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HomeOther HeadlinesJunior Sabres Host Numerous Scouts as they Prep for Playoffs February 4, 2009- With the Buffalo Junior Sabres securing fifth place at the end of the regular season, they are using their final games as preparation for the playoffs. On Monday night, Buffalo hosted division leaders, Georgetown, at HSBC Arena and provided fans and scouts with a game that proves they are playoff bound. --Submitted by Tracey Penner. Buffalo Jr. Sabres Assist Local Players Reach Division-I Hockey The Buffalo Junior Sabres have been in existence for a number of years, taking on various names during that time and helping local high school players nab college scholarships by playing the sport they love. However, it wasn’t until last year, when the Buffalo Sabres Alumni took ownership, that the team really turned around and is now aggressively making its mark in WNY. --Submitted by Tracey Penner. Buffalo Junior Sabres Press Release. The Buffalo Junior Sabres have collaborated with Fasthockey to web-cast all their home games played at the HSBC Arena. Junior Sabres Win Canisius Showcase Tournament The Buffalo Junior Sabres of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) won the 3rd annual Canisius College Showcase. In the two games the Junior Sabres had to win on Tuesday they started at 8:00 am with a win against a very physical New York Bobcat of the Atlantic Junior Hockey League, (AJHL) team 6-4. The Sabres Alumni Assumes Control The Buffalo Sabres and the Buffalo Sabres Alumni Association, in their ongoing commitment to youth hockey in Western New York, today announced they will be buying and assuming control of the Buffalo Junior Sabres. The Jr. Sabres are the only U.S.-based team that participates in the Ontario Provincial Junior “A” Hockey League (OPJHL). The OPJHL is scouted heavily by Division I U.S. colleges, and players in the league are annually offered scholarships to play at these institutions of higher education. School CommitmentsNick Ryan - Committed to Geneseo, a D3 program. Excellent skater, great hands. Plays in all situations on the ice. 100% effort given to the Jr. Sabres program over a 3 year period. Will definitely bring experience and leadership to the Geneseo program. Chris Barrea - Committed to Canisius College, a D1 program. Creative and take charge type of Defenseman. Leader on the back end in points and minutes played. Was in the top ten in scoring for defensemen in the OPJHL. Huge upside for potential heading into his college hockey career. Canisius is getting a hard working - dedicated defenseman who can put points on the board. Josh Schmitt - Committed to Utica, a D3 program. Josh was a five year player with the Jr. Sabres. He has seen the team go from a strong program to weak to back to being stable again, and in that time has shown to be a truly great teammate. He truly has never wanted to be anything else other than a Hockey player, and now will continue as a student athlete at Utica College. Josh is a smart and tough nosed defenseman who is interested in only helping his team be the best it can be. Nick Pannepinto - Committed to Brockport University a D3 program. Nick has game breaking speed and ability. He became a very consistent scorer for the Jr. Sabres and was a joy to coach for 2 years. Each year he got better for us and I look for him to continue his growth as a player and student at Brockport. Matt Bessing - Committed to Plattsburgh a D3 program. Creative and very skilled Matt was a big part of the Junior Sabres power play both years he was with us. Chris Kaleta - Committed to Courtland State. Kaleta, the Captain of the Junior Sabres the past two seasons, epitomized what the team was about. At home or on the road, teams had to be on their toes when hard hitting Kaleta was on the ice. His hits were the topic of conversation for days afterwards and his hard work and "never quit" attitude was infectious. A good team leader, Kaleta has committed to attend Courtland State this fall.
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Junior Sabres TryoutsMay 14th, 15th and 16th at the Amherst Pepsi Center. Click HERE for the Application The following are the times for tryouts: 5/14 Goalies 7-9:50 pm Shooters have been contacted All goalies will be told before leaving Thursday if they will be involved in the scrimmages. After the final scrimmages on Saturday evening we will post our lists, as we did last year. We are available as coaching staff to talk with each player but it is hard sometimes to explain each circumstance but we will do our best. Thank you in advance for your special interest in the Jr, Sabres program, we are building what we believe is a premier Jr. A Hockey Club in the OJHL. Good Luck and just remember that the try out process is not a time to just come and work hard. Do something to be noticed, smart hockey play, physical play, hustle. It is an Honor to have the opportunity to coach this team and I hope you will treat it as an Honor to try and make this club...Again Good Luck Coach Grant
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