Category: Micheline Veluvolu
Sabres to hold development camp for prospects next month
Buffalo SabresThe Buffalo Sabres will hold a summer development camp for prospects from July 13 to 16 at LECOM Harborcenter, the team announced Tuesday. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the Sabres to cancel the camp the last two years. The on-ice sessions for the first three days of camp are free and open to the publ...
Read moreTop Sabres prospects, AHL role players contributing to Amerks’ playoff success
AmerksThe Rochester Americans just won their second Calder Cup Playoff series, and winger Jack Quinn, the AHL’s top rookie, hasn’t scored a goal. Injuries have sidelined goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and defenseman Mattias Samuelsson, two of the Buffalo Sabres’ other top prospects, the entire postseason. On...
Read moreTop Sabres prospects, AHL role players contributing to Amerks’ playoff success
JJ PeterkaThe Rochester Americans just won their second Calder Cup Playoff series, and winger Jack Quinn, the AHL’s top rookie, hasn’t scored a goal. Injuries have sidelined goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and defenseman Mattias Samuelsson, two of the Buffalo Sabres’ other top prospects, the entire postseason. On...
Read moreSabres notes: Owen Power’s terrific play belies limited NHL experience
Owen PowerBUFFALO – Sabres coach Don Granato doesn’t consider rookie Owen Power a young player. Sure, the defenseman left college earlier this month and has played just four NHL games. And, yes, he doesn’t turn 20 for another seven months. Still, Granato said “it’s a little bit disrespectful sometimes” when y...
Read moreAmerks’ Arttu Ruotsalainen sees future with Sabres, hasn’t signed in Europe
Buffalo SabresROCHESTER – For three and a half months, Buffalo Sabres prospect Arttu Ruotsalainen has been on a scoring tear, developing into one of the AHL’s most lethal threats. Ruotsalainen, 24, earned AHL Player of the Month honors for March, compiling eight goals and 18 points in 13 outings for the Rochester...
Read moreAmerks’ Arttu Ruotsalainen sees future with Sabres, hasn’t signed in Europe
Micheline VeluvoluROCHESTER – For three and a half months, Buffalo Sabres prospect Arttu Ruotsalainen has been on a scoring tear, developing into one of the AHL’s most lethal threats. Ruotsalainen, 24, earned AHL Player of the Month honors for March, compiling eight goals and 18 points in 13 outings for the Rochester...
Read moreOwen Power, Sabres’ young defense turning heads: ‘Bright future’
Alex TuchBUFFALO – Winger Alex Tuch figures the Sabres set some sort of record in Tuesday’s 5-2 road win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. “It’s got to be the youngest D corps to ever step on the ice tonight, I feel like,” Tuch said after defenseman Owen Power, 19, made his NHL debut in Scotiabank Arena. “The ol...
Read moreOwen Power, Sabres’ young defense turning heads: ‘Bright future’
Owen PowerBUFFALO – Winger Alex Tuch figures the Sabres set some sort of record in Tuesday’s 5-2 road win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. “It’s got to be the youngest D corps to ever step on the ice tonight, I feel like,” Tuch said after defenseman Owen Power, 19, made his NHL debut in Scotiabank Arena. “The ol...
Read moreSabres’ Kevyn Adams happy with goalie prospect Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen’s play
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBUFFALO – In assessing Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen’s play, Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams looks beyond the suspect numbers the goalie prospect has compiled. “Better than his numbers,” Adams said prior to Tuesday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes at KeyBank Center. “That’s why I think you got to be...
Read moreSabres’ Kevyn Adams happy with goalie prospect Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen’s play
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBUFFALO – In assessing Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen’s play, Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams looks beyond the suspect numbers the goalie prospect has compiled. “Better than his numbers,” Adams said prior to Tuesday’s 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes at KeyBank Center. “That’s why I think you got to be...
Read moreSabres notes: Don Granato happy trade deadline has passed
Micheline VeluvoluBUFFALO – Just like his players, Sabres coach Don Granato feels relieved the trade deadline has passed. All the speculation about who’s potentially coming or going ended Monday afternoon, and for the final six weeks this season, Granato has his team. “Before the deadline, you talk about, ‘Hey, this...
Read moreSabres notes: Don Granato happy trade deadline has passed
Don GranatoBUFFALO – Just like his players, Sabres coach Don Granato feels relieved the trade deadline has passed. All the speculation about who’s potentially coming or going ended Monday afternoon, and for the final six weeks this season, Granato has his team. “Before the deadline, you talk about, ‘Hey, this...
Read moreThe story behind the Sabres’ Semi-Pro Flint Tropics uniforms
SabresBUFFALO – The original plan called for the Sabres to step off the bus Sunday afternoon and walk into Tim Hortons Field for the Heritage Classic wearing “Canadian tuxedos.” Teams playing outdoors make grand entrances in costumes, and the all-denim look – a jeans jacket worn along with a pair of jeans...
Read moreThe story behind the Sabres’ Semi-Pro Flint Tropics uniforms
Kyle OkposoBUFFALO – The original plan called for the Sabres to step off the bus Sunday afternoon and walk into Tim Hortons Field for the Heritage Classic wearing “Canadian tuxedos.” Teams playing outdoors make grand entrances in costumes, and the all-denim look – a jeans jacket worn along with a pair of jeans...
Read moreHeritage Classic promises to be special experience for Rasmus Dahlin, Sabres
SabresBUFFALO – It doesn’t matter that they’ll be playing a regular-season NHL game on a pristine sheet of ice before 24,000 fans. When the Sabres head outdoors for Sunday afternoon’s Heritage Classic, coach Don Granato believes the elements will take them back to a simpler time when they skated on frozen...
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