What league does Buffalo Sabres play in?

Buffalo Sabres play in the NHL.

When was Buffalo Sabres founded?

Buffalo Sabres was founded in 1970 in Buffalo, NY, USA, USA.

Where is Buffalo Sabres based?

Buffalo Sabres is based in Buffalo, NY, USA.

Who is the head coach of Buffalo Sabres?

The head coach of Buffalo Sabres is Lindy Ruff.

Who is the captain of Buffalo Sabres?

The captain of Buffalo Sabres is Chris Drury.

What arena does Buffalo Sabres play in?

Buffalo Sabres play their home games at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY, USA.

Who is the general manager of Buffalo Sabres?

The general manager of Buffalo Sabres is Darcy Regier.

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The team colors of Buffalo Sabres are Royal Blue + Gold + White.

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2003-2004 Buffalo Sabres Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#43	Martin Biron (G)	48	1977	Lac St-Charles, QC, CAN	6'2"	185	L
	#30	Ryan Miller (G)	45	1980	East Lansing, MI, USA	6'2"	168	L
	#35	Mika Noronen (G)	47	1979	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	201	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#4	Brad Brown (D)	50	1975	Baie Verte, NL, CAN	6'4"	220	R
	#51	Brian Campbell (D)	47	1979	Strathroy, ON, CAN	5'10"	192	L
	#5	Andy Delmore (D)	49	1976	Windsor, ON, CAN	6'1"	201	R
	#8	Rory Fitzpatrick (D)	51	1975	Rochester, NY, USA	6'2"	209	R
	#33	Doug Janik (D)	46	1980	Agawam, MA, USA	6'2"	212	L
	#34	Jeff Jillson (D)	45	1980	North Smithfield, RI, USA	6'4"	225	R
	#45	Dmitri Kalinin (D)	45	1980	Chelyabinsk, RUS	6'3"	216	L
	#74	Jay McKee (D)	48	1977	Kingston, ON, CAN	6'4"	212	L
	#3	James Patrick (D)"A"	63	1963	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	6'2"	201	R
	#10	Henrik Tallinder (D)	47	1979	Stockholm, SWE	6'4"	209	L
	#44	Alexei Zhitnik (D)	53	1972	Kyiv, UKR	5'10"	203	L
FORWARDS
	#61	Maxim Afinogenov (RW/LW)	46	1979	Moskva, RUS	6'0"	194	L
	#15	Milan Bartovic (RW/LW)	45	1981	Trencin, SVK	5'11"	196	L
	#28	Jason Botterill (LW)	50	1976	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'4"	220	L
	#26	Eric Boulton (LW)	49	1976	Halifax, NS, CAN	6'0"	227	L
	#48	Daniel Brière (C)"A"	48	1977	Gatineau, QC, CAN	5'9"	174	R
	#37	Curtis Brown (C/LW)	50	1976	Unity, SK, CAN	6'0"	201	L
	#18	Tim Connolly (C)	45	1981	Syracuse, NY, USA	6'1"	192	R
	#23	Chris Drury (C)"C"	49	1976	Trumbull, CT, USA	5'10"	190	R
	#17	Jean-Pierre Dumont (RW)"A"	48	1978	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'0"	218	L
	#25	Mike Grier (RW)	51	1975	Detroit, MI, USA	6'1"	225	R
	#55	Jochen Hecht (C/LW)	49	1977	Mannheim, GER	6'1"	192	L
	#12	Ales Kotalik (RW/LW)	47	1978	Jindrichuv Hradec, CZE	6'1"	227	R
	#22	Adam Mair (RW)	47	1979	Hamilton, ON, CAN	6'2"	207	R
	#19	Norm Milley (RW)	46	1980	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'0"	192	R
	#76	Andrew Peters (LW)	46	1980	St. Catharines, ON, CAN	6'4"	247	L
	#38	Domenic Pittis (C)	51	1974	Calgary, AB, CAN	5'10"	185	L
	#29	Jason Pominville (RW)	43	1982	Repentigny, QC, CAN	5'11"	181	R
	#24	Taylor Pyatt (LW)	44	1981	Thunder Bay, ON, CAN	6'4"	207	L
	#9	Derek Roy (C)	43	1983	Ottawa, ON, CAN	5'9"	187	L
	#81	Miroslav Satan (RW)"A"	51	1974	Topolcany, SVK	6'2"	194	L
	#16	Chris Taylor (C)	54	1972	Stratford, ON, CAN	6'0"	198	L

Position: G: 2, D: 10, F: 18Av Age: 26.50 yearsAv Ht: 6'1"Av Wt: 205 lbsCompare with other teams »

2003-2004 Buffalo Sabres Staff

Head CoachLindy Ruff
Asst. CoachScott Arniel
Asst. CoachBrian McCutcheon
Goaltending CoachJim Corsi
General ManagerDarcy Regier
Asst. General ManagerLarry Carrière
Team ManagerMichael Bermingham
Amateur ScoutBo Berglund
Amateur ScoutPaul Merritt
Amateur ScoutDarryl Plandowski
Asst. Equipment ManagerGeorge Babcock
BroadcasterRick Jeanneret
BroadcasterRob Ray
Conditioning CoachDoug McKenney
Dir. of Amateur ScoutingJim Benning
Dir. of Player DevelopmentDon Luce

2003-2004 Buffalo Sabres Captains

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Chris Drury

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Buffalo Sabres Facts

Plays in: National Hockey League
Team Colors: Royal Blue + Gold + White
Town: Buffalo, NY, USA Map
Founded: 1970

