Several Sabres players during warm-up prior to a game.


The Buffalo Sabres are a professional hockey team that came into existence in 1970 and have participated in 38 National Hockey League Entry Drafts. The Sabres also made selections in six NHL Supplemental Drafts.

This list features every player drafted by the Sabres and his regular season stats for his career. All stats are current as of February 16th, 2009. Players who's names appear in bold are on the current Sabres roster.

Buffalo's first draft pick was Gilbert Perrault, taken 1st overall in the 1970 NHL Entry Draft. Buffalo has selected first overall two times. Their second 1st overall pick was Pierre Turgeon in 1987. Eight picks have gone on to play over 1,000 NHL games: Dave Andreychuk, Phil Housley, Pierre Turgeon, Gilbert Perrault, Calle Johansson, Mike Ramsey, Craig Ramsay, and Keith Carney. One player, Gilbert Perrault, has been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame.


   Stanley Cup Winner and NHL All-Star
  (₪)NHL All-Star
  (Ω)Stanley Cup Winner
   Appeared in at least one NHL Game
(†)Hockey Hall of Famer
(‡)Jersey Retired

Draft picks

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Maxim Afinogenov led the Sabres in scoring in 2005-06 with 73 points.[1]
Martin Biron played for the Sabres for nine seasons before being traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in 2007.[2]
Brian Campbell was elected to the 2007 NHL All-Star Game as a starting defenceman.[3]
Jhonas Enroth, a Swedish goaltender, was drafted by the Sabres in the second round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
Alexander Mogilny, shown here as a member of the AHL's Albany River Rats, holds the Sabre record for goals in a season: 76 in 1992-93.[4]
Wayne Primeau, shown here playing for the Calgary Flames, was part of the Sabre team which advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1999.[5]
Derek Roy was one of three second-round draft picks made by the Sabres in 2001.[6]
Lindy Ruff, who played for the Sabres from 1979 to 1989, has served as the team's head coach since 1997.[7]
Thomas Vanek scored 43 goals for the Sabres in 2006-07, just his second NHL season.[8]
Year Rnd Pick Player Nat Pos GP G A Pts PIM W L T OTL GAA
197011Gilbert Perrault ‡†₪ CanadaC11915128141326500
1970215Butch Deadmarsh CanadaLW13712517155
1970329Steve Cuddie CanadaD0
1970443Randy Wyrozub CanadaC1008101810
1970543Mike Morton CanadaRW0
1970671Mike Keeler CanadaD0
1970784Tim Regan United StatesG0
1970897Doug Rombough CanadaC15024275180
19709107Luc Nadeau CanadaC0
197115Rick Martin ‡₪ CanadaLW685384317701477
1971219Craig Ramsay CanadaLW1070252420672201
1971333Bill Hajt CanadaD85442202244433
1971447Rob Richer CanadaD30000
1971561Steve Warr CanadaD0
1971675Pierre Duguay CanadaC0
197215Jim Schoenfeld CanadaD719512042551132
1972225Larry Carriere CanadaD367167490462
1972337Jim McMasters CanadaF0
1972453Rychard Campeau CanadaD0
1972569Gilles Gratton CanadaG4715131893.35
1972685Peter McNab ₪Ω United StatesC954363450813179
1973112Morris Titanic CanadaLW190000
1973228Jean Landry CanadaD0
1973344Andre Deschamps CanadaLW0
1973460Yvon Dupuis CanadaRW0
1973576Bud Smulders CanadaRW0
1973692Neil Korzack CanadaLW0
19737108Bob Young United StatesD0
19738124Tim O'Connell United StatesRW0
1974111Lee Fogolin ₪Ω United StatesD924441952391318
1974229Danny Gare ₪‡ CanadaRW8273543316851285
1974347Michel Deziel CanadaLW0
1974465Paul McIntosh CanadaD4802266
1974583Garry Lariviere CanadaD21965763167
19746101Dave Given United StatesRW0
19747119Bernard Noreau CanadaRW0
19748136Charles Constantin CanadaLW0
19749153Rick Jodzio CanadaLW70281071
197410168Derek Smith CanadaLW3357811619460
197411183Taro Tsujimoto * JapanCxxxxx
197412196Bob Geoffrion CanadaLW0
1975117Bob Suave CanadaG4200141457182154533.48
1975235Ken Breitenbach CanadaD681131449
1975344Terry Martin CanadaF479104101205202
1975353Gary McAdam CanadaRW53496132228243
1975471Greg Neeld CanadaRW0
1975589Don Edwards CanadaG4590141442208155723.32
19756107Jim Minor CanadaLW0
19757125Grant Rowe CanadaD0
19758143Alec Tidey CanadaRW90008
19759159Andy Whitby CanadaRW0
197510174Len Moher United StatesG0
1976233Joe Kowal CanadaLW2205513
1976469Rocky Maze CanadaLW0
1976587Ron Roscoe CanadaD0
19766105Don Lemieux CanadaD0
1977114Ric Seiling CanadaRW738179208387573
1977232Ron Areshenkoff CanadaC40000
1977468Bill Stewart CanadaD26076471424
1977586Rich Sirois CanadaG0
19776104Wayne Ramsey CanadaD20000
1978113Larry Playfair CanadaD68826941201814
1978232Tony McKegney CanadaLW912320319639517
1978349Rob McClanahan United StatesC2243863101126
1978466Mike Gazdic CanadaD0
1978582Randy Ireland CanadaG2000000006.00
1978699Cam MacGregor CanadaLW0
19787116Dan Eastman CanadaC0
19788133Eric Strobel United StatesC0
19789150Eugene O'Sullivan CanadaC0
1979111Mike Ramsey United StatesD1070792663451012
1979232Lindy Ruff CanadaD6911051953001264
1979353Mark Robinson CanadaD
1979355Jacques Cloutier CanadaG2550775182102243.64
1979474Gilles Hamel CanadaLW519127147274276
1979595Alan Haworth CanadaC524189211400425
19796116Rick Knickle CanadaG1400027603.74
1980120Steve Patrick CanadaF2504068108242
1980241Mike Moller CanadaRW13415284341
1980356Sean McKenna CanadaRW4148280162181
1980362Jay North United StatesC0
1980483Jim Wiemer Ω CanadaLW3252972101378
19805104Dirk Rueter CanadaD0
19806123Steve Lyons United StatesLW0
19807146Jari Paavola FinlandG0
19808167Randy Cunneyworth CanadaC8661892254141280
19809188Dave Beckon CanadaC0
198010209John Bader United StatesLW0
1981117Jiri Dudacek Czech RepublicRW0
1981238Hannu Virta FinlandD2452510112666
1981359Jim Aldred CanadaD0
1981360Colin Chisholm CanadaD10000
1981480Jeff Eatough CanadaRW10000
1981483Anders Wikberg SwedenLW0
19815101Mauri Eivola FinlandC0
19816122Ali Butorac CanadaD0
19817143Heikki Leime FinlandD0
19818164Gates Orlando CanadaC9818264451
19819185Venci Sebek CanadaD0
198110206Warren Harper CanadaRW0
198216Phil Housley United StatesD14953888941232822
198219Paul Cyr CanadaLW470101140241623
1982116Dave Andreychuk ₪Ω CanadaC163964069813381125
1982226Mike Anderson United StatesC0
1982230Jens Johansson SwedenD0
1982468Timo Jutila FinlandD1015613
1982479Jeff Hamilton CanadaC0
19825100Bob Logan CanadaLW42105150
19826111Jeff Parker United StatesD141161935163
19826121Jakob Gustavsson SwedenG0
19827142Allen Bishop CanadaD0
19828163Claude Verret CanadaC142572
19829184Rob Norman CanadaRW0
198210205Mike Craig CanadaG0
198211226Jim Plankers United StatesD0


198315Tom Barrasso ₪Ω United StatesG7770484843736927786133.24
1983110Normand Lacombe Ω CanadaRW3195362115196
1983111Adam Creighton CanadaC7081872164031077
1983231John Tucker CanadaC656177259436285
1983234Richard Hajdu CanadaLW50004
1983474Daren Puppa CanadaG429018184817916154163.03
1983594Jason Meyer CanadaD0
19836114Jim Hofford CanadaD1800047
19837134Christian Ruuttu FinlandC621134298432714
19838154Don McSween United StatesD473101355
19839174Tim Hoover CanadaD0
198310194Mark Ferner CanadaD913101351
198311214Uwe Krupp ₪Ω GermanyD72969212281660
198312234Marc Hamelin CanadaG0
198312235Kermit Salfi United StatesLW0
1984118Mikael Andersson SwedenLW76195169264134
1984239Doug Trapp CanadaLW20000
1984360Ray Sheppard CanadaRW817357300657212
1984481Bob Halkidis CanadaD25683240825
19845102Joey Rampton CanadaLW0
19846123James Gasseau CanadaD0
19847144Darcy Wakaluk CanadaG1910669067752113.22
19848165Orwar Stambert SwedenD0
19849186Eric Weinrich ₪(Invalid Claim) United States115770318388825
198410206Brian McKinnon CanadaC0
198411226Grant Delcourt CanadaRW0
198412247Sean Baker United StatesLW0


1985114Calle Johansson SwedenD1109119416535519
1985235Benoit Hogue Ω CanadaLW863222321543877
1985356Keith Gretzky CanadaF0
1985477Dave Moylan CanadaD0
1985598Ken Priestlay Ω CanadaC16827346163
19856119Joe Reekie CanadaD902251391641326
19857140Petri Matikainen FinlandD0
19858161Trent Kaese CanadaRW10000
19859182Jiri Sejba Czech RepublicF110228
198510203Boyd Sutton United StatesC0
198511224Guy Larose CanadaC701091963
198512245Ken Baumgartner CanadaLW6961341542242
198615Shawn Anderson CanadaD255115162117
1986226Greg Brown United StatesD944141886
1986347Bob Corkum United StatesC72097103200281
1986356Kevin Kerr CanadaRW0
1986468Dave Baseggio CanadaD0
1986589Larry Rooney United StatesD0
19866110Miguel Baldris0
19867131Mike Hartman Ω United StatesLW3974335781388
19868152Francois Guay CanadaC10000
19869173Sean Whitham CanadaD0
198610194Kenton Rein CanadaC0
198611215Troy Arndt CanadaD0
1986S12Jeff Capello CanadaLW0
1986S13John Cullen CanadaC621187363550898
198711Pierre Turgeon CanadaC12945158121327452
1987222Brad Miller CanadaD82156321
1987353Andrew MacVicar CanadaLW0
1987484John Bradley United StatesG0
1987585Dave Pergola0
19876106Chris Marshall United StatesLW0
19877127Paul Flanagan United StatesD0
19878148Sean Dooley United StatesD0
19878153Tim Roberts United StatesD0
19879169Grant Tkachuk CanadaLW0
198710190Ian Herbers CanadaD6505579
198711211David Littman United StatesG3000002005.95
198712232Al MacIsaac CanadaD0
1987S12Dave Snuggerud United StatesRW265305484127
1987S13Mike DeCarle United StatesRW0
1988113Joel Savage CanadaRW30110
1988355Darcy Loewen CanadaLW1354812211
1988476Keith Carney United StatesD101845183228904
1988589Alexander Mogilny ₪Ω RussiaRW9904735591032432
1988597Rob Ray CanadaRW9004150913207
19886106David DiVita United StatesD0
19886118Mike McLaughlin United StatesLW0
19887139Mike Griffith CanadaRW0
19888160Don Ruoho United StatesLW0
19889181Wade Flaherty CanadaG1203362756913.51
198811223Tom Nieman0
198812244Bobby Wallwork United StatesLW0
1988S123Clark Davies CanadaD0
1989114Kevin Haller Ω CanadaD6424197138907
1989356Scott Thomas United StatesRW63641034
1989477Doug MacDonald CanadaC111012
1989598Ken Sutton Ω CanadaD3882380103338
19896107Bill Pye United StatesG0
19896119Mike Barkley CanadaC0
19898161Derek Plante Ω United StatesC45096152248138
19899183Donald Audette CanadaRW73526024509584
198910194Mark Astley CanadaD754192392
198910203John Nelson CanadaRW0
198911224Todd Henderson CanadaG0
198912245Mike Bavis United StatesF0
1989S119Ian Boyce CanadaL0


1990114Brad May Ω CanadaLW9431261542802093
1990482Brian McCarthy United StatesC0
1990597Richard Smehlik Ω Czech RepublicD64449146195415
19905100Todd Bojcun CanadaG0
19905103Brad Pacall CanadaD0
19907142Viktor Gordiouk RussiaLW2638110
19908166Milan Nedoma Czech RepublicD0
19909187Jason Winch CanadaC0
199010208Sylvain Naud CanadaRW0
199011229Ken Martin United States0
199012250Brad Rubachuk CanadaC0
1990S123Shane McFarlane United StatesC0
1991113Philippe Boucher CanadaD70791200291663
1991235Jason Dawe CanadaRW3668690176162
1991357Jason Young CanadaLW0
1991472Peter Ambroziak CanadaF120110
19915101Steve Shields CanadaG246022788010439132.67
19916123Sean O'Donnell Ω CanadaD932271501771558
19916124Brain Holzinger United StatesC54793145238339
19917145Chris Snell CanadaD3427924
19918162Jiri Kuntos Czech RepublicD0
19919189Tony Iob CanadaLW0
199110211Spencer Meany CanadaF0
199111233Mikhail Volkov Soviet UnionRW0
199112255Michael Smith CanadaD0
1991S119Jamie Steer CanadaF0
1992111David Cooper CanadaD30371024
1992235Jozef Cierny Czech RepublicLW10000
1992359Ondrej Steiner Czech RepublicC0
1992480Dean Melanson CanadaD90008
1992483Matthew Barnaby CanadaRW8341131873002562
19925107Markus Ketterer FinlandG0
19925108Yuri Khmylev RussiaLW2636488152133
19926131Paul Rushforth CanadaC0
19928179Dean Tiltgen CanadaC0
19929203Todd Simon CanadaC150110
199210227Rick Kowalsky CanadaRW0
199211251Chris Clancy CanadaLW0
1993238Denis Tsygurov RussiaD5115645
1993364Ethan Philpott United StatesRW0
19935116Richard Safarik Czech RepublicG0
19936142Kevin Pozzo CanadaD0
19937168Sergei Petrenko Soviet UnionLW140440
19938194Mike Barrie CanadaC0
19939220Barrie Moore CanadaLW3926818
199310246Chris Davis CanadaG0
199311272Scott Nichol CanadaC374404282645
1994117Wayne Primeau CanadaC71566120186754
1994243Curtis Brown CanadaLW736129171300398
1994369Rumun Ndur NigeriaD69235137
19945121Sergei Klimentiev UkraineD0
19946147Cal Benazic CanadaD0
19947168Steve Plouffe CanadaG0
19947173Shane Hnidy CanadaD463144357558
19947176Steve Webb CanadaRW32151318532
19948199Bob Westerby CanadaLW0
19949225Craig Millar CanadaD1148142273
199410251Mark Polak CanadaC0
199411277Shayne Wright CanadaD0
1995114Jay McKee CanadaD6711988107524
1995116Martin Biron CanadaG4120667918715425202.59
1995242Mark Dutiaume CanadaLW0
1995368Mathieu Sunderland CanadaRW0
1995494Matt Davidson CanadaRW56571228
19955111Marian Menhart CanadaD0
19955119Kevin Popp CanadaD0
19955123Daniel Bienvenue CanadaLW0
19957172Brian Scott CanadaF0
199581989Mike Zanutto CanadaC0
19959224Rob Skrlac CanadaF810122
199617Erik Rasmussen United StatesC5455276128305
1996227Cory Sarich₪Ω CanadaD616128496724
1996233Darren Van Oene CanadaLW0
1996353Eric Naud CanadaLW0
1996354Francois Methot CanadaLW0
1996487Kurt Walsh CanadaF0
19964106Mike Martone CanadaD0
19965115Alexei Tezikov RussiaD301122
19966142Ryan Davis CanadaRW0
19966161Darren Mortier CanadaC0
19969222Scott Buhler CanadaG0
1997121Mika Noronen FinlandG71101423326-2.75
1997248Henrik Tallinder SwedenRW363166682232
1997369Maxim Afinogenov RussiaRW555130196326432
1997375Jeff Martin CanadaF0
19974101Luc Theoret CanadaD0
19975128Torrey DiRoberto CanadaLW0
19976156Brian Campbell CanadaD46642192234135
19977184Jeremy Adduono CanadaLW0
19978212Kamil Piros Czech RepublicC280000
19979238Dylan Kemp Canada
1998118Dmitri Kalinin RussiaD51835120155315
1998234Andrew Peters CanadaLW198437557
1998247Norm Milley CanadaRW2924612
1998250Jaroslav Kristek Czech RepublicRW60004
1998377Mike Pandolfo United StatesLW30000
19985137Aaron Goldade CanadaLW0
19986164Ales Kotalik Czech RepublicRW421113125238265
19987191Brad Moran CanadaC81234
19988218David Moravec Czech RepublicRW10000
19989249Edo Terglav CanadaRW0
1999120Barrett Heisten United StatesLW100000
1999235Milan Bartovic Czech RepublicF503141726
1999255Doug Janik United StatesD15931316121
1999264Mike Zigomanis CanadaC18921183985
1999373Tim Preston CanadaLW0
19994117Karel Mosovsky Czech RepublicF0
19995138Ryan Miller United StatesG2540558140831242.66
19995146Matt Kinch CanadaD0
19996178Seneque Hyacinthe Jr. CanadaRW0
19997206Bret DeCecco CanadaRW0
19998235Brad Self CanadaC0
19999263Craig Brunel CanadaRW0
2000115Artem Kryukov RussiaF0
2000248Gerard Dicaire CanadaD0
20004111Ghyslain Rousseau CanadaG0
20005149Denis Denisov RussiaD0
20007213Vasily Bizyayev Russia0
20007220Paul Gaustad United StatesC253346498275
20008258Sean McMorrow CanadaRW10000
20009277Ryan Courtney CanadaC0
2001122Jiri Novotny Czech RepublicC17417314858
2001232Derek Roy CanadaC330100161261199
2001250Chris Thorburn CanadaC172142236237
2001255Jason Pominville CanadaRW2809213122386
20015155Michal Vondrka Czech RepublicF0
20018234Calle Aslund SwedenD0
20018247Marek Dubec Czech RepublicF0
20019279Ryan Jorde CanadaD0
2002111Keith Ballard United StatesD2902486110296
2002120Daniel Paille CanadaLW17329376652
2002376Michael Tessier CanadaLW0
2002382John Adams United StatesD0
20024108Jakub Hulva Czech RepublicRW0
20024121Marty Magers United StatesG0
20026178Maxim Schevjev RussiaC0
20027208Radoslav Hecl Czech RepublicD140002
20028241Dennis Wideman CanadaD2803985124242
20029271Martin Cizek Czech RepublicD0
200315Thomas Vanek AustriaF299136112248206
2003265Branislav Fabry Czech RepublicRW0
2003374Clarke MacArthur CanadaLW11223234662
20034106Jan Hejda Czech RepublicD17733437107
20034114Denis Yezhov RussiaD0
20035150Thomas Morrow United StatesD0
20036172Pavel Voroshnin RussiaD0
20037202Nathan Paetsch CanadaD14463440102
20038235Jeff Weber CanadaG0
20039266Louis-Philippe Martin CanadaRW0
2004113Drew Stafford United StatesRW1604656102104
2004243Michael Funk CanadaRW90220
2004372Andrej Sekera Czech RepublicD85318300
20045145Michal Valent Czech RepublicG0
20046176Patrick Kaleta United StatesD796612124
20047207Mark Mancari CanadaRW101236
20048241Mike Card CanadaD40000
20049273Dylan Hunter CanadaLW0
2005113Marek Zagrapan Czech RepublicC0
2005248Philipp Gogulla GermanyF0
2005387Marc-Andre Gragnani CanadaD20004
2005496Chris Butler United StatesD2502210
20055142Nathan Gerbe United StatesC0
20056182Adam Dennis CanadaG0
20056191Vyacheslav Buravchikov RussiaD0
20057208Matt Generous United StatesD0
20057227Andrew Orpik United StatesD0
2006124Dennis Persson SwedenD0
2006246Jhonas Enroth SwedenG0
2006257Mike Weber United StatesD1603314
20064117Felix Schutz GermanyC0
20065147Alex Biega CanadaD0
20067207Benjamin Breault CanadaC0
2007231T.J. Brennan United StatesD0
2007259Drew Schiestel CanadaD0
2007389Corey Tropp United StatesRW0
20075139Bradley Eidsness CanadaG0
20075147Jean-Simon Allard CanadaC0
20076179Paul Byron CanadaC0
20077187Nick Eno United StatesG0
20077209Drew Mackenzie United StatesD0
2008112Tyler Myers CanadaD0
2008126Tyler Ennis CanadaC0
2008244Luke Adam CanadaC0
2008381Corey Fienhage United StatesD0
20084101Justin Jokinen United StatesRW0
20084104Jordon Southorn CanadaD0
20085134Jacob Lagace CanadaLW0
20086164Nick Crawford CanadaD0

Notes

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1974: The 183rd pick of the draft was an invalid claim for the fictional player Taro Tsujimoto of the Tokyo Katanas. The pick stood as valid for several weeks until it was revealed that the player was made up.

1984: The 186th pick of the draft was an invalid claim for Eric Weinrich, who had yet to clear the minimum age restriction for eligible draftees. He was selected the following year by the New Jersey Devils.

See also

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References

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Specific
  1. "2005-06 Buffalo Sabres (NHL) player statistics". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  2. "NHL Player Search -- Player -- Martin Biron". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
  3. "2007 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  4. "Alexander Mogilny's profile". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  5. "Wayne Primeau's profile". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  6. "2001 NHL Entry Draft picks". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  7. "Lindy Ruff's profile". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  8. "Thomas Vanek's profile". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2008-01-11.

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