The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo,New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team was established in 1970,along with the Vancouver Canucks,when the league expanded to 14 teams. The Sabres have played their home games at KeyBank Center since 1996,having previously played at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium since their inception. The Sabres are owned by Terry Pegula,who purchased the club in 2011 from Tom Golisano.
The Rochester Americans are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League;the team is an owned and operated affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home games in Rochester,New York,at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The Americans are the fourth oldest franchise in the AHL,and have the second longest continuous tenure among AHL teams in their current locations after the Hershey Bears.
Blase Thomas Golisano is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist.
Theodore John Nolan is an Indigenous Canadian former professional hockey left winger,former head coach of the Buffalo Sabres and Latvia men's national ice hockey team. From July 2017 until May 2018 he was head coach of the Poland men's national ice hockey team. He played three seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He also coached the New York Islanders,after serving as assistant coach for one season with the Hartford Whalers. On November 13,2013,the Buffalo Sabres re-hired Nolan as interim head coach;he remained in the position until April 12,2015.
Lindy Cameron Ruff is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach who is the head coach for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Ruff was previously the head coach of the Dallas Stars of the NHL,and also the head coach of the Buffalo Sabres from 1997 to 2013,with whom he won the Jack Adams Award in 2006. During his playing career,Ruff played in the NHL for the Sabres and New York Rangers,the former of which he captained.
The French Connection is the nickname of a forward line that played for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League from 1972 until 1979. The line consisted of Hall of Famer Gilbert Perreault at centre and All-Stars Rick Martin and RenéRobert at left wing and right wing,respectively. All three players were French-Canadians from Quebec:Perreault from Victoriaville;Robert from Trois-Rivières;and Martin from Verdun. The name referred both to the origins of the players and to the 1971 movie The French Connection,based upon the book of the same name. The name was registered as a trademark by Robert with the approval of his linemates.
Seymour Horace Knox III was a philanthropist and sports entrepreneur. He owned the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League from their foundation in 1970 to his death in 1996,and served as chairman of the team. He was the grandson of Seymour H. Knox I,the F.W. Woolworth Company co-founder,and son of art enthusiast Seymour H. Knox II.
Patrick Kaleta is an American former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres from 2006 until 2015. He was drafted by the Sabres in the sixth round,176th overall,of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Kaleta is just the third native of the Buffalo Niagara Region to play for the hometown Sabres in the regular season. Kaleta retains the highest career rate of drawing penalties since the NHL began collecting this data in the 2007-08 season.
Darcy John Regier is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. Regier was general manager of the Buffalo Sabres in the National Hockey League from 1997 until 2013. He was the longest-serving and winningest GM in Sabres history. In 2014,he became a senior vice president and assistant general manager with the Arizona Coyotes,ending his tenure with Arizona in 2016. Regier played 26 games in the NHL for the Cleveland Barons and New York Islanders as a defenseman.
The 2006–07 Buffalo Sabres season was the 37th season of operation,36th season of play,for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22,1970. The Season began with the team attempting to rebound from a disappointing end to the 2005–06 season,in which the Sabres advanced to the Eastern Conference finals before losing in seven to the eventual Stanley Cup Champions,the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Buffalo Sabres Alumni Hockey Team is an independent barnstorming hockey team located in Buffalo,New York. Its roster consists entirely of retired National Hockey League players,mostly former members of the Buffalo Sabres. The team is operated by the Buffalo Sabres Alumni Association.
The 2010–11 Buffalo Sabres season was the 41st season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on May 22,1970. Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout,this was the 40th season of play for the franchise and was celebrated as such by the team.
Terrence Michael Pegula is an American billionaire businessman and petroleum engineer. He is the owner of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL) and,with his wife Kim Pegula,the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He is also the president of both franchises. Amassing his fortune via investments in fracking,Pegula has interests in natural gas development,real estate,entertainment,and professional sports. His net worth is over $7 billion.
Russell Jerome Brandon is an American sports executive,and current CEO and President of the XFL. Brandon is best known for his 21-year tenure in the front office of the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League.
The 2012–13 Buffalo Sabres season was the 43rd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on May 22,1970. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout. The season was the 15th and final season coached by Lindy Ruff,who was fired after a 6–10–1 start. The Sabres failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second consecutive season.
The 2013–14 Buffalo Sabres season was the 44th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on May 22,1970. The Sabres moved to the realigned Atlantic Division,which included the previous season's Northeast Division with the addition of the Tampa Bay Lightning,Florida Panthers and Detroit Red Wings. Ron Rolston,who started the season as head coach,was fired after 20 games and replaced by Ted Nolan,who had previously coached the team from 1995 to 1997. In terms of point percentage,this is the worst season in Sabres franchise history,and the third worst in the salary cap era behind the 2016-2017 Colorado Avalanche and the 2019-2020 Detroit Red Wings.
Kim S. Pegula is an American businesswoman and,with her husband Terry Pegula,one of the principal owners of the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). She was also the president of Pegula Sports and Entertainment,the holding company that managed the Bills as well as the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League,in addition to several other minor league sports teams and entertainment assets,under one entity,prior to PSE's dissolution in 2023. By extension she was the president of several teams under Pegula Sports and Entertainment,including the Bills and Sabres. Pegula,Shahid Khan,Zygi Wilf are the only three NFL team owners who were not born in the United States.
Pegula Sports &Entertainment (PSE) was an American sports and entertainment company based in Buffalo,New York. The company was established after billionaire Terry Pegula combined his sports,property and entertainment assets into one company. The company's assets include the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League,the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League,the Buffalo Bandits and the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League,and the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League. The company was operated by Kim Pegula,Terry's wife,as president and CEO.
The 2018–19 Buffalo Sabres season was the 49th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22,1970.
