February 18, 2011 - 5:07 PM
The NHL board of governors has voted to approve the sale of the Sabres to Terry Pegula, The Buffalo News has learned. The league is expected to make an official announcement this evening.
Pegula's introductory news conference is expected to be held Tuesday morning in HSBC Arena. Pegula agreed to purchase the Sabres from B. Thomas Golisano for $189 million earlier this month.
---John Vogl
John Vogl has been covering the Sabres since 2002-03, an era that has included playoff runs, last-place finishes and three ownership changes. The award-winning writer is the Buffalo chapter chairman for the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association.
@BuffNewsVogl | jvogl@buffnews.com
Mike Harrington, a Canisius College graduate who began his career as a News reporter in 1987, is in his sixth season covering the Buffalo Sabres. He is a member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association and can vouch that exposed flesh freezes instantly when walking in downtown Winnipeg in January.
