Hockey

Talk about goosebumps. This story gets me every time, and it makes me shed a happy tear. I hope that you are as happy as I am when it's all over.

Wow! The Buffalo Sabres drew in a record setting crowd of 17,115 for Friday night's "Blue & Gold" scrimmage!

Here we see Buffalo's Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks at a Jimmy Buffett show in Illinois with the Stanley Cup.  Cool to see, but we want that Cup in Buffalo!

I'm so excited for the upcoming NHL hockey season!  On Friday night, the Buffalo Sabres selected Boston University forward Jack Eichel to instantly improve the team and give this fanbase a much needed winning future.

Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane scored goals and goalie Corey Crawford was flawless in net, as the Blackhawks shut out the Tampa Bay Lightning, 2-0, in Game 6 of the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals in Chicago on Monday night. With the win, Chicago captured their third NHL championship in six seasons.

 
What do you do when you live in Russia, love hockey, and own SCUBA gear?
You go under the ice of a frozen lake, and play hockey upside-down.
It's not action-packed, but it IS pretty weird!
 

Most of them were just college kids, thrilled to be playing their favorite sport in the Olympics.
But the game-winning shot in the last 5 seconds meant SO much more...the phrase "The Miracle on Ice" was born...and boy if  you were watching, it was one of the most thrilling mome…

Do you believe it's been EIGHT years since the Buffalo Sabres Vs. Ottawa Senators HUGE fight.  I have not been to a more exciting game since.  Where you YOU for this great game?

Former NHL defenseman Steve Montador died at age 35, as first reported by TVA’s Renaud Lavoie.  The Mississauga News reports that he was found dead at his home at 2 a.m. on Sunday morning.  Police do not suspect foul play.
Montador last performed in the NHL fo…

The Buffalo Sabres' were BUSY on Wednesday making trades!  In a huge deal to the Winnipeg Jets.  The Jets received defenseman Tyler Myers, forwards Drew and Joel Armia, the rights to 2014 second-round pick Brendan Lemieux and Buffalo's latest first-round pick in 2015.  …

The Sabres' Zemgus Girgensons represented Buffalo at the NHL Allstar Weekend.  Here's a highlight of him winning the fastest skater challenge against Vladimir Tarasenko.

What do you think of First Niagara Center? How does the home of the Buffalo Sabres rank against other NHL stadium experiences? Well Stadium Journey visited over 2,000 stadiums to compile a series of lists of the best stadium experiences by league.