History of the Buffalo Sabres: "The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League. They have been with the NHL since 1970. The Sabres, along with the Bills of the NFL, are beloved among western New Yorkers but both teams have been on the wrong end of many of the most devastating losses in sports history, causing many to believe in the Buffalo Sports Curse.
The Sabres, along with the Vancouver Canucks, began play in 1970. Given its northern location and proximity to Canada, Buffalo had become a hotbed for hockey and was a logical destination for a professional team. The first owners were Seymour Knox III and Northrup Knox." ... (Click on title link above to read the entire article on the history of the Bufalo Sabres of the NHL.) ...
