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1986-1987

1986-1987 Buffalo Sabres Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#30	Tom Barrasso (G)	59	1965	Boston, MA, USA	190	95	R
	#1	Jacques Cloutier (G)	65	1960	Rouyn-Noranda, QC, CAN	170	76	L
	#35	Daren Puppa (G)	59	1965	Kirkland Lake, ON, CAN	193	93	R
DEFENSEMEN
	#37	Shawn Anderson (D)	56	1968	Montréal, QC, CAN	185	91	L
	#3	Richie Dunn (D)		1957	Boston, MA, USA	183	88	-
	#42	Steve Dykstra (D)	62	1962	Edmonton, AB, CAN	188	86	L
	#8	David Fenyves (D)	64	1960	Dunnville, ON, CAN	180	86	L
	#29	Mark Ferner (D)	59	1965	Regina, SK, CAN	183	88	L
	#33	Lee Fogolin (D)	69	1955	Chicago, IL, USA	183	91	R
	#24	Bill Hajt (D)	73	1951	Radisson, SK, CAN	191	93	-
	#19	Bob Halkidis (D)	58	1966	Toronto, ON, CAN	181	93	L
	#3	Jim Hofford (D)	60	1964	Sudbury, ON, CAN	183	85	R
	#6	Phil Housley (D)	60	1964	St. Paul, MN, USA	178	81	L
	#4	Jim Korn (D/LW)	67	1957	Hopkins, MN, USA	193	100	L
	#40	Uwe Krupp (D)	59	1965	Köln, GER	198	108	R
	#28	Tom Kurvers (D)		1962	Minneapolis, MN, USA	183	86	L
	#5	Mike Ramsey (D)	64	1960	Minneapolis, MN, USA	191	96	L
	#31	Joe Reekie (D)	59	1965	Victoria, BC, CAN	191	100	L
	#22	Lindy Ruff (D)"C"	64	1960	Edmonton, AB, CAN	188	85	L
	#26	Phil Russell (D)	72	1952	Edmonton, AB, CAN	188	93	R
FORWARDS
	#14	Mikael Andersson (C/W)	58	1966	Malmö, SWE	178	82	L
	#25	Dave Andreychuk (LW)	61	1963	Hamilton, ON, CAN	193	102	R
	#9	Scott Arniel (LW)	62	1962	Kingston, ON, CAN	185	86	L
	#16	Paul Brydges (C)	59	1965	Guelph, ON, CAN	180	82	R
	#38	Adam Creighton (C)	59	1965	Burlington, ON, CAN	196	100	L
	#18	Paul Cyr (LW)		1963	Port Alberni, BC, CAN	178	82	L
	#17	Mike Foligno (RW)"A"	65	1959	Sudbury, ON, CAN	188	88	R
	#39	Clark Gillies (LW)		1954	Moose Jaw, SK, CAN	191	95	L
	#8	Richard Hajdu (RW)	59	1965	Victoria, BC, CAN	183	84	L
	#20	Mike Hartman (LW)	57	1967	Detroit, MI, USA	185	86	L
	#32	Normand Lacombe (RW)	60	1964	Pierrefonds, QC, CAN	180	93	R
	#8	Don Lever (LW)	72	1952	South Porcupine, ON, CAN	180	84	L
	#26	Bob Logan (RW)	60	1964	Montréal, QC, CAN	183	86	L
	#65	Mark Napier (RW)	67	1957	North York, ON, CAN	177	84	L
	#23	Gaetano Orlando (C)	62	1962	LaSalle, QC, CAN	177	83	R
	#27	Wilf Paiement (RW)	69	1955	Earlton, ON, CAN	185	95	L
	#29	Jeff Parker (RW)		1964	White Bear Lake, MN, USA	191	88	R
	#11	Gilbert Perreault (C)	74	1950	Victoriaville, QC, CAN	185	84	L
	#12	Ken Priestlay (C)	57	1967	Richmond, BC, CAN	178	86	L
	#21	Christian Ruuttu (C)	60	1964	Lappeenranta, FIN	183	91	L
	#15	Doug Smith (C)	61	1963	Ottawa, ON, CAN	183	82	R
	#19	Doug Trapp (F)	59	1965	Balcarres, SK, CAN	183	83	L
	#7	John Tucker (C)	60	1964	Windsor, ON, CAN	183	91	R

Position: G: 2, D: 16, F: 21Av Age: 24.72 yearsAv Ht: 184.69 cmAv Wt: 89.31 kgCompare with other teams »

1986-1987 Buffalo Sabres Staff

Head CoachCraig Ramsay
GM/Head CoachScotty Bowman
Asst. CoachDon Luce
Asst. CoachCraig Ramsay
Asst. CoachBarry Smith
General ManagerGerry Meehan
Asst. General ManagerGerry Meehan
Amateur ScoutLarry Carrière
Amateur ScoutPaul Merritt
BroadcasterTed Darling
BroadcasterRick Jeanneret
Dir. of Player PersonnelCraig Ramsay
Dir. of ScoutingDon Luce
Equipment ManagerRip Simonick
Franchise OwnerNorthrup Knox
Franchise OwnerSeymour Knox

