John Christian Hageny
New Jersey Devils One Jersey Grass Roots Writer; 13 years writer/reporter for The Star-Ledger and NJ.com; 1st-year with The Hockey Writers; Previously covered the Boston Bruins, Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots for The Casco Bay Weekly; Portland Pirates (AHL) 2002-'03; Director of Media Relations The Eastern League (AA) 2000-'02; Great Skate 1997-2000; Buffalo Sabres 1994-'97; Buffalo boy, Maine grad; International hockey player and coach; #Buffalove #OneBuffalo
Author's Posts
Recap: Contested Goal Stands as Devils Burn Sabres 2-1
February 7th, 2017 Two teams on the outside of the playoff picture looking in. Two teams scratching and clawing for every point in the Eastern Conference Wild Card race -- and it wasn’t pretty. Adam Henrique was credited with a fluky goal off a fortuitous bounce off Buffalo Sabres’ defenseman Cody Franson to open the scoring in the second period and...
Buffalo Sabres' 2013 NHL Draft Rewind: Zadorov Shipped While Ristolainen Rockets
January 31st, 2017 Yes, the NHL Draft brings out the media in droves. Press from all 30 teams are on hand, national and international publications, news teams from other countries asking questions — and getting answers — in foreign tongues. Without a doubt, the collection of players, coaches, scouts and general managers creates a media circus, as...
Sabres' Overtime Obsession
January 25th, 2017 Hey Buffalo Sabres, are you kidding me right now? Just one? No, one would just not do. Two? No, not just two. Two would not be good enough, not with the hole this team has dug for themselves this season -- even if it was against the best team in the Eastern Conference. No, the Sabres needed more and got it as Buffalo turned in its...
Entertaining Ennis Glad to be Back
January 18th, 2017 After missing 30 games with a lingering groin injury, Tyler Ennis needed all of 19 seconds to make an impact in his return to the Buffalo Sabres lineup. Ennis, the team's first-round pick, 26th overall, at the 2008 NHL draft, is a three-time 20-goal scorer and his reinsertion into the lineup paid immediate dividends for the Sabres...
Okposo All-Star Game Bound; Ristolainen Obvious Omission
January 12th, 2017 For the Buffalo Sabres, it was a best-case scenario: an immediate and newsworthy return on their mammoth, seven-year, $42 million contract. Kyle Okposo, the team leader in goals (12) and shots (101), who is also tied for the team lead in points with 27, has been everything the Sabres were hoping for when they signed the highly...
The Education of Eichel
January 9th, 2017 "It's not good enough. We had them on the ropes. We should have beat them. We kind of pissed away a point we could have had and they all add up at the end of the year. One point might not seem like a big deal but it is in this league." Those were the words spoken by Jack Eichel after the Buffalo Sabres let not one, not two, but three...
