Archives for September 2007

'“This is a chance for many of our young players who have been on the fringe to step in and play key roles -- and for those that have already gotten a taste at this level to take on greater responsibility,” Regier said.' … [Read more...] about Northeast: Regier confident Sabres will cope with losses

'“Max, while warming up playing soccer in the playoffs, flipped over backwards and hit his head on the concrete before Game Three in Long Island,” Ruff said, “and I don’t think he was right for a little while after that.”' … [Read more...] about Max&#8217s story finally revealed

'“There’s pieces in all of those top three we can move around,” Ruff said. “We know that Roy, Vanek and Stafford played well together and Kotalik and Connolly and Afinogenov at one time played really well together. We have options we can try."' … [Read more...] about Coach has rough idea for opening-night lines

'Many fans lucky enough to get online, or in the front of a ticket line, at precisely 10 a.m. found no limit placed on the number of tickets they could buy. That presumably allowed some people to buy dozens of tickets, many of which appeared on eBay or StubHub for up to 10 times their face value later in the day.' … [Read more...] about Fans left out in cold in Ice Bowl&#8217s sellout

'But Blue Jays season-ticket holders, it appears, were indeed given preferential treatment. Patrick Elster, vice-president of ticket sales and services for the baseball team, says an offer was extended as a result of a long-running relationship the Blue Jays have with the Bills, the principal tenants of Ralph Wilson Stadium.' … [Read more...] about Tempers flare over outdoor game

'"The NHL should have taken care of the Buffalo Sabres' and Pittsburgh Penguins' season ticket holders first because we're the ones who shell out the big bucks," said Penguins season ticket holder Kevin Yackmack of Aliquippa, adding he thought there should have been an advance sale for those fans. "And the Penguins should have made sure they … [Read more...] about Ice Bowl ticket is hottest around

'"I had three computers going logged onto (Ticketmaster.com) and my wife went to a Ticketmaster outlet, and she was told they did not have any tickets," Tomana said. "I called the Penguins tickets offices at 10:04 a.m. and they said their tickets were (gone)."' … [Read more...] about Fans outraged over Winter Classic ticket shortage

'A capacity crowd of 74,000 is all but guaranteed which will break the single game attendance mark of 57,000 when Edmonton hosted an outdoor game in 2003.' … [Read more...] about Outdoor Hockey is a big hit

'"I don't know if anybody anticipated that," Sabres spokesman Michael Gilbert said, referring to the speed of ticket sales. "It's another indication of how special this market is toward hockey."' … [Read more...] about Sabres-Penguins outdoor game is a hot item with 42,000 tickets sold

'With the departure of centers Chris Drury and Daniel Briere via free agentcy, the four combinations that Ruff sends into combat will look drastically different in comparison to a year ago. The faces haven't changed but pieces will be rearranged as the team looks to generate the kind of chemistry that has become a staple of Sabres hockey.' … [Read more...] about Hashing out the lines

'There are some good players out there. In this organization, they can skate and handle the puck. That’s great for the organization and will add more depth that way. That’s going to help us. We are going to need those guys at some point during the season.' … [Read more...] about Q and A with Brian Campbell

'"I think the weather could just be a part of the game," he said. "Both teams are going to have to play with it. The only thing that could go wrong is if [the weather] pulls what it did last year. Sometimes in January around here it sneaks up to like 60 degrees on some fluke."' … [Read more...] about Miller's ready for Round Two

'Approximately 41,000 seats were sold in less than 30 minutes. The remaining seats are being held for Sabres Season Ticket Holders, Bills Club seat holders and the NHL, as well as Buffalo and Pittsburgh players. Nearly 7,000 seats at the lowest possible levels are obstructed due to television cameras for NBC's broadcast.' … [Read more...] about Winter classic tickets sold out

'Just 40 minutes after the 10 a.m. start time, the Sabres confirmed that all tickets in the TicketMaster system have been sold.' … [Read more...] about Winter Classic SOLD OUT

'Each network will provide technological extras. "We're going to have an airplane in the air for aerial shots, much the way we do at a Sunday night football game," Flood said. "We'll be taking high and wide shots to show the 70-plus thousand people surrounding this sheet of ice. And we'll be going down low with hand-held cameras along the … [Read more...] about Networks hot to cover outdoor hockey