaller facility.

The club permanently ceased operations on December 6, 1936, after playing just eleven games with a record of 3–8–0.