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History of Hockey in Buffalo

When a Buffolonian thinks of hockey they cannot help to think about one team: the BUFFALO SABRES!


(note: for information on the old vintage Buffalo Bisons Hockey Club, click here)


Your Buffalo Sabres!



Website http://www.sabres.com

Theme Song: The Sabre Dance


Year Founded - 1970


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2010 - 2011 Season Schedule







    Hometown Venues Played In

  • HSBC Arena, formerly called Marine Midland Arena (1996 to the present)
    HSBC Arena

    An inside view of the ice
    Inside the Arena

  • Memorial Auditorium (1970 - 1996)
  • The Aud

  • Played in Ralph Wilson Stadium for the NHL Winter Classic in 2008

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Ownership
  • Terrance Pegula (2011 to the present)
  • B. Thomas Golisano (2003 - 2010
  • John Rigas (1996 - 2002)
  • Seymour and Northrup Knox (1970 - 1996)

Head Coach (six most recent)
  • Lindy Ruff (1997 to the present)
  • Lindy Ruff
  • Ted Nolan (1995 - 1997)
  • John Muckler (1991 - 1995)
  • Ted Sator (1987 - 1989)
  • Craig Ramsay (1986 - 1987)
  • Scotty Bowman (1986 - 1986)

General Manager (current)
  • Darcy Regier (1997 to the present)
  • Darcy Regier

Championships and Awards
  • Conference Champions (1974-1975, 1998-1999)
  • Division Champions (1974-1975,1979-1980, 1980-1981, 1996-1997, 2006-2007, 2009-2010)
  • President's Trophy Winners - Best Record in the league - (2006-2007)
    Presidents trophy
    (image of the Presiden't Trophy)

    Retired Numbers
    • #2 Tim Horton D (1972-1974)
    • #7 Rick Martin LW (1971-1982)
    • #11 Gilbert Perrault C (1970-1987)
    • #14 René Robert C (1971-1979)
    • #16 Pat LaFontaine C (1991-1997)
    • #18 Danny Gare RW (1974-1981)
    • #99 Wayne Gretzky (Retired by the NHL)








The Sabres Story


The Buffalo Sabres are the proud organization that represents the somewhat small, yet strong city. Throughout their forty year existence, the Sabres have entertained millions of fans in two main venues. Although the have never won a Stanley Cup Championship, the organization has brought smiles and tears to its fan for over four decades.



- If you are interested in learning more, we suggest checking out the following resources -

The Sports Encyclopedia <http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nhl/buffalo/sabres.html>

A web page dedicated to the basic history of the Buffalo Sabres. The resource lacks bias and is quite retributable. Authored by Frank Fleming, the Sports Encyclopedia also contains links to every other NHL team, alongside every NBA, NFL, or MLB team.



Sabres Legends <http://www.sabreslegends.com/>

The Sabres Legends page is a not-for-profit site that is currently under heavy construction. It hopes to eventually have pictures of EVERY Buffalo Sabre throughout the history of the team as well as statistics and player profiles.


Sabres Fans <http://www.sabrefans.com/>

The Sabresfans website has countless facts and trivial knowledge regarding the storied organization. Their most popular feature incorpotates the use of a message board which particularly gets extremely popular while the season approaches the trade deadline.


The Sabres Alumni <http://www.sabresalumni.com/home.php>

"The Buffalo Sabres Alumni Association was founded in 1988. Today, we are an organization made up of many former Buffalo Sabre hockey players and since the start of our association we've had only one goal in mind; giving back to the community that treated all of us like family during our playing days."

The Sabres Alumni website deals with the ins and outs of player relations and even features an 'All-time Roster' and also includes limited histories of those that once played for the Sabres.


the CBS Sports Sabres page <http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/teams/page/BUF/buffalo-sabres>

On the CBS Sports site you can find up to date stats of the current season as well as navigate through a large collection of current photos.





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