Happy Sunday. The Sabres are off today, returning to practice on Monday morning and game action on Tuesday. Here are your Sunday morning reads from around the hockey world:
Buffalo Sabres Links
- