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'After John Rigas, who has cancer and a heart condition, serves two years of his sentence, the Bureau of Prisons can ask for a reduction if it concludes he has less than three months to live, U.S. District Judge Leonard Sand said. The judge, who presided over the trial in New York, ordered both Rigases to surrender to prison officials on Sept. 19.' … [Read more...] about Adelphia Founder John Rigas Gets 15 Years; Son, 20

'The federal judge sentencing Rigas admonished him for his lack of remorse and said he would have imposed a greater prison term if not for Rigas' old age and ill health.' … [Read more...] about Adelphia founder sentenced to 15 years

'Rigas' son Timothy, 49, who like his father was convicted last year of bank fraud, securities fraud and conspiracy, was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Sand could have sentenced both men to life.' … [Read more...] about Adelphia Head, Son Sentenced in Fraud Case

Celebrity Bartending Night At Nathaniel's Pub (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage

'Do you see MacArthur playing at the AHL level prior to the NHL? JB: I see him playing two years in the AHL, just getting accustomed to the pro game. After two years, he should be ready for the National Hockey League.' … [Read more...] about Prospect Highlight: Clarke MacArthur

'"We saw virtually all of their home games and we discuss the team all the way down and back," Regier said. "Lindy has been on the ice with the team, helping Rochester head coach Randy Cunneyworth and his assistants Doug Houda and Jim Corsi, the goaltending coach. We sent our video crew and our strength and conditioning coaches there as well. Rochester has … [Read more...] about Buffalo beefed up Amerks

Amerks announce season ticket pricing for 05-06 (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage

'Because of his spectacular start in Buffalo and his Stanley Cup brilliance in Pittsburgh, it is likely this hockey legend will end up in Hockey's Hall of Fame.' … [Read more...] about Sabre Legends: Tom Barrasso

'I believe an NHL under a salary cap will benefit fans. In the short term there will be a number of exciting changes, the most likely of which seems to be an entry draft lottery. The NHL will try to crack down on obstruction but as always this effort will be short lived and halfway through the season the crack down will be over. I believe the only lasting changes will be a … [Read more...] about Some rumored changes – the day after the CBA is signed

' It would be a good idea if the NHL came to grips with the fact that it is still a niche sport, so why not go back to rabid hockey cities such as Winnipeg and Quebec City? For that matter why not consider a European Division of the NHL?' … [Read more...] about NHL must look ahead, not back

'You can change the names and the assessment would be pretty much the same today, and there is no reason to believe it will change in our lifetime. Living so close to Canada, Western New Yorkers tend to have an inflated view of how important hockey is to the rest of the nation.' … [Read more...] about Big TV deals a pipe dream for NHL

'Regier says, "The only thing I can tell you, the league has told us...that the Globe and Mail report was not correct. I would be surprised if it, if everything wasn't league wide." There is a huge difference between a league wide revenue based cap, and a team-by-team based cap. A team-by-team cap wouldn't benefit the Sabres all that much, and … [Read more...] about Darcy Regier Comments About The Salary Cap Framework

'Three Swedish NHL players accused of rape were cleared Friday by a prosecutor who said there was no evidence they forced the woman to have sex. The 22-year-old woman had said she was raped Feb. 9 in a hotel room by Kristian Huselius of the Florida Panthers, Andreas Lilja of the Nashville Predators and Henrik Tallinder of the Buffalo Sabres. The woman also said she may … [Read more...] about Swedish NHL players cleared by prosecutor

'In fact, the players no doubt hope that’s how it all turns out, but I can’t imagine Sabres owner Tom Golisano would be very excited about that kind of plan.' … [Read more...] about Does Anybody Care the NHL is Close to a Deal?

'The salary-cap issue was seen as the biggest hurdle in talks for a new collective bargaining agreement.' … [Read more...] about Report: NHL, NHLPA agree on cap formula