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'On-ice sessions from June 27 to 29 are free and open to the public. Admittance will be on a first-come, first-served basis and not guaranteed.' … [Read more...] about Sabres announce 2018 development camp schedule

'Among their other five games, the Sabres will play three road games and neutral-site contests in Clinton, New York and Oshawa, Ontario.' … [Read more...] about Sabres announce 2018 preseason schedule

'Hickey (6'2", 201 lbs., 4/13/1996) recorded 14 points (6+8) in 35 games as the team captain in his senior season at Boston University in 2017-18, helping lead the Terriers to their second Hockey East championship during his tenure. The Edmonton, Alberta native finished his collegiate career with 54 points (21+33) in 147 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire Hickey from Coyotes

'Luukkonen (6'4", 198 lbs., 3/9/1999) spent the bulk of the season playing professionally for Leki (Mestis) of Finland's second division. In 24 games for Leki in 2017-18, he posted an 11-11-2 record and finished seventh in the league with a .909 save percentage. The Espoo, Finland native also represented his country at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship in Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Sabres ink Luukkonen to entry-level contract

'"What happens with these young players is they get to practice and attend training camps and train with the pro teams, with the men's team, but they don't necessarily get the ice time, get the playing minutes," Marr said. "So, they're in a professional mode, yet they're not a pro yet.' … [Read more...] about Draft notebook: Swedish prospects benefit from pro experience

'"He's unbelievable," Lundqvist said. "His potential or the stuff he can do on the ice is just, you can't even imagine how he does it. It's unbelievable."' … [Read more...] about Combine Recap: Prospects on Dahlin, Drury’s nephew and more

'"If I'm coming here, I would love to be here," Dahlin said. "I hear they have great fans and everyone loves hockey here. It seems like Buffalo is a great city."' … [Read more...] about Dahlin on Buffalo: ‘I would love to be here’

'The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has relinquished the rights to forward Brandon Hagel (2016, fourth round) and defensemen Vojtech Budik (2016, fifth round) and Austin Osmanski (2016, seventh round).' … [Read more...] about Sabres make contract decisions on 3 prospects from 2016 NHL Draft

'Asplund (5'11", 176 lbs., 12/3/1997) posted career-high totals in goals (8) assists (20) and points (28) in 50 games during his third full season with Färjestad BK of the Swedish Hockey League in 2017-18. The Filipstad, Sweden native played in parts of four total SHL seasons, posting 62 points (20+42) in 170 career games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign Asplund to entry-level contract

'Pilut (5'11", 179 lbs., 12/30/1995) led all Swedish Hockey League defensemen with 38 points (8+30) in 52 games for HV71 last season and was named the 2017-18 SHL Defenseman of the Year. He also ranked fifth in the league in assists and 13th in points.' … [Read more...] about Sabres, Pilut agree to entry-level deal

'The Sabres were hopeful that forward Casey Mittelstadt would represent Team USA, but he was left off the roster due to a groin injury. General manager Jason Botterill said at the NHL Draft Lottery last Saturday that the injury should only take a couple weeks to heal.' … [Read more...] about O’Reilly, Larsson to represent countries at World Championship

'Nelson (6'1", 185 lbs., 7/18/1992) appeared in a career-high 37 games with the Sabres during his third NHL season in 2017-18. He recorded eight points (3+5) and eight penalty minutes while averaging 18:47 of ice time per game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign Nelson to 2-year deal

'Swedish defenseman Rasmus Dahlin is widely considered the best prospect in this year's draft. Dahlin recorded 20 points (7+13) at age 18 in 41 games for Frolunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League. He also tallied six assists and was named the best defenseman at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship in Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Sabres to pick 1st overall at 2018 NHL Draft

'"I hope they're ecstatic," he said. "Look, they've been extremely supportive. You felt it in the building [this season]. There was certainly a lot of quietness coming into the games, but whenever we did something well, they wanted to cheer. They wanted to be supportive. Hopefully people in Buffalo have been excited the past few days."' … [Read more...] about Botterill on winning Lottery: “I’m just very happy for our fanbase”

'Olofsson (5'11", 173 lbs., 7/18/1995) recently completed his second season with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League, where he posted a career-best 43 points, including a league-high 27 goals in 50 regular-season games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign Victor Olofsson