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'"I think alarmist is the right way to characterize it," Buffalo Bills and Sabres COO Pete Guelli told WBEN about the recent Headlines. "The Buffalo Sabres are not going anywhere and we're set to be here for a very long time."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Guelli clears the air over expiring arena lease: ‘ We’re not concerned’

'"We're going to negotiate with with our partners and the Sabres. I've already talked to Pete Guelli about it. He knew that that was my long term goal," stated Poloncarz. "We're going to be sitting down and talking with our partners in New York State and others, but that's years down the line. We're still a number of years until the lease expires."' … [Read more...] about Erie County considers getting out of the ‘arena business’ ahead of KeyBank Center’s lease ending

'In a letter to Season Ticket holders this week, fans will not see an increase in ticket prices if they renew by March 17, plus get discounts on concessions at KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Sabres offering incentives for 2025-26 Season Ticket renewals

'"Having them play in my hometown, it's something special," said Maudr in a recent Zoom call with WBEN. "I can't imagine how special it must be for an actual player of the team, playing in his hometown like JJ [Peterka] did in Munich, but for me, as a huge diehard fan who is watching all the games at 1 a.m., it's something very special to see, to see Buffalo in my own country. … [Read more...] about Sabres fans overseas ecstatic to host favorite team in Prague to start 2024-25 season

'Work is already underway in Alumni Plaza to remove the mural covering the covered walkway that connects KeyBank Center to the adjacent parking garage along Illinois Street. The mural was first put together in 2012, and has remain unchanged for nearly a dozen years.' … [Read more...] about Sabres taking down mural covering walkway at Alumni Plaza

'The Sabres have had good luck wearing the "goathead" jerseys, compiling an 18-7-2 record in the uniform over the last two seasons. The team originally wore the colors from 1996-2006, one of the most successful periods in team history.' … [Read more...] about Sabres to wear black, red alternate jerseys 15 times this season

'"You have to win fans back by playing good hockey and winning hockey games. It's that simple. You can't make promises," Ruff said. "You have to play good hockey. I've talked to every player about taking the next step. It's going to take everybody to do a little bit more, even in the offseason, to have a standard that's above where it is now. You're going to have to push … [Read more...] about Ruff: ‘You have to win fans back by playing good hockey and winning games’

'"I want to be clear, though, that this hire was not made with nostalgia in mind. Lindy is the right person for the job now, and any history with our organization and community is simply an added bonus. I believe wholeheartedly that Lindy can help our team reach their goals and am excited to get to work with him."' … [Read more...] about Lindy Ruff returns to Sabres bench as next head coach

'Guelli returns to Buffalo after a five-year tenure as the Chief Business Officer of the New York Giants. He joined the Giants in 2019, and was recruited to modernize the team’s business model and operations.' … [Read more...] about Pete Guelli named new COO for Bills, Sabres

'The team has partnered with Mitsubishi Electric to provide a new 43-foot long and 27-foot tall videoboard that will not only roughly double the size of the current videoboard at KeyBank Center, but will also make it one of the largest such videoboards in the entire NHL.' … [Read more...] about Sabres set to renovate KeyBank Center this offseason with new videoboard, roof

'"Mr. Jeanneret and his voice are synonymous with the Buffalo Sabres. He is every bit a part of this franchise as 'The French Connection' or Dominik Hasek, or whomever else you'd like to mention," said Buffalo Common Councilman Chris Scanlon during a special ceremony Thursday. "He brought those stories to us in a way, with a voice, with a style and with a level of class that … [Read more...] about Sabres, City of Buffalo honor Rick Jeanneret with ‘RJ Way’

'Members of the team's roster along with Head Coach Don Granato and General Manager Kevyn Adams will appear at the event.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Fan Fest announced for September 16th

'"We were so fortunate every day to walk around and get to spend time with RJ," said Sabres general manager and Clarence Center native Kevyn Adams during Sunday's "Remembering RJ: The Man Behind the Mic" tribute event at KeyBank Center. "He would come in the office, he'd make us laugh, he'd tells stories, give you a hard time sometimes to put you in a place, he was pretty good … [Read more...] about In-depth: Sabres, fans pay tribute to Rick Jeanneret during ‘Remembering RJ’ event

'The team announced on Wednesday it will host a special tribute event on Sunday, Aug. 27 at KeyBank Center called "Remembering RJ: The Man Behind the Mic". This event will feature a special tribute with roundtable conversations with broadcasters and Sabres alumni.' … [Read more...] about Sabres to host ‘Remembering RJ’ tribute event Sunday at KeyBank Center

'It was on April Fools' Day in 1974 when Wieland announced at the National Hockey League Draft that the Sabres would use their 11th round pick for a player from Japan, Taro Tsujimoto. There was no such player that existed.' … [Read more...] about Sabres mourn passing of witty PR man, Paul Wieland