Buffalo Sabres 1983 Entry Draft

The Class of 1983 for the Buffalo Sabres

From left 

1st pick and 5th overall Tom Barrasso, John Tucker, GMScotty Bowman,  2nd pick and 10th overall Normand Lacombe and 11th overall Adam Creighton.

Tom Barrasso would start in net for the Sabres in 1983-84 and was the only goalie to ever play in the NHL direct from High school without playing in the major juniors, college or some other form of professional hockey.  He would win the the Calder Trophy as NHL Rookie of the Year and the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goaltender for 1983-84 with a record of 26-12-3 and a 2.84 GAA.

In 1985 he would win the Jennings Trophy for the team with the  fewest goals allowed (he shared with backup Bob Sauve) with 144.

Stat of the NIght

Here are the Top 5 Scoring leaders of all time for the Buffalo Sabres

1 - Gilbert Perrault - 1326 points

2 - Dave Andreychuk - 804 points

3 - Richard Martin - 695 points

4 - Craig Ramsay - 672 points

5 - Philip Housley - 558 points

2010-2011 World Junior Championships

Boxing Day 2010 brings the start of the annual Ice Hockey World Junior Championships.
This year's host city is Buffalo, New York.

HSBC Arena will be host to all of the Group A games and final round, while Dwyer Arena will have the majority of the Group B and all elimination round games.

Today, December 26th, Group A has Germany vs Switzerland at 1230 eastern and USA vs Finland at 8pm (seen on the NHL Network).
Group B will also have 2 games today with Russia vs Canada at 4pm (NHL Network) and Norway vs Sweden also at 4pm in Dwyer Arena.

See the complete schedule of games by clicking this link