Buffalo Sabres Draft Picks
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional hockey team that came into existence in 1970 and have participated in 42 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 the 2012 regular season. Players whose names appear in bold are on the current Sabres roster.
Buffalo's first draft pick was Gilbert Perreault, 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. Ten picks have gone on to play over 1,000 NHL games: Dave Andreychuk, Phil Housley, Pierre Turgeon, Gilbert Perreault, Calle Johansson, Mike Ramsey, Craig Ramsay, Keith Carney, Brad May and Sean O'Donnell. One player, Gilbert Perreault, has been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame.
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