Jr. Sabres double up on Aurora, 8-4

Josh Kielich scored twice for the Jr. Sabres and added two assists, while David Seward recorded four assists, as the Buffalo Junior Sabres rebounded from Saturday night’s overtime loss in Oakville to defeat the Aurora Tigers 8-4 at the Northtown Center in Amherst. Andrew Poturalski, who also scored two goals, opened the scoring just over […]

Jr.Sabres name Opfer strength & conditioning coach

The Buffalo Junior Sabres have added John Opfer to the staff as the team’s new strength and conditioning coach.  In this role, Opfer will handle the team’s off-ice conditioning and pregame warmups this season. Opfer was already lending his expertise and experience to the team during the summer months. “The Junior Sabres would like to thank and acknowledge […]

Jr. Sabres return home vs. Aurora tonight

Coming off Saturday night’s heartbreaking 5-4 loss in overtime at Oakville, the Buffalo Junior Sabres look to rebound tonight at home against the visiting Aurora Tigers.  The opening faceoff is set for 7:30pm. Tickets are just $7.00 for adults and $3.00 for students and senior citizens.  Fans outside of Western New York unable to make […]

Jr. Sabres squander lead, fall in OT 5-4

So far in the early stages of this season, overtime has been a best friend of the Buffalo Junior Sabres.  Saturday night in Oakville the extra session turned against the blue and gold.  But most frustrating to the coaching staff is that this game should never have gone to the extra session in the first […]

Jr. Sabres clip Red Wings in overtime, 6-5

The Buffalo Junior Sabres, for the second time in four games, won a game in overtime as the blue and gold completed its season-opening four game homestand with a 6-5 OT win over the Hamilton Red Wings. It was a game that Buffalo appeared to have control of in the first half of the contest, […]

Jr. Sabres top Burlington in wild one, 8-7

For the third straight game, the Buffalo Junior Sabres were in action at the Northtown Center in Amherst against one of the top ranked Junior A teams in Canada, this time Ontario Junior Hockey League division rival Burlington.  The Cougars ranked 15th nationwide in the Canadian Junior Hockey League’s preseason poll. Burlington’s outstanding power play […]

Franchise alum Callahan new Rangers captain

Along his way to his current National Hockey League career, Ryan Callahan’s path took him through Junior-A franchise then known as the Buffalo Lightning, Ten years ago, five seasons before the Lightning was renamed the Junior Sabres, Callahan was a 16-year-old youngster out of Rochester who made the Lightning squad.  His coach that season was Kris Hicks. “He’s […]

Jr. Sabres fall to Oakville, 6-3

Coming off a season-opening victory over the 11th ranked team in Canada, the Buffalo Junior Sabres hosted another highly ranked powerhouse, division rivals and 9th ranked Oakville Blades.  The first period showed promise of a competitive game, with Buffalo’s Andrew Poturalski scoring just 1:45 into the contest to give the Junior Sabres the early lead. Oakville tied […]

Jr. Sabres to host Canada’s #9 Oakville

The Buffalo Junior Sabres, who last Saturday opened their 2011-2012 Ontario Junior Hockey League season with an exciting 4-3 overtime win over the Newmarket Hurricanes, will host the Oakville Blades in OJHL action Tuesday, September 13 at 7:30 in the Lexus Feature Rink at the Northtown Center at Amherst, 1615 Amherst Manor Drive (between Maple […]

Jr. Sabres open season with 4-3 OT win

(Amherst, NY) – Mark Arnone’s power play goal with 1:44 remaining in overtime lifted the Buffalo Junior Sabres to a season opening 4-3 victory over the Newmarket Hurricanes.  Buffalo erased a 3-1 lead in the third period before completing their comeback on a major penalty power play. Newmarket opened the scoring at 2:54 of the first […]