| Local businessmen Seymour and Northrup Knox | | | | the TM Horton Award. He was also voted as the |
| formed the Buffalo Sabers ice hockey team in 1970. | | | | team's Most Valuable Player. The year 95-96 saw |
| Former Toronto Maple Leaf's coach Punch Imlach | | | | Nolan winning the Jack Adam Award as NHL's top |
| was hired as the coach and general manager of the | | | | coach. Dominik Hasek the goaltender won the Hart |
| team. The Sabers became a part of the NHL in 1971. | | | | and Vezina Trophies and Michael Peca won the Frank |
| They have given hockey fans some very memorable | | | | J Selke Trophy for the best defensive forward in NHL. |
| games. This season is expected to be a good one for | | | | In 1999,the Sabers entered the Stanley Cup Finals |
| the Sabers. I If you are a Sabers fan as well, it is | | | | against Dallas Stars. However Stars won the game. |
| better to book your Buffalo Sabers tickets in advance. | | | | The next few years were a low period for the team. |
| The Games | | | | On March 19 in 2003 Sabers was sold to Tom |
| The Sabers played their first game at the Buffalo | | | | Golisano, a New York based billionaire. That season |
| Auditorium. They won the first pick in their inaugural | | | | saw some very good games. On 2003 New Year's |
| entry draft and selected Gilbert Perreault. The 70-71 | | | | Eve Sabers, Maxim Afinogenov and Miroslav Satan |
| season earned the Sabers 24 wins and 63 points. | | | | scored hat tricks against Washington Capitals and |
| Gilbert Perreault got the Calder Trophy for NHL's best | | | | won the game at 7-1. |
| rookie with 38 goals and 72 points. In the 71-72 season | | | | The 05-06 season saw the best of the Sabers. They |
| the Sabers drafted Rick Martin and Rene Robert. | | | | earned 52 wins and 110 points that season. In 06-07 |
| Martin scored a total of 44 goals. They were named | | | | season the team came out with new uniforms and |
| the "French Connection" the link going to their French | | | | logos. Those with Buffalo Sabers tickets were the |
| Canadian roots. They made their first playoff in 72-73 | | | | lucky ones to see their new jersey in public on |
| losing to Montreal Canadians in the quarterfinals. In | | | | September 16th. The new Sabers bison logo got some |
| 75-76 the French connection enjoyed Dany Gare's | | | | resistance from the fans. However that did not affect |
| company. They continued to score well but failing to | | | | the Buffalo Sabers tickets sale. In November 06 the |
| score a Cup win. | | | | Sabers defeated the Rangers setting a new NHL |
| The 95-96 season saw Sabers as the most hard | | | | record for consecutive wins at the season start. In |
| working hockey team under coach Ted Nolan. Even | | | | April 07 Sabers won the President's Trophy defeating |
| though the team had no wins the Buffalo Sabers | | | | Washington Capitals for the first time in franchisee |
| tickets sold well, with their increasing fanfare. That | | | | history. |
| season Randy Burridge scored 25 goals and earned | | | | |