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2000-2001

2000-2001 Buffalo Sabres Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#43	Martin Biron (G)	47	1977	Lac St-Charles, QC, CAN	188	84	L
	#39	Dominik Hasek (G)	59	1965	Pardubice, CZE	182	75	L
	#35	Mika Noronen (G)	45	1979	Tampere, FIN	185	91	L
	#1	Peteris Skudra (G)	51	1973	Riga, LAT	185	83	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#51	Brian Campbell (D)	45	1979	Strathroy, ON, CAN	178	87	L
	#45	Dmitri Kalinin (D)	44	1980	Chelyabinsk, RUS	190	98	L
	#74	Jay McKee (D)	47	1977	Kingston, ON, CAN	193	96	L
	#3	James Patrick (D)	61	1963	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	188	91	R
	#42	Richard Smehlik (D)	54	1970	Ostrava, CZE	189	100	L
	#4	Rhett Warrener (D)	48	1976	Shaunavon, SK, CAN	186	97	R
	#5	Jason Woolley (D)"A"	55	1969	Toronto, ON, CAN	183	92	L
	#44	Alexei Zhitnik (D)	52	1972	Kyiv, UKR	179	92	L
FORWARDS
	#61	Maxim Afinogenov (RW/LW)	45	1979	Moskva, RUS	182	88	L
	#52	Dave Andreychuk (LW)	61	1963	Hamilton, ON, CAN	193	102	R
	#28	Donald Audette (RW)	55	1969	Laval, QC, CAN	173	87	R
	#41	Stu Barnes (C)	53	1970	Spruce Grove, AB, CAN	180	83	R
	#26	Eric Boulton (LW)	48	1976	Halifax, NS, CAN	184	103	L
	#37	Curtis Brown (C/LW)	48	1976	Unity, SK, CAN	183	91	L
	#17	Jean-Pierre Dumont (RW)	46	1978	Montréal, QC, CAN	183	99	L
	#93	Doug Gilmour (C)"A"	61	1963	Kingston, ON, CAN	178	80	L
	#77	Chris Gratton (C)	49	1975	Brantford, ON, CAN	193	104	L
	#55	Denis Hamel (LW)	47	1977	Lachute, QC, CAN	188	90	L
	#57	Steve Heinze (RW)	54	1970	Lawrence, MA, USA	183	88	R
	#9	Erik Rasmussen (C)	47	1977	Minneapolis, MN, USA	185	95	L
	#32	Rob Ray (RW)"A"	56	1968	Stirling, ON, CAN	183	101	L
	#81	Miroslav Šatan (RW)	50	1974	Topolcany, SVK	188	88	L
	#16	Chris Taylor (C)	52	1972	Stratford, ON, CAN	182	90	L
	#29	Vladimir Tsyplakov (LW)		1969	Inta, RUS	188	87	L
	#25	Václav Varaďa (RW)	48	1976	Koprivnice, CZE	183	95	L

Position: G: 2, D: 8, F: 17Av Age: 28.37 yearsAv Ht: 184.63 cmAv Wt: 91.96 kgCompare with other teams »

2000-2001 Buffalo Sabres Staff

Head CoachLindy Ruff
Asst. CoachDon Lever
Goaltending CoachJim Corsi
General ManagerDarcy Regier
Asst. General ManagerLarry Carrière
Amateur ScoutBo Berglund
Amateur ScoutPaul Merritt
Amateur ScoutDarryl Plandowski
Asst. Equipment ManagerGeorge Babcock
BroadcasterRick Jeanneret
CEOTim Rigas
Conditioning CoachDoug McKenney
Dir. of Amateur ScoutingJim Benning
Dir. of Player DevelopmentDon Luce
Dir. of Professional ScoutingTerry Martin
Equipment ManagerRip Simonick

2000-2001 Buffalo Sabres Captains

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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

2000-2001 Buffalo Sabres Roster Facts

Nationalities

17 players
3 players
3 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Buffalo Sabres: 6 536 GP
NHL: 12 233 GP
WC: 215 GP
OG: 73 GP
Liiga: 79 GP
Czechia: 46 GP
AHL: 1 743 GP
NL: 9 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
28/12/2024 24:00 UTC	Buffalo Sabres	Chicago Blackhawks	-	NHL
24/12/2024 24:30 UTC	New York Islanders	Buffalo Sabres	-	NHL
22/12/2024 24:00 UTC	Boston Bruins	Buffalo Sabres	3 - 1	NHL
21/12/2024 24:00 UTC	Buffalo Sabres	Toronto Maple Leafs	3 - 6	NHL
18/12/2024 24:00 UTC	Montréal Canadiens	Buffalo Sabres	6 - 1	NHL

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13/11/2024

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James Reimer (G)

Joining fromAnaheim Ducks

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02/11/2024

confirmed

Dustin Tokarski (G)

Leaving forChicago Wolves

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19/10/2024

confirmed

Scott Ratzlaff (G)

Joining fromSeattle Thunderbirds

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07/10/2024

confirmed

James Reimer (G)

Leaving forAnaheim Ducks

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17/09/2024

extension

Peyton Krebs (F)

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24/07/2024

extension

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (G)

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23/07/2024

extension

Beck Malenstyn (F)

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08/07/2024

confirmed

Konsta Helenius (F)

Joining fromTappara

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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	34	8	19	-	3	4	97	119	26	0.76	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	180 cm	82 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	187 cm	91 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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