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Sabres Alumni hockey tournament


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This is one of the greatest events I ever been a part of. $300 gets you into a one-day tourney played on HSBC ice.

 

8am - Start with practice with members of Sabres Alumni at Sabreland

11am - Drive to HSBC to eat lunch and hold player draft. 8 teams have one Sabres alumni member as captain.

12noon - Tournament starts. Games are 20mins run time each. Free beer in the locker rooms courtesy of Labatt's

5pm - Tourney winner is crowned. Time to clean up.

6pm - Cocktails and dinner in a club level suite

7:30pm - Watch the Sabres play.

 

Doesn't that sound like a dream day? I got to play goalie about 4 years ago. (Danny Gare scored on me on a breakaway...fyi: he gives no quarter no matter if it's a freindly game or not!) What a feeling to stand in the same crease that Hasek stood in, and to stand on NHL ice.

 

Larry Playfair used to organize these tourneys but as far as I know, there hasn't been one scheduled since. Man, I wish they would hold one of these again.

 

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Who's dressed up as Derian Hatcher in that photo?

 

But seriously, that is one incredibly good use of $300. Glad to hear that you got that awesome experience, and I hope for you that they do it again.

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