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4 minutes ago, I Remember Imlach said:

I'm just curious as someone who attended the first Sabre home game in '70 (we lost to Montreal):  how many posters here in the Aud Club remember going to a game in the Aud?

I remember going to the Aud as a kid, but don't remember the game. Probably around '94. We were sitting a couple rows from the top, and I remember being terrified of that near vertical climb.

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27 minutes ago, North Buffalo said:

Only 1 hockey game but used save coupons on back of milk cartons and go to 2-3 Braves games a year sitting in the oranges, man those were nose bleeds!

Started going to the Sabres/Braves games in 72-73 seasons.  I remember getting discounted orange tickets but don't remember how.

I do remember, "That's 2 for McAdooooooooooooo"!

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Went to a couple Bisons games in their last season and countless Sabres games at the Aud until I moved out of NYS in '83.

My first Sabres game was late season against the Blues. It was a weeknight, but cub scouts night. Since I had school thenext day, Dad took me home at the end of the second period. Bert broke the rookie goal record in the third period.

I lived within walking distance of the Main Street bus line. Collected many milk cartons and rode the bus with my buddies to watch the Braves.

What a magnificent barn that was - I even remember the gray seats and the orange addition.  

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One of the best regular season games I ever saw in the Aud was in '87 against the Oilers on MLK Jr. day.  Scotty Arniel won it in OT.  I was beside myself with joy.  Not only for the rare win that year (especially against the Oilers), but so I could redeem my ticket stub for a free whopper!

I also have very fond memories of wandering the halls during the Sabre carnivals.  Oh what a joy that was!

As others have said above, I still can remember the smell of the place, the weird ramps, the bats that were in the trees outside the building, and staircases that you had to repel down to get to your seats in the oranges.

I miss the sounds of whistling instead of booing (why don't we do that anymore?) and Milt Ellis's voice booming across the Aud announcing the winning Perry's Ice Cream thing from the program.

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Actually played some high school games there too 1988-90, Super Sunday!   But I'll never forget the first time I played there, I was 7 or 8 years old I think, 1980'ish.     Played in one of those between period games that lasted just a few minutes, with the entire team on the ice at the same time.    Still remember it like yesterday, was probably the most thrilling moment of my playing career haha.

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I remember going to the Aud as a young little whippersnapper many a times. My dad had season tickets in the last row of the oranges behind the goalie. He also got them in the Marine Midlan arena. 

 

The one game game that sticks out to me we were in the front row behind the goal judge. I played half the game next to the boards not really watching the game and the goal judge gave me a bunch of Sabres stickers. 

I also remember a game where Rob Ray dropped his gloves I want to say three times and smashed his opponents. That day is when he became my favorite player. Later on I Hasek was my number 2 I started out thinking he was the luckiest goalie in the world do to his flopping around style, to him being the greatest goalie to play the game. 

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1 minute ago, Let's Go B-Lo said:

Milt Ellis: http://www.staffannouncer.com/milt/audio/pearsonpenalty.WMA

I announce at my son's game this way.  Nobody else knows it, but I do. ?

Ahhh...music to my ears.  "Buffalo penalty to number 29 Jeff Parker and Quebec Penalty to number 23 Paul Gillis, EACH Five minutes for fighting...the time 15:29"

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5 minutes ago, bobs0108 said:

I also loved watching the Bandits play there. I fell in love with Lacrosse watching the Bandits and the Original and better John Tavares. I am so happy that the CT Blackwolfes are a team now 15 minutes from me at the Mohegan Sun Casino. 

I had Bandits season tickets in '96.  Those games were a blast!

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10 minutes ago, DHawerchuk10 said:

I had Bandits season tickets in '96.  Those games were a blast!

I had them from 96-00 and seeing them win the championship in 93 and I want to say 96 maybe. I also use to get free tickets when in high school bc my friend worked for one of the smoke shops on the Reservation that sponsored them. 

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