1986-1987 Buffalo Sabres Captains

"C"

Lindy Ruff

"A"

Mike Foligno

Team Captaincy History

Buffalo Sabres Facts

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

1986-1987 Buffalo Sabres Roster Facts

Nationalities

31 players
9 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Buffalo Sabres: 7 131 GP
NHL: 13 572 GP
WC: 198 GP
OG: 7 GP
SHL: 19 GP
Liiga: 142 GP
AHL: 2 600 GP
NL: 1 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
11/01/2025 21:00 UTC	Buffalo Sabres	Seattle Kraken	-	NHL
10/01/2025 24:00 UTC	Ottawa Senators	Buffalo Sabres	-	NHL
07/01/2025 24:00 UTC	Buffalo Sabres	Washington Capitals	4 - 3 (SO)	NHL
05/01/2025 03:00 UTC	Vegas Golden Knights	Buffalo Sabres	3 - 1	NHL
03/01/2025 02:00 UTC	Colorado Avalanche	Buffalo Sabres	6 - 5 (OT 60:48)	NHL

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James Reimer (G)

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Dustin Tokarski (G)

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Scott Ratzlaff (G)

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James Reimer (G)

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17/09/2024

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Peyton Krebs (F)

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24/07/2024

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Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (G)

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Buffalo Sabres History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	NHL	41	11	21	-	4	5	126	140	35	0.85	16	-
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
1994-1995	NHL	48	22	19	7	-	-	130	119	51	1.06	11	Conference QF loss

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Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections

rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2024
1	#14	Konsta Helenius (F)	11/05/2006	Ylöjärvi, FIN	181 cm	84 kg
2	#42	Adam Kleber (D)	24/03/2006	Chaska, MN, USA	198 cm	97 kg
3	#71	Brodie Ziemer (F)	22/02/2006	Carver, MN, USA	180 cm	89 kg
4	#108	Luke Osburn (D)	09/09/2006	Plymouth, MI, USA	185 cm	84 kg
4	#123	Simon-Pier Brunet (D)	24/10/2005	Gatineau, QC, CAN	188 cm	89 kg
6	#172	Patrick Geary (D)	18/02/2004	Hamburg, NY, USA	185 cm	87 kg
7	#204	Vasili Zelenov (F)	02/02/2006	Moskva, RUS	182 cm	82 kg
7	#219	Ryerson Leenders (G)	01/06/2006	Nanticoke, ON, CAN	188 cm	81 kg
2023
1	#13	Zach Benson (F)	12/05/2005	Langley, BC, CAN	178 cm	77 kg
2	#39	Anton Wahlberg (F)	04/07/2005	Malmö, SWE	191 cm	88 kg
2	#45	Maxim Strbak (D)	13/04/2005	Kosice, SVK	189 cm	92 kg
3	#86	Gavin McCarthy (D)	02/06/2005	Clarence Center, NY, USA	188 cm	84 kg
4	#109	Ethan Miedema (F)	22/03/2005	Fort St. John, BC, CAN	193 cm	96 kg
5	#141	Scott Ratzlaff (G)	09/03/2005	Irma, AB, CAN	185 cm	81 kg
6	#173	Sean Keohane (D)	04/11/2004	Boston, MA, USA	193 cm	83 kg
7	#205	Norwin Panocha (D)	24/02/2005	Bayreuth, GER	187 cm	87 kg
2022
1	#9	Matthew Savoie (F)	01/01/2004	St. Albert, AB, CAN	175 cm	81 kg
1	#16	Noah Östlund (F)	11/03/2004	Nykvarn, SWE	181 cm	79 kg
1	#28	Jiří Kulich (F)	14/04/2004	Kadan, CZE	185 cm	84 kg
2	#41	Topias Leinonen (G)	25/01/2004	Jyväskylä, FIN	195 cm	106 kg
3	#74	Viktor Neuchev (F)	25/10/2003	Chelyabinsk, RUS	187 cm	75 kg
4	#106	Mats Lindgren (D)	26/08/2004	North Vancouver, BC, CAN	183 cm	83 kg
5	#134	Vsevolod Komarov (D)	11/01/2004	Chelyabinsk, RUS	188 cm	83 kg
6	#170	Jake Richard (F)	15/08/2004	Jacksonville, FL, USA	186 cm	88 kg
6	#187	Gustav Karlsson (F)	31/10/2003	Guldsmedshyttan, SWE	186 cm	75 kg
7	#202	Joel Ratkovic Berndtsson (F)	18/10/2003	Kungälv, SWE	184 cm	81 kg
7	#211	Linus Sjödin (F)	02/10/2002	Ängelholm, SWE	182 cm	76 kg

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