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After nine years of waiting for his phone call, Dave Andreychuk has earned his entrance into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
"The years that I have waited. Makes no difference to me. It's a great honor", Andreychuk told the Tampa Lightning website.
"To all my former teammates, coaches, and trainers this honor wouldn't have been possible without you", Andreychuk said.
The Sabres drafted the Hamilton, Ontario native with the 16th overall pick in 1982. Phil Housley and Paul Cyr were also drafted that year by then Sabres GM Scotty Bowman. The big man with the soft hands played 11 seasons in Buffalo.
In February 1993, the Sabres sent Dave Andreychuk, Daren Puppa and their first-round draft pick in 1993 to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
In exchange, the Sabres picked up Hall of Fame goalie Grant Fuhr and Toronto's fifth-round draft pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.
Andreychuk was a former first-round pick of the Buffalo Sabres, drafted by the team over a decade prior, 16th overall in 1982.
Andreychuk averaged a point-per-game, with 771 points (348 goals, 423 assists) in 763 regular season games with the Buffalo Sabres at the time of the trade.
Andreychuk ranks third on the Buffalo Sabres all-time list in goals scored with 368.
Andreychuk ranks second in total points with 804 in 837 games.
Andreychuk ranks first in Sabres history with 161 PP goals.
Andreychuk played a total of 1,639 NHL games, scoring 640 goals and 1,338 points.
Andrews the captain on the Tampa Lighting team that won the Stanley Cup in 2004.
Andreychuk's 23-year NHL career took him from Buffalo to Toronto, New Jersey, Boston and Colorado. Andreychuk retired after the 2005-06 season.
Also inducted into the Hockey ahall of Fame Class of 2017 are/
Danielle Goyette, Paul Kariya, Mark Recchi, Teemu Selanne, Clare Drake and Jeremy Jacobs.
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At long long last, Jason Botterill and has hired Randy Sexton and Steve Greeley to serve as the team’s assistant general managers. Sexton will also serve as general manager of the Rochester Americans.
Sexton has been the rumored choice of Botterill since early May.
“Randy and I developed a positive working relationship during our time in Pittsburgh and I think his experience and insight will be advantageous for our front office,” said Sabres General Manager Jason Botterill. “In Steve, we have hired a talented hockey executive who will offer unique insight to our organization. They both have experience at all levels of the game and we think they will be valuable assets for the Buffalo Sabres moving forward.”
Sexton spent the last seven seasons along with Botterill while they worked for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Sexton worked in the Pens' scouting department after joining Pittsburgh as assistant director of amateur scouting in 2010-11, including the last two seasons as the team’s director of amateur scouting. In this role, he oversaw the team’s amateur scouting operations in North America and Europe.
Prior to his time with the Penguins, Sexton logged several years of NHL front office experience in stints with the Ottawa Senators (1990 to 1995) and the Florida Panthers (2007 to 2010). As one of the Senators’ founders, he was instrumental in helping to bring an NHL team back to Ottawa, eventually serving as the club’s president, chief executive officer and general manager during his time with the team. He served as assistant general manager for the Panthers for two seasons before being promoted to general manager in February 2009.
Sexton will assist Botterill in the hiring of the next head coach of the amerks. Former Amerk Chris Taylor is the leading candidate to warm the job. Former Sabres and Amerk player Doug Houda is also in the running.
Greeley comes to the Sabres after two seasons as the assistant director of player personnel with the New York Rangers. Before his tenure with the Rangers, Greeley spent two seasons as an associate coach at Boston University, where he played a vital role in the school’s recruiting process. Greeley also spent seven seasons (2006-07 to 2012-13) in the scouting department for the Los Angeles Kings and served as a regional scout for the U.S. National Team Development Program from 2009 to 2012.
Mark Jakubowski, who has served as the Sabres’ assistant general manager since the 2014-15 season, will become the team’s vice president of hockey administration.
Thanks, Sabres PR
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