'Meloche played 51 games for the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in the QMJHL tying for second in the league with 30 wins with a .900 save percentage and a 2.90 goals against average in 2024-25.' … [Read more...] about Sabres select goaltender Samuel Meloche with the 116th in the 2025 NHL Draft
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Sabres select defenseman Noah Laberge with the 135th pick in the 2025 NHL Draft
'Laberge played the 2024-25 season with the Newfoundland Regiment in the QMJHL playing 63 games, scoring 12 goals, and 23 assists which ranked 16th among draft eligible players.' … [Read more...] about Sabres select defenseman Noah Laberge with the 135th pick in the 2025 NHL Draft
Sabres select center Ashton Schultz with the 167th pick in the 2025 NHL Draft
'Schultz playing 57 games for the Chicago Steel in the USHL scoring 14 goals and 39 points in 2024-25. Schultz brings lots of playmaking ability and was second on the team in points for Chicago and has a high skill set.' … [Read more...] about Sabres select center Ashton Schultz with the 167th pick in the 2025 NHL Draft
Sabres select forward Melvin Novotny with the 195th pick in the 2025 NHL Draft
'Novotny’s 38 points this past season ranked fifth on Leksands IF’s J20 team. Novotny totaled 12 goals and now signed with the USHL’s Muskegon Lumberjacks.' … [Read more...] about Sabres select forward Melvin Novotny with the 195th pick in the 2025 NHL Draft
Sabres select goaltender Yevgeni Prokhorov with the 199th pick in the 2025 NHL Draft
'The 18-year old from Belarus played 28 games for Dinamo-Shinnik in the MHL. While in the Russia's Junior league, he had a .903 save percentage and 2.19 goals against average. Prokhorov also had a .943 save percentage in six playoff games with Dinamo-Shinnik.' … [Read more...] about Sabres select goaltender Yevgeni Prokhorov with the 199th pick in the 2025 NHL Draft
Sabres select forward Ryan Rucinski with the 219th pick in the 2025 NHL Draft
'In 49 games played with Youngstown of the USHL, Rucinski scored 19 goals and 42 points which ranked him fourth in scoring on his team. Rucinski has committed to play college hockey with Ohio State next season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres select forward Ryan Rucinski with the 219th pick in the 2025 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres open day 2 of NHL Draft with trade, make 9 picks overall
'However, round two started with some fireworks for the Sabres as they traded the 39th overall pick and Connor Clifton to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Conor Timmins and Isaac Belliveau.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres open day 2 of NHL Draft with trade, make 9 picks overall
Sabres trade Connor Clifton to Penguins in exchange for 2 defensemen
'Timmins is a 26-year old native of nearby Thorold, Ontario, and has 46 points in 159 total NHL games since 2019.' … [Read more...] about Sabres trade Connor Clifton to Penguins in exchange for 2 defensemen
NHL Draft: Here's who the Buffalo Sabres selected
'Two of the Sabres' top three draft picks were defensemen. They also traded a second-round pick (No. 39 overall) and defenseman Connor Clifton to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for two more defensemen, Conor Timmins and Isaac Belliveau.' … [Read more...] about NHL Draft: Here’s who the Buffalo Sabres selected
Sabres acquire Timmins, Belliveau from Penguins
'Belliveau, 22, split last season between Pittsburgh’s AHL and ECHL affiliates. The 2021 fifth-round pick has seven points (1+6) in 24 career AHL games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire Timmins, Belliveau from Penguins
Draft notebook | Sabres swap second rounder for immediate blue-line boost
'Mrtka doesn’t figure to join the NHL lineup for at least a couple years, but Buffalo began Saturday – the second and final day of the draft – with a trade to provide immediate help on the blue line.' … [Read more...] about Draft notebook | Sabres swap second rounder for immediate blue-line boost
Meet the Sabres' 2025 draft class
'Here's a breakdown of each selection made by the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Meet the Sabres’ 2025 draft class
Sabres pick defenseman Radim Mrtka at No. 9 in NHL draft
'Mrtka, 18, only got serious about playing hockey and pursuing a professional career in the last three years, but he became a playmaker for Seattle. He joined the Thunderbirds in December 2024 after playing the first 10 games of the season with HC Ocelari Trinec of the Czech Extraliga. He led Seattle’s defensemen in points and was fifth among rookie defensemen in the WHL in … [Read more...] about Sabres pick defenseman Radim Mrtka at No. 9 in NHL draft
Sabres sign Jack Quinn to a two-year contract extension
'The former first-round draft pick in 2020 enters his fourth full NHL season, and has scored 39 goals with 58 assists in 159 games, and even in an injury-riddled season, became key on the Sabres' penalty kill before he sustained the ankle injury against San Jose. However, Quinn is minus-26 in his three full seasons.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign Jack Quinn to a two-year contract extension
Josh Doan, Michael Kesselring ready to find solutions with Sabres
'“Coming in and trying to help find a solution is always fun, because there’s a way to go up and a way to go down,” said Doan, who played with Kesselring on the Arizona Coyotes before the franchise relocated to Utah last year. “The group here is finding its way and going in an upwards direction. You look at where Arizona was and how you’ve got to see that, for a little bit. I … [Read more...] about Josh Doan, Michael Kesselring ready to find solutions with Sabres