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Buffalo Sabres
- Year of foundation: 1970
- Colours: dark blue, gold, silver, white
- Club status: active
- Address: HSBC Arena
One Seymour H. Knox III Plaza
Buffalo, NY 14203-4122 - Phone: +1 716 855 4100
- Fax: +1 716 855 4122
- WWW: sabres.nhl.com
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All time leagues: NHL
Season 2001-2002
Club teams
This club in 2001-2002: NHL
Current rosterseason 2001-2002
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Martin Biron |  | 15.08.1977 | 190 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Bob Essensa | | 14.01.1965 | 183 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Mika Noronen |  | 17.06.1979 | 185 cm | 91 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Brian Campbell | | 23.05.1979 | 180 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Rory Fitzpatrick |  | 11.01.1975 | 188 cm | 95 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Dmitry Kalinin |  | 22.07.1980 | 190 cm | 98 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Jay McKee | | 08.09.1977 | 190 cm | 89 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | James Patrick | | 14.06.1963 | 188 cm | 91 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Richard Smehlik |  | 23.01.1970 | 189 cm | 100 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LD | Henrik Tallinder |  | 10.01.1979 | 193 cm | 98 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Rhett Warrener | | 27.01.1976 | 186 cm | 97 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Jason Woolley | | 27.06.1969 | 182 cm | 91 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Alexei Zhitnik | | 10.10.1972 | 179 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D/F | Curtis Brown | | 12.02.1976 | 183 cm | 93 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Maxim Afinogenov | | 04.09.1979 | 182 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Stu Barnes | | 25.12.1970 | 180 cm | 83 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LW | Eric Boulton | | 17.08.1976 | 185 cm | 100 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Tim Connolly | | 07.05.1981 | 181 cm | 81 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| C | Bob Corkum | | 18.12.1967 | 183 cm | 101 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| LW | Jean-Pierre Dumont | | 01.04.1978 | 183 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Chris Gratton | | 05.07.1975 | 193 cm | 104 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Denis Hamel | | 10.05.1977 | 188 cm | 91 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Aleš Kotalík | | 23.12.1978 | 186 cm | 101 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| C | Vyacheslav Kozlov | | 03.05.1972 | 178 cm | 81 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Norm Milley | | 14.02.1980 | 180 cm | 88 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LW | Taylor Pyatt | | 19.08.1981 | 193 cm | 95 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Erik Rasmussen | | 28.03.1977 | 186 cm | 95 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Robert Ray | | 08.06.1968 | 183 cm | 101 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Miroslav Satan |  | 22.10.1974 | 188 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Vaclav Varada | | 26.04.1976 | 183 cm | 95 kg | left | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Corsi |  | 19.06.1954 | Goalie coach | Show profile» |
| Darcy Regier | | 27.11.1956 | GM | Show profile» |
| Lindy Ruff | | 17.04.1960 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
| Brian McCutcheon | | 03.08.1949 | Assistant Coach | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
HSBC Arena
- Adress: KeyBank Center
One Seymour H. Knox III Plaza
Buffalo, New York, 14203-3096 - Web: http://www.hsbcarena.com/
- Capacity: 18690
- Opened in: 1996
Three Stanley Cup finals but no titles
from 2010 to present:
- sabres.nhl.com (official)
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Recent newsShow all news»
Arturs Irbe named goalies coach at Sabres
Buffalo Sabres announced club signed former goalie Arturs Irbe as goaltending coach. Irbe worked in the same position at Washington Capitals from 2009 to 2011
(05 Aug 2014)Sabres fire coach and GM
Buffalo Sabres announces club fire headcoach Ron Rolston and General Manager Darcy Regier. Ted Nolan will serve as interim coach
(13 Nov 2013)Sabres fire coach Lindy Ruff
The Buffalo Sabres have fired coach Lindy Ruff. The announcement was made on the team's Twitter account and confirmed by Sabres spokesman Michael Gilbert.
(20 Feb 2013)Fredrik Andersson new European Scout for Sabres
Former Modo and Timrå goalie Fredrik Andersson was named new European Scout for Buffalo Sabres. "I have tried to get a similar job for a long time and it will be interesting and exciting to help Buffalo" said 44 year old Andersson who also has worked also as Modo's sport director
(04 Jan 2012)Sabres hire Teppo Numminen as coach
Buffalo Sabres announced the sign of former defender Teppo Numminen as head coach Lindy Ruff's assistant
Numminen retired in 2009 after 1.372 career games holding the record for most games played by a European player and worked as scout for Finland national team
(18 Sep 2011)Team statistics
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Past results:
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Fast factsseason 2001-2002
- Youngest player: Taylor Pyatt (20 years)
- Oldest player: James Patrick (39 years)
- Shortest player: Vyacheslav Kozlov (178 cm)
- Tallest player: Henrik Tallinder (193 cm)
- Nationalities: Canada (16), Czechia (3), Finland (1), Russia (4), Slovakia (1), Sweden (1), USA (4)
Leagues
Buffalo Sabres participates in season 2001-2002: NHL