2003-2004 Buffalo Sabres Roster Facts

Nationalities

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Experience

Buffalo Sabres: 5 794 GP
NHL: 9 788 GP
WC: 280 GP
OG: 51 GP
SHL: 120 GP
Liiga: 134 GP
Czechia: 179 GP
AHL: 4 270 GP
DEL: 178 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Jacksonville Icemen (ECHL)
Rochester Americans (AHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: KeyBank Center
Location: Buffalo, NY, USA
Capacity: 19 070
Construction Year: 1996

Buffalo Sabres Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
05/18/2026 11:30 PM UTC	Buffalo Sabres	Montréal Canadiens	2 - 3 (OT 71:22)	NHL
05/17/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Montréal Canadiens	Buffalo Sabres	3 - 8	NHL
05/14/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Buffalo Sabres	Montréal Canadiens	3 - 6	NHL
05/12/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Montréal Canadiens	Buffalo Sabres	2 - 3	NHL
05/10/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Montréal Canadiens	Buffalo Sabres	6 - 2	NHL

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Buffalo Sabres History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	NHL	82	42	23	-	8	9	288	241	109	1.33	2	Conference SF loss
2024-2025	NHL	82	29	39	-	7	7	269	289	79	0.96	14	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	NHL	82	33	37	-	6	6	246	244	84	1.02	12	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	NHL	82	30	33	-	12	7	296	300	91	1.11	10	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	NHL	82	25	39	-	7	11	232	290	75	0.91	11	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	NHL	56	15	34	-	-	7	138	199	37	0.66	31	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	NHL	69	30	31	-	-	8	195	217	68	0.99	25	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	NHL	82	33	39	-	-	10	226	271	76	0.93	27	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	NHL	82	25	45	-	-	12	199	280	62	0.76	31	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	NHL	82	33	37	-	-	12	201	237	78	0.95	26	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	NHL	82	35	36	-	-	11	201	222	81	0.99	23	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	NHL	82	23	51	-	-	8	161	274	54	0.66	30	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	NHL	82	21	51	-	-	10	157	248	52	0.63	30	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	NHL	48	21	21	-	-	6	125	143	48	1	23	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	NHL	82	39	32	-	-	11	218	230	89	1.09	19	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	NHL	82	43	29	-	-	10	245	229	96	1.17	15	Conference QF loss
2009-2010	NHL	82	45	27	-	-	10	235	207	100	1.22	11	Conference QF loss
2008-2009	NHL	82	41	32	-	-	9	250	234	91	1.11	18	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	NHL	82	39	31	-	-	12	255	242	90	1.1	18	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	NHL	82	53	22	-	-	7	308	242	113	1.38	1	Conference Final loss
2005-2006	NHL	82	52	24	-	-	6	281	239	110	1.34	5	Conference Final loss
2003-2004	NHL	82	37	34	7	-	4	220	221	85	1.04	18	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	NHL	82	27	37	10	-	8	190	219	72	0.88	26	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	NHL	82	35	35	11	-	1	213	200	82	1	20	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	NHL	82	46	30	5	-	1	218	184	98	1.2	8	Conference SF loss
1999-2000	NHL	82	35	32	11	-	4	213	204	85	1.04	16	Conference QF loss
1998-1999	NHL	82	37	28	17	-	-	207	175	91	1.11	9	Final loss
1997-1998	NHL	82	36	29	17	-	-	211	187	89	1.09	10	Conference Final loss
1996-1997	NHL	82	40	30	12	-	-	237	208	92	1.12	6	Conference SF loss
1995-1996	NHL	82	33	42	7	-	-	247	262	73	0.89	20	Did not make playoffs

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Player Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections

rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2026
1	#4	Daxon Rudolph (D)	03/06/2008	Lacombe, AB, CAN	6'3"	205 lbs
1	#20	Ilia Morozov (F)	08/03/2008	Moskva, RUS	6'3"	201 lbs
2025
1	#9	Radim Mrtka (D)	06/09/2007	Havlickuv Brod, CZE	6'6"	218 lbs
3	#71	David Bedkowski (D)	12/07/2006	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'6"	220 lbs
4	#103	Matous Jan Kucharcik (F)	02/03/2007	Vipiteno, ITA	6'4"	181 lbs
4	#116	Samuel Meloche (G)	07/22/2007	Les Cèdres, QC, CAN	6'3"	198 lbs
5	#135	Noah Laberge (D)	10/09/2006	St-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC, CAN	6'1"	185 lbs
6	#167	Ashton Schultz (F)	10/03/2006	Excelsior, MN, USA	5'11"	181 lbs
7	#195	Melvin Novotny (F)	04/03/2007	Täby, SWE	6'2"	198 lbs
7	#199	Yevgeni Prokhorov (G)	11/27/2006	Lida, BLR	6'3"	179 lbs
7	#219	Ryan Rucinski (F)	12/01/2006	Broadview Heights, OH, USA	5'10"	185 lbs
2024
1	#14	Konsta Helenius (F)	05/11/2006	Ylöjärvi, FIN	5'11"	190 lbs
2	#42	Adam Kleber (D)	03/24/2006	Chaska, MN, USA	6'6"	225 lbs
3	#71	Brodie Ziemer (F)	02/22/2006	Chaska, MN, USA	5'11"	190 lbs
4	#108	Luke Osburn (D)	09/09/2006	Plymouth, MI, USA	6'1"	185 lbs
4	#123	Simon-Pier Brunet (D)	10/24/2005	Gatineau, QC, CAN	6'2"	205 lbs
6	#172	Patrick Geary (D)	02/18/2004	Hamburg, NY, USA	6'1"	192 lbs
7	#204	Vasily Zelenov (F)	02/02/2006	Moskva, RUS	6'0"	192 lbs
7	#219	Ryerson Leenders (G)	06/01/2006	Nanticoke, ON, CAN	6'1"	179 lbs

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