Archives for November 13, 2003

'"Gary Bettman looked me in the eye and said, 'Tom, you realize there are financial ramifications,'" Golisano said before the game. "Even if there is a financial loss to us, and I assume there is, it's worth it. This was definitely experimental but it created so much enthusiasm and excitement we'd be remiss not having two or three games … [Read more...] about Sore Brylin will try to play tonight

'The Buffalo Sabres and the Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils made history Wednesday night in Rochester, playing the first ever NHL regular season at the Blue Cross Arena.' … [Read more...] about Historical Night

'"It's very important to the future financial strength of the team to attract more people and more advertisers," he said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Play At Rochester Arena

'Tickets were $45 and $75 a piece; fans said the price was worth it. Dave Bushart said, "It's more expensive than other games, but for the prices in buffalo it wasn't bad at all."' … [Read more...] about Sold Out Crowd for Sabres in Rochester

'Tom Golisano says he bought the Sabres in part because of Polisenni's love of hockey.' … [Read more...] about Golisano Associate Honored

'Playing before a sellout crowd of 11,146, the Sabres stayed close throughout the game thanks to the goaltending of Martin Biron. Biron, who allowed seven goals in his last start against Atlanta last week, made 33 stops.' … [Read more...] about New Jersey 2, Buffalo 2, OT

'Wednesday's game took some persuasion by Golisano to the NHL in the summer. When first approached, commissioner Gary Bettman was concerned about the financial ramifications of playing a game in an 11,000 seat venue. Golisano, though, wasn't discouraged. ''Even if it costs us financially it's worth it,'' Golisano said.' … [Read more...] about Golisano wants more games in Rochester

'"Fans are great around here, they support the Sabres," said Buffalo center Chris Taylor, who spent parts of four seasons with the AHL's Amerks. "It's nice to finally bring it to Rochester and let them have a taste of it."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 2, New Jersey 2