Juniors Advance To Finals Game With Win
The Buffalo Sabres Junior Sled Hockey team defeated visiting Hamilton, 1-0, at Buffalo State Arena on March 13. With the semi-final round win, the team advances to the championship on March 27 in Whitby.
The Sabres' Nick Walker continued with his hot scoring hand, getting the game's only goal early in the first period to give the Sabres the win. Pierce Dunne recorded his fifth consecutive shutout, with strong defensive help from his teammates.
Good luck to the Juniors on March 27 as they vie for the league championship.
US Team Wins First Two Games In Paralympics
VANCOUVER, B.C. - The U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team logged its second consecutive shutout victory as it topped the Czech Republic, 3-0, March 14 in its second preliminary-round game of the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games. The team previously beat South Korea, 5-0.
Alexi Salamone (Grand Island, N.Y.) notched his second straight multiple-point night with a goal and an assist, while Steve Cash (Overland, Mo.) turned aside all six shots faced.
The team next faces Japan at 8 pm eastern on Tuesday, with the game televised live on CTV.
See complete report and photos on USA Hockey's web site.
Don’t Miss The US Team And The Buffalo Nine At The Paralympics
If you have Time Warner Cable and you get CTV (Canadian TV channel 15) you'll be able to catch our US team and "The Buffalo Nine" at the Paralympics in Vancouver starting Tuesday, March 16.
The USA vs. Japan game will be carried live on Tuesday the 16th at 8 PM EST. The semifinals will be carried on Thursday at noon and 7 PM EST. Bronze medal is Friday the 19th at 10 PM EST and the Gold is Saturday the 20th at 3 PM EST.
For those who can't get CTV there will be live coverage on the web at Paralympic Sport TV .
The full CTV schedule is available online.
Check out USA Hockey's Paralympic Winter Games page.
Profile of US Team Member Adam Page
(Published in The Buffalo News March 5, 2010)
U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey team member Adam Page (pictured at right) was born with the most severe level of spina bifida, with his spinal cord growing outside his body.
Almost 18 years later, Adam will don the red, white and blue of his nation and walk proudly, with his forearm crutches, into next week’s opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Starting March 13, he will hop onto his metal sled, grab his two cut-off hockey sticks and fly around the hockey rink with the U.S. sled hockey team.
It’s not time to douse the Olympic flame in Vancouver just yet. Adam and his buddies — nine with ties to Buffalo — are chasing the gold medal that eluded both U.S. stand-up hockey teams.
See full profile on buffalnews.com.
See Adam Page's profile on USA Hockey's web site.
Bufalo Sabres Win Exhibition at Skaneateles
The Buffalo Sabres Juniors shut-Out the Albany Ice Warriors 3-0 in Skaneateles N.Y in an exhibition game, on Saturday 2/19/10
Jeremy Fuller kept his goal streak alive with 2 goals. Also scoring for the Sabres was Chase Irwin.
Piece Dunne recorded his third consecutive shutout with help from his defensive teammates.
Sabres Juniors Are Super Explosive, Record Pair of Shutouts
The Buffalo Sabres Junior sled hockey team shut down the Hamilton Sledgehammers on Saturday, Feb. 13, in a rare home game at Buffalo State College by an impressive score of 4-0.
Tyler Ball got things rolling with a quick goal in the first period; Jeremy Fuller kept things going with another tally in the second, Matt Murray scored as a result of some nice moves around the goal, and rounding out the scoring for the Sabres was Zach Leroy. Pierce Dunne also had an exciting day when he recorded yet another shutout.
The Sabres kept things going on Sunday when they overpowered the Whitby Steel hawks in Ontario, winning 5-0. Nick Walker led the way, with two first period goals, including his first of the season. Tyler Ball kept his goal streak alive with two more against the Steelhawks. Nathan Bryant also racked up a goal for Buffalo; Pierce Dunne got another shutout but was not very busy due to the stellar play of his defensive teammates.
Junior Team Photos From London Tournament
Check out photos of the Buffalo Sabres Sled Hockey junior team players and coaches from the recent London, Ont., tournament.
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- Coach Kothe makes a fashion statement
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- Daniel Murray's birthday celebration
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- Josh Reinhold suiting up in the locker room
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- Matt Murray's birthday celebration.
‘Buffalo Nine’ Strives For Paralympic Gold
(From the Buffalo News , Feb. 10, 2010)
Five of them battled through birth defects or disease, whether it was cancer, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis or spina bifida.
Another came back from a serious spinal-cord injury suffered in a hockey game. Two others overcame the loss of legs after being struck by a train or a car.
And one plays his sport at a world-class level after having lost his legs as a result of the nuclear catastrophe at Chernobyl.
But now they are all teammates in Buffalo, on the U.S. national sled-hockey team.
See full story at the Buffalo News.
Sabres Broadcast Features Sled Hockey
Buffalo Sabres Insider Productions and Rob Ray recently profiled some of Buffalo's best athletes -- members of the US and Buffalo Sabres teams. Below are photos from former Sabres Rob Ray's visit. The segment ran between periods of Buffalo's Feb. 6 game vs. Columbus.
Check out the video highlights from the Sabres broadcast as well as photos from the video shoot.
Buffalo Sabres Shine In London Tourney
The Buffalo Sabres Intermediate and Junior Sled Hockey Teams recently competed in the Blizzard Invitational Tournament in London, Ont. The Intermediate A team won the gold medal and the Junior Team took the silver medal.
The Junior team defeated London and Mid-Am in regular tournament play, but lost twice to Mississsauga, including in the championship game, to earn second place and the Silver Medal.
Sabres goal scorers included Zach Leroy, John Willis and Nathan Bryant. Pierce Dunne was stellar in goal.
Three junior players represented Buffalo in the tournament all-star game: Kyle Dominiak, John Willis and Patrick Smith.
Congratulations to all the Buffalo sled hockey athletes on another fine tournament performance.