1970–71 Buffalo Sabres season

1970–71 Buffalo Sabres season

NHLTeamSeason
Season=1970–71
Team=Buffalo Sabres
Conference=
ConferenceRank=
Division=East
DivisionRank=5th
Record=24–39–15
HomeRecord=
RoadRecord=
GoalsFor=217
GoalsAgainst=291
GeneralManager=Punch Imlach
Coach=Punch Imlach
Captain=Floyd Smith
AltCaptain=
Arena=
Attendance=
GoalsLeader=Gilbert Perreault (38)
AssistsLeader=Phil Goyette (46)
PointsLeader=Gilbert Perreault (72)
PIMLeader=Tracy Pratt (179)
WinsLeader=
GAALeader=
DivisionWin=

The Buffalo Sabres entered their first season in the National Hockey League.

The Sabres had the first pick in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft, which they used to select Gilbert Perreault. Led by Perreault's 38 goals, the Sabres would 24–39–15, ahead of the Vancouver Canucks and Detroit Red Wings in the Eastern Division. However, they finished 19 points behind the Toronto Maple Leafs in the division, and finished 19 points short of a playoff berth

Offseason

The Buffalo Sabres, along with the Vancouver Canucks, joined the NHL in the 1970–71 season. The Sabres' first owners were Seymour and Northrup Knox, scions of a family long prominent in western New York. The team's name, selected through a fan contest, was chosen because it was known as a weapon carried by leaders, and it is also swift and strong on offense as well as defense. The Knoxes had tried twice before to get an NHL team, first when the NHL expanded in 1967, and then unsuccessfully attempting to buy the Oakland Seals with the intent of moving them to Buffalo. At the time of their creation, the Buffalo Sabres exercised their option to create their own AHL farm team, the Cincinnati Swords.

NHL Draft

Defencemen

"Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points"

Goaltending

"Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against"

Awards and records

* Calder Memorial Trophy: || Gilbert Perreault

References

* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000331971.html Sabres on Hockey Database]


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