Archives for 2004

'Sabres winger Jochen Hecht scored a third period goal to help Germany tie Latvia Monday at the World Championships in the Czech Republic.' … [Read more...] about Hecht Gets Garmany A Tie At World Championships

'Thomas Vanek, the Sabres’ top pick in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, is the leading scorer after Sunday’s action at the 2004 World Championships.' … [Read more...] about Sabres at the World Cup

'Sabres goaltender Mika Noronen made 15 saves as Finland opened the World Championships with a 4-2 win over the United States. Sabres captain Chris Drury had a goal for the Americans while Jeff Jillson has an assist.' … [Read more...] about Hecht And Noronen Lead Their Teams In The Czech Republic

'Don't think for a second that Ruff is on deck for the chopping block. His job is safe for the foreseeable future.' … [Read more...] about Ruff assumes pole position on coaching merry-go-round

'Entercom will likely shift the Sabres games and sports programming over to its own WGR-AM and put a music format on WNSA.' … [Read more...] about Entercom to buy WNSA for $10.5M

Sabres’ defenseman Jeff Jillson scored Team USA’s fourth goal in the 4-0 exhibition win over Germany Wednesday. Jillson knocked in a drop-pass in the center slot that went through the five-hole and into the center of the net. … [Read more...] about World Championships Update

'He played 1,159 games in 14 seasons for Buffalo and never took a night off. He chased Bobby Orr and checked anything that moved. He had eight 20-goal seasons while hounding the awesome likes of Guy Lafleur and Mike Bossy. Ramsay was 175 pounds of pain in the butt, especially at penalty killing. He played 776 consecutive games, the fourth-longest streak in NHL history. It … [Read more...] about Rammer Provides Bolts With Balance – And Stories

PDF file - requires Adobe Acrobat. … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres 2003-2004 Season Review

Representing Team USA are forwards Chris Drury and Mike Grier, along with defenseman Jeff Jillson. Drury and Grier have had quite a history together after winning the NCAA Championship in 1994-95 season. … [Read more...] about Ten Sabres take aim at the Worlds

The Buffalo Sabres Hockey School is designed for youth hockey players looking to sharpen their basic on-ice skills, stickhandling, passing and shooting. It also gives each participant the opportunity to learn from their favorite Buffalo Sabres Players! … [Read more...] about 2004 Buffalo Sabres Hockey School

'“James Patrick has a big influence on this team. This is a guy who really leads by example. While he may be the oldest player on the team, he certainly doesn’t act it. He’s probably in better shape than the rest of us. In fact, he’s in tremendous shape. He puts the rest of us to shame."' … [Read more...] about Veteran Patrick Provided Leadership, Positive Influence

'Yet the reality is the team lost $10 million and there is a very real possibility the NHL may have a shortened season in 2004-05 because of prolonged negotiations between the league and the National Hockey League Players' Association over a collective bargaining agreement. The team's losses were about 40 percent more than what Golisano had initially projected … [Read more...] about Sabres brass sees a solid foundation

'Buffalo finished a surprising 10th in the 30-team NHL in scoring this season, but averaged only 2.68 goals per game and failed to make the playoffs. The Sabres obviously need more firepower.' … [Read more...] about Bills, Sabres need good luck picking 13th

'Entercom, which already owns WGR-AM, is expected to kill WNSA's sports format so it can become the only sports talk game in town. That would eventually mean Buffalo Sabres games probably will head back to their old home at WGR.' … [Read more...] about Adelphia has date in court for sale of WNSA

'Forwards Chris Drury, Mike Grier and defenseman Jeff Jillson of the Buffalo Sabres were among 14 National Hockey League players added to the U.S. team for the world hockey championship later this month.' … [Read more...] about Three Sabres picked for U.S. team