Posts About "Terry Pegula"
Sabres' Problems Run from Top to Bottom
February 5th, 2020 It’s happened twice this season. On two separate occasions, teams have lost to the Buffalo Sabres and heads have rolled the next day. On Dec. 2, the New Jersey Devils lost 7-1 to the Sabres in Prudential Center and head coach John Hynes was dismissed. Then, on Jan. 14, the Vegas Golden Knights lost 4-2 in KeyBank Center and head...
Sabres Owner: "It's Time to Start Winning"
June 29th, 2019 VANCOUVER — Terry Pegula leaned into the table and got directly to the heart of the matter when assessing the more downs than ups he has experienced over eight-plus years of owning the Buffalo Sabres. "The one thing I think about is it's time to start ...
Pegulas Handing Buffalo Beauts Back to NWHL
May 8th, 2019 On the afternoon of May 8, 2019 word began to trickle out on Twitter that Pegula Sports and Entertainment (PSE) would be handing ownership of the Buffalo Beauts back to the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). A short time later, official notices from both the Beauts and the NWHL confirmed that it was true. The PSE management...
Sabres Fans Are Giddy With Lottery Win
May 1st, 2018 Wait, did it really happen? Buffalo Sabres fans are still pinching themselves. They’ve rubbed their eyes and double-checked or even triple-checked their sources. They’ve even watched the replay on Youtube multiple times, prepared for some sort of coach's challenge or Bettman interference that might extend their misery. Yes, it...
Pegula Admits Words Won't Rally Team
April 20th, 2018 Roughly seven years ago, the new owner of the Buffalo Sabres, Terry Pegula, wrote a letter to fans sharing his vision to have the team’s name inscribed on the Stanley Cup. Yesterday, Sabres season ticket holders received an empathetic letter from Pegula, embarrassed that his team stinks. The six-paragraph, one-page, carefully...
Pegulas Acquiring the Beauts Is A "One Buffalo" Christmas Gift
December 22nd, 2017 Anyone who has found a love for the Buffalo Beauts just received the greatest Christmas gift that they could possibly have hoped for. The announcement came out the late morning of Dec. 21 that Terry and Kim Pegula had acquired the Beauts. This is not a partnership either - the Pegulas own the team outright. This is the first time that...
Good Luck Selling Patience in Buffalo
December 4th, 2017 And the misery continues. The Buffalo Sabres lost both ends of their home-and-home series this weekend with the Pittsburgh Penguins. They’ve now dropped four straight and have won just a single game of their last 12. The Sabres sport a dismal record of 6-17-4 for the season. Of their six wins, only five are in regulation. In cold,...
Sabres Still Recovering from Failed Rebuild
November 22nd, 2017 Take a moment and imagine a world where none of the Sabres' past misfortunes ever occurred. Perhaps elsewhere in the multiverse (if there is such a thing) lies a version of Earth where Buffalo hockey devotees celebrate triumphs, of which we here have been deprived. Somewhere in the vastness of the cosmos, two fans sit in the 300...
NHL Announces Feasibility Study for University of Illinois
June 25th, 2017 The NHL and the NHLPA has announced that a feasibility study will be conducted at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign to determine their eligibility for NCAA Division I hockey. The announcement came at a press conference at the United Center two hours before the start of Round 1 of the 2017 NHL Draft, being held in...
Sabres Welcome Botterill: The Anti-Murray
May 12th, 2017 “Today is truly a dream come true,” Jason Botterill told the media. “I truly understand, from my time as a player here in Western New York, both in Rochester and Buffalo, how passionate and loyal the fans in this region are towards the game of hockey. I know they deserve success.” Though some of Terry Pegula’s key...
Sabres Hire Jason Botterill as General Manager
May 11th, 2017 The Buffalo Sabres have hired Pittsburgh Penguins associate general manager Jason Botterill as the new general manager of the team today. Botterill was pegged as the front-runner for about a week. The reports were made official today by the club after the Penguins wrapped up their playoff series last night with the Washington...
Does Kane Factor into the Sabres' Future?
May 4th, 2017 While a Buffalo City Court judge dismissed charges against forward Evander Kane on Tuesday, the verdict regarding what role he plays in the Sabres' future is still in question. In two seasons with Buffalo, Kane has 78 points in 135 games. The Vancouver, British Columbia native has one year left on his contract, paying him $5.25...
Off the Crossbar: Pegula Sets New Sabres Hierarchy
May 3rd, 2017 During recent press conferences announcing the dismissal of the Buffalo Sabres' head coach and general manager, Terry Pegula said several times that he’s not interested in discussing the past. He only wants to look forward and talk about the future. Pegula owns the Sabres, so he can make his own decisions and hire whatever personnel...
