‘The season ticket base was in the 16,000 range for the 2017-18 season, but the combination of the playoff drought and the Covid-19 pandemic cratered it last season to the lowest in franchise history, when the Sabres finished 31st in overall attendance at 9,997 per game, ahead of only Ottawa.’
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From Peoria youth hockey to a $50 million deal with the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres
‘”My love for the game, my NHL dream all really started up in Peoria,” Tage Thompson said in a 2017 Journal Star story after becoming the first Peoria amateur product to reach the NHL and score his first goal. “That was where it all seemed to come together for me.”‘
Tage Thompson happy he’s staying in Buffalo for long time
‘”I think Buffalo is a place that I want to be, and I know my wife loves it here,” Thompson said.’