This Day in Sabres History

[Stoner]

January 19, 1975

Gary Bromley is forced to make just 20 saves to record his fourth ? and last ? shutout as a Sabre in a 5-0 win over the Kansas City Scouts at the Aud. http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nhl/kansa...y/kcscouts.html It's the Sabres' third win in a row with Gilbert Perreault out of the lineup with an injured knee he suffered on a hip check by Canuck defenseman ??and former Sabre defenseman ? Mike Robitaille. Yeah, THAT Mike Robitaille. Roby could hip check with the best of them. Now the only thing he hip checks is the refrigerator door. Ouch. Sorry Roby. You're the best.

 

January 19, 2001

A week after his 49th, Dominik Hasek earns his 50th shutout as a Sabre in the regular season with 21 saves versus Florida at home. Good thing, because the Sabres are in the midst of one of their patented goal-scoring droughts under Lindy Ruff. On this night, Denis Hamel scores the game's only goal with 7.9 seconds left in the third period, blocking a shot in his own zone, racing through center on a two on one break with Doug Gilmour and, seeing that Gilmour is laboring behind the play, fires the puck over the left glove of Luongo high into the top right corner of the net. Luongo had been brilliant, making 35 saves to that point. It's the first of two times in his Sabre career that Hamel scores the winner in a 1-0 game. Hamel's career seemed to be on the rise -- what happened?

[Taro T]

January 19, 1975

Gary Bromley is forced to make just 20 saves to record his fourth ? and last ? shutout as a Sabre in a 5-0 win over the Kansas City Scouts at the Aud. http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nhl/kansa...y/kcscouts.html It's the Sabres' third win a row on the way to seven consecutive victories with Gilbert Perreault out of the lineup with an injured knee he suffered on a hip check by Canuck defenseman ??and former Sabre defenseman ? Mike Robitaille. Yeah, THAT Mike Robitaille. Roby could hip check with the best of them. Now the only thing he hip checks is the refrigerator door. Ouch. Sorry Roby. You're the best.

 

January 19, 2001

A week after his 49th, Dominik Hasek earns his 50th shutout as a Sabre in the regular season with 21 saves versus Florida at home. Good thing, because the Sabres are in the midst of one of their patented goal-scoring droughts under Lindy Ruff. On this night, Denis Hamel scores the game's only goal with 7.9 seconds left in the third period, blocking a shot in his own zone, racing through center on a two on one break with Doug Gilmour and, seeing that Gilmour is laboring behind the play, fires the puck over the left glove of Luongo high into the top right corner of the net. Luongo had been brilliant, making 35 saves to that point. It's the first of two times in his Sabre career that Hamel scores the winner in a 1-0 game. Hamel's career seemed to be on the rise -- what happened?

He suffered a torn ACL after colliding with Chara, then of the Islanders. He was never the same player after the injury.