dudacek Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 According to the Buffalo News, Zach Benson is the second youngest skater to ever play a game for the Sabres. The youngest was Pierre Turgeon. There have been 9 other 18-year-olds to suit up in a season opener. The News doesn’t name them. Without looking them up, can we? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalonill Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 Did we forget about Mikhail Grigorenko? Oh I forgot he had a fake Birth certificate 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 9 minutes ago, dudacek said: According to the Buffalo News, Zach Benson is the second youngest skater to ever play a game for the Sabres. The youngest was Pierre Turgeon. There have been 9 other 18-year-olds to suit up in a season opener. The News doesn’t name them. Without looking them up, can we? Perreault Martin Gare Barrasso Housley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted October 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 8 minutes ago, LabattBlue said: Perreault Martin Gare Barrasso Housley With you on Barrasso and Housley, but I think the 1st 3 all pre-date the 18–year-old draft. Eichel and Dahlin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 Was Mogilny still 18 when he got here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalonill Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, dudacek said: With you on Barrasso and Housley, but I think the 1st 3 all pre-date the 18–year-old draft. Eichel and Dahlin. Dahlin.. not eichel 2 minutes ago, Weave said: Was Mogilny still 18 when he got here? He was 22 I believe ( but I could be wrong) Edited October 14, 2023 by Buffalonill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted October 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 Yep. HockeyDB says Gare and Martin were 20 on opening night and Perreault turned 20 in November of his first year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted October 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, Buffalonill said: Dahlin.. not eichel He was 22 I believe ( but I could wrong) Eichel played his 1st game about 3 weeks before his 19th birthday. And it looks like Mogilny was 20. I’m wondering about some of the other Bowman kids: Cyr, Andreychuk…? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 (edited) Lindy Ruff and Lee Fogolin. Edited October 14, 2023 by GASabresIUFAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted October 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 Barrasso and Housley confirmed. Wasnt Andreychuk. He turned 19 on Sept. 29 of his rookie year. Cyr turned 19 on Oct. 31 that year, but I don’t know if he was on the roster opening night or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted October 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 5 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said: Lindy Ruff and Lee Fogolin. I thought these were good, but they were both 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 17 minutes ago, dudacek said: Yep. HockeyDB says Gare and Martin were 20 on opening night and Perreault turned 20 in November of his first year. Wow. Did not know that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 Not Ric Seiling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 Is it: Barrasso Housley (Turgeon - given) Reinhart Eichel Dahlin Cozens Plante Girgensons Cyr (Benson - given)? Maybe Sheppard if one of those is off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 Reinhart was at least 19 after he went back to Jrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aud Almighty Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 Don't forget Marty Biron's debut as an 18 year old. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 Wasn't the draft age 19 until about 1980 ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 37 minutes ago, Aud Almighty said: Don't forget Marty Biron's debut as an 18 year old. I was going to ask about that one, the emergency recall from juniors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 1 hour ago, GASabresIUFAN said: Reinhart was at least 19 after he went back to Jrs. Reinhart played his 9 games at 18, at least started them at 18, his birthday is in November 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 3 hours ago, LabattBlue said: Wow. Did not know that. …or as I usually say, I forgot, I am getting old and your memory bank constantly pushes the oldest crap out in order to fit new useless info. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Taro T said: Is it: Barrasso Housley (Turgeon - given) Reinhart Eichel Dahlin Cozens Plante Girgensons Cyr (Benson - given)? Maybe Sheppard if one of those is off. C’mon Taro. At least give me credit for getting Barasso & Housley. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted October 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 Reinhart is one. Girgensons, Selling and Cozens were 19. Ray Shepard was 21 and Derek Plante was 22. Marty was 18, but emergency recall wasn’t on opening night, so he doesn’t count. Turgeon, Benson, Eichel, Dahlin, Reinhart, Barrasso, Housley and maybe Cyr. 3 (or maybe 4)to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted October 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 1 minute ago, Thorny said: It’s “players who suited up at 18 for the Sabres” and not “players who suited up at 18 AND played for the Sabres”, correct? Yes. Thought I might have had another from the Bowman years: John Tucker, who was a 2nd-rounder who played in his D1 year. But he was another fall birthday. Turned 19 on Sept. 29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, dudacek said: Yes. Thought I might have had another from the Bowman years: John Tucker, who was a 2nd-rounder who played in his D1 year. But he was another fall birthday. Turned 19 on Sept. 29 Rasmus Ristolainen 4 minutes ago, dudacek said: Yes. Thought I might have had another from the Bowman years: John Tucker, who was a 2nd-rounder who played in his D1 year. But he was another fall birthday. Turned 19 on Sept. 29 You know who was really close too: Alex Nylander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 What about Grigorenko? He was born May 1994 and made his 1/20/2013. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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