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| Judge approves sale of Sabres |
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04/10/2003 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - A United States Bankruptcy Court judge and the NHL's Board of Governors approved the sale of the Buffalo Sabres to B. Thomas Golisano on Thursday. The deal is worth $92 million. "The court approved this transaction today, the Board of Governors has also approved it and the anticipation is that the sale of the Sabres will close within 10 days," said NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. The team, whose season ended this past Sunday, was close to running out of its court-approved $25 mi |
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04/04/2003 |
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| Suspended Buffalo Sabres forward Tim Connolly for four games, without pay, for a high-sticking incident in an April 2 game. |
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| Connolly's season ends with suspension |
NHL Hockey |
04/03/2003 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The National Hockey League has suspended Buffalo Sabres forward Tim Connolly for four games, without pay, for a high- sticking incident against Atlanta Thrashers defenseman Garnet Exelby on April 2. The incident occurred at 4:47 of the second period and Connolly was assessed a minor penalty for high-sticking. Connolly will miss the Sabres' final two games of the 2002-03 regular season as well as the first two games of the 2003-04 regular season. Under the terms of the Coll |
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| Stars continue push towards league's best record |
NHL Hockey |
03/31/2003 |
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| Dallas, TX (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Stars continue their quest for the Presidents' Trophy this evening when they welcome the Buffalo Sabres to the AmericanAirlines Center. With 105 points the Stars sit atop the Western Conference standings by a point over the Detroit Red Wings and two in front of the Vancouver Canucks. Dallas is also just two points behind the Ottawa Senators for the top mark in the NHL. Brenden Morrow's power-play goal with 2:02 left in the third period lifted Dallas to a 4-3 win over |
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| Two Sabres monitored for suspicious illness |
NHL Hockey |
03/30/2003 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - Buffalo Sabres defensemen Rhett Warrener and Brian Campbell both underwent medical observations Saturday due to suspicions of exposure to the mysterious and sometimes fatal respiratory illness known as SARS. Warrener and Campbell are road roommates and after a relative of Campbell's came to see him Monday, she was hospitalized after showing symptoms of SARS due to her job as a Toronto hospital worker. Erie County Health Commissioner Anthony Billittier has suggested that the pla |
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| Two Sabres monitored for possible disease |
NHL Hockey |
03/30/2003 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - Buffalo Sabres defensemen Rhett Warrener and Brian Campbell both underwent medical observations Saturday due to suspicions of exposure to the mysterious and sometimes fatal respiratory illness known as SARS. Warrener and Campbell are road roommates and after a relative of Campbell's came to see him Monday, she was hospitalized after showing symptoms of SARS due to her job as a Toronto hospital worker. Erie County Health Commissioner Anthony Billittier has suggested that the pla |
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| Hurricanes hope to halt five-game winless string |
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03/26/2003 |
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| ning and get out of the NHL's cellar when they skate into Atlanta to face the Thrashers at Philips Arena. With 61 points, the Hurricanes are tied with the Pittsburgh Penguins for the worst mark in the league and are just two behind the Thrashers and Buffalo Sabres. Carolina comes into tonight's contest on the heels of a 3-3 tie with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Jeff O'Neill scored with 33 seconds left in the third period to lift the Canes to the draw. O'Neill also posted an assist, while Thomas Kurka a |
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| Sabres welcome Panthers to Buffalo |
NHL Hockey |
03/26/2003 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - Two teams with their sights on next season face off tonight when the Buffalo Sabres welcome the Florida Panthers to HSBC Arena. Buffalo, which sits in a 27th-place tie with Atlanta in the NHL at 63 points, snapped a two-game losing streak (0-1-0-1) with a 4-3 home triumph over the Colorado Avalanche on Monday. Hecht scored twice, including the game-winner in overtime, as the Sabres came from behind to top the surging Avs. Maxim Afinogenov and Daniel Briere also found the back o |
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| Avs target third win in a row |
NHL Hockey |
03/24/2003 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche seek their third consecutive victory tonight when they visit the Buffalo Sabres at HSBC Arena. The Avs have secured a playoff berth already, but there is still plenty of work to be done in terms of positioning. With 93 points and a game in hand, they are currently tied with St. Louis for fourth place in the Western Conference. Colorado is also six points behind Vancouver for the Northwest Division lead, and the Avalanche hold two games in hand. Both the B |
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| Golisano buys Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
03/14/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The National Hockey League announced Friday that the Buffalo Sabres have executed an Asset Purchase Agreement with B. Thomas Golisano, providing for the sale of the franchise to Golisano. The Agreement is subject to approval of the Bankruptcy Court and the NHL Board of Governors. "We are extremely pleased that Tom Golisano has stepped forward on behalf of the team, the fans and the community," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said. "We look forward to working with Tom to obtain t |
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