October 6, 2011 - 2:16 PM
The Sabres' official Web site has posted this video from the team dinner Thursday in Helsinki, showing Lindy Ruff making the announcement that Jason Pominville will be the team's captain and that Paul Gaustad, Thomas Vanek, Derek Roy and Drew Stafford will serve as alternates. Pominville then addresses the team.
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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.
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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.
