Archives for July 16, 2003

'One notable shift for the coming season is that Friday night home games will begin at 8 p.m. while other evening games will face off at 7 p.m. The Sabres said the Friday night change was done to allow "fans time to patronize local restaurants and establishments before enjoying the game at the HSBC Arena."' … [Read more...] about Sabres to open season Oct. 9

'Rochester Mayor Bill Johnson said he applauded Golisano's efforts to regionalize the Sabres, and that higher Sabre ticket sales will decrease the City's cost of operating the Blue Cross Arena.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres Will Play Some Games In Rochester

'Eric Boulton and newcomer Steve Begin were the only Buffalo Sabres to file for salary arbitration before the National Hockey League's midnight Tuesday deadline.' … [Read more...] about Two Sabres file for salary arbitration

'''It should be good for the Sabres, good for the Rochester Americans and good for all of hockey in western New York,'' Golisano said. ''One of my goals when purchasing the Sabres was to make this a regional team for all of western New York and southern Ontario.''' … [Read more...] about Sabres to play regular season game in Rochester

'Nov. 12, 2003 - New Jersey vs. Buffalo @ Rochester.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres 2003-2004 Schedule

'Oct. 9, 2003 - Sabres @ Flyers.' … [Read more...] about NHL 2003-2004 Schedule

'The club will also hold five days of training camp at Monroe Community College beginning September 15th.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres Will Play The Champs In Rochester

'The Sabres already have six centers on their roster who played at least 50 games in the NHL last season: Drury, Daniel Briere, Curtis Brown, Tim Connolly, Adam Mair and Begin. Then there's highly touted prospect Derek Roy.' … [Read more...] about Moves have Sabres feeling full

'It's called leverage, and Regier, in the name of fiscal sanity, has been using it for years.' … [Read more...] about Most teams moving to Regier's beat

'The Buffalo Sabres will play the New Jersey Devils in a regular-season NHL game at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial in mid-November.' … [Read more...] about Rochester: NHL city for a day

'“It’s exciting to be playing somewhat close to home, and it’s nice to be back in this part of the country,” said Cullen, who makes his off-season home in Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario, with wife Alyssa and 8-month-old son Tyler.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign veteran Cullen for Amerks