Sports: Let's Go Buffalo

Season Outlook

By Patrick Broadwater

Terry Pegula is proving to be a man of his word.

     When he was introduced as the new owner of the Buffalo Sabres in February, the billionaire natural gas executive and arguably the franchise’s most passionate fan promised that the financial shackles would come off. And did they ever.

     Following a disappointing first-round playoff exit, Pegula approved a $150 million spending spree that not only included renovations of the Sabres’ home arena, but provided a facelift to the on-ice product. as well. In his first off-season as owner, Pegula’s personal visit to the home of longtime Calgary defenseman Robyn Regehr convinced him to waive his no-trade clause and head east. And, for the first time in recent memory, the club made a big splash in the free agent market, signing high-scoring defenseman Christian Ehrhoff and playoff nemesis Ville Leino. READ MORE...

Let’s Go Buffalo. Bills Season Preview

The Classic Look. The Bills unveiled their new uniforms in June and will be sporting their new look this season One meaningless preseason game.

     That appears to be the final casualty toll of a lockout that flooded the National Football League offseason. The labor dispute between players and owners cast a pall over the draft, threatened training camps, shortened the period in which free agents could shop their services on the open market and generally just wreaked havoc on the NFL’s entire hot stove cottage industry.

     As spring stretched into summer with no deal in place, uncertainty reigned. Fans began mentally preparing themselves for the worst: Would there even be a 2011 season? Ultimately, the two sides broached a compromise over how to share the $9 billion in revenue the league draws each year, as well as a few lesser issues. Though, when you’re talking about $9 billion, everything is a lesser issue. READ MORE...

Enemy Opposition

Enemy Opposition may not be the most well known sports team in town, but the underground group of extreme sports junkies are on a mission to help kids escape the trap of drugs, alcohol and destructive life styles that most say, they were almost all a part of. While anything but just another support group, the team is somewhat of a band of brothers touring the town sharing the good news that there is hope to break the addictions and find wholeness while still enjoying the sports with the gravity defying air-ness, and do it for a good cause. READ MORE...



Sports: #63 Tyler Ennis

#63 Tyler Ennis

Buffalo Sabre 21 year old center has a bright future with the team, we caught up for a quick Q & A.

What is the best part of playing hockey in a town like Buffalo?

I think it is how much they care about hockey here, every time we score it’s exciting and it’s a packed building and everyone is going crazy, so I think just playing in a place where hockey matters is awesome. READ MORE...

Sabres Playoff Tickets On Sale Monday

The Buffalo Sabres announced Friday that individual game tickets for the three potential first-round homes games in the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs will go on sale Monday, April 11 at 9 a.m. There will be several thousand tickets available for each game. The opponent has yet to be determined, and the NHL will announce the complete first-round schedule on Sunday night.

Tickets will be available in person at the HSBC Arena Box Office, online at www.sabres.com, tickets.com or charge by phone at 1-888-223-6000. Fans are encouraged to purchase online to avoid potential lineup delays at the arena box office.

Tickets will be at Gold Level pricing, ranging from $60 for 300 Level III/IV seats, to $178 for 200 Club Level seats. The complete pricing structure is outlined below:

2010-11 PLAYOFF TICKETING PRICING PER GAME
SEATING	PRICING
200 Club	$178
200 Club End Zone	$178
100 Lvl. Preferred	$163
100 Lvl. II	$141
100 Lvl. III	$118
100 Lvl. IV	$104
300 Lvl. I	$89
300 Lvl. II	$74
300 Lvl. III	$60
300 Lvl. IV	$60