Darren Matte
An avid sports enthusiast, Darren presently is the Communications and Marketing Coordinator at the Golf Association of Ontario. He has served as a Sports Editor with Etcetera Publications and colour commentator on TV Cogeco's junior hockey coverage. He has covered a wide range of junior and professional sports including: hockey, golf, baseball and football to name a few.
Author's Posts
5 Questions The Buffalo Sabres Need To Answer
March 30th, 2014 It isn’t easy being a fan of the Buffalo Sabres these days. There is very little to be positive about, other than the fact that the team continues to lose which will get them one of the top picks in the draft, and they have numerous picks in the upcoming drafts along with a slew of prospects. Sadly, that doesn’t transform into...
Was The Trade Deadline A Success For the Buffalo Sabres?
March 10th, 2014 Another trade deadline day has passed in the Buffalo Sabres rebuild. While the changes were even more drastic this year, the question is whether the day can be viewed as a success for the team? This was Tim Murray’s first deadline day as general manager of the team and it may be years before we see the moves pay dividends, but based on...
Former Sabre Peter Ambroziak Turns Attention To Coaching
February 27th, 2014 There are many players who move around the various hockey leagues in North America, including Peter Ambroziak. But the Ottawa native is putting his travels to good use. While he may not have had an extensive career in the NHL, he did gain experience along the road to prepare him for his newest challenge and goal of coaching. “I...
Is Jhonas Enroth Ready To Be The Sabres' Number One Goalie?
February 1st, 2014 Let’s just say for the sake of argument that the Buffalo Sabres are able to find a trading partner before the trade deadline for Ryan Miller that nets them some sort of reasonable return. If the team somehow is able to trade the face of the franchise, in what is not a goaltending sellers’ market, what happens to the starting net...
Mikhail Grigorenko: Why the Sabres Shouldn’t Give Up On Him
January 20th, 2014 A good way to see what is on the mind of a team’s fan base is to tune into the local sports radio station. Lately, a topic that continues to dominate conversation, on Buffalo sports radio, has been on what the franchise should do with Mikhail Grigorenko. While many fans might be ready to cut ties with the youngster there are many...
Rochester Americans Repeating History At Spengler Cup
January 7th, 2014 This year marked a bit of history for the Buffalo Sabres’ affiliate team from the American Hockey League: the Rochester Americans. The Americans had the opportunity to represent North American hockey, the AHL and the Sabres organization when they were invited to participate in the Spengler Cup. However, this was not a first as it was...
