Archives for 2003

'“The power play is a key element,” said Delmore, who scored 14 of his 18 goals last season when Nashville had the man advantage. “Our two goals came on the power play (officially just one) and we could have had three to win the game.”' … [Read more...] about Lack of punch costly to Sabres

'The only way to buy tickets for the Nov. 12 regular-season game against the Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils at the War Memorial is through what is now a Rochester 3-pack...The package originally included the Chicago preseason game. More than 8,000 tickets have been sold, and the Sabres say single-game tickets for the Rochester game may never go on sale because they … [Read more...] about Nichol proves his worth in NHL

'Even though Rochester is a minor league city, Nichol says it's a great hockey city. Scotty enjoyed his time here so much that he his wife make this their offseason home.' … [Read more...] about Nichol Right at Home

'Eric Daze scored the game-winner at 3:39 of OT.' … [Read more...] about Sutter close to decision on Hawks' backup goalie

'Ales Kotalik and Curtis Brown had Sabres goals.' … [Read more...] about Chicago 3, Buffalo 2, OT

'Martin Biron, who is competing with Ryan Miller and Mika Noronen for the starting job in Buffalo, went the distance and made 26 saves.' … [Read more...] about Chicago 3, Buffalo 2 (ot)

'"The challenge of making this financially viable is an interesting one to me," Golisano said. "It's totally different than anything I've done in the past because it's very retail-consumer oriented."' … [Read more...] about New owners save troubled teams

'The multi-year agreement includes telecommunications services and a marketing partnership that makes Choice One a sponsor of Sabres games and training camps in Rochester.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Join Choice One Team

'Can the Sabres make the jump to the playoffs? Absolutely, considering that the Eastern Conference remains the weaker of the NHL circuits and there is a high level of parity when you get past the top five teams in the conference.' … [Read more...] about 2003-04 Buffalo Sabres Preview

Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff will be honored with the 2003 Spirit of Compeer Award for his extensive charitable work at Compeer's Nov. 13 dinner event, "Go One-on-One with Compeer." The fundraiser will take place at the Buffalo Convention Center at 6:00 p.m. It features keynote speaker Jim Boeheim, head coach of the 2003 NCAA Champion Syracuse University men's basketball … [Read more...] about Lindy Ruff Honored by Compeer

'Sites for the Sabres, as well as the Bandits and the arena, are being redesigned by Choice One's Web unit Choice One Online.' … [Read more...] about Choice One will handle services for Sabres

'If Miller outplays Biron and Noronen over the next week, the Sabres would probably start the season with three goalies on their roster and could be forced to trade one of them.' … [Read more...] about Miller's time may come sooner than expected

'Ruff stated early in training camp he would probably hold onto only seven defensemen. But with McKee now under contract and Fitzpatrick playing well, it looks like Ruff will keep one more.' … [Read more...] about Eight may be enough on defense

'The deal includes joint promotions and advertising. Choice One will co-sponsor regular season games and training camps held in Rochester, home of Sabres owner Thomas Golisano and the Rochester Americans, the Sabres’ minor league affiliate. … [Read more...] about Choice One makes deal with Sabres

'“The month of November, we only won one game and I was frustrated, I was not focusing on the right thing,” Biron said. “In January it looked like everything was easy, like everything was hitting me. That was the result of hard work, and this year that work started three months ago.”' … [Read more...] about All business for Biron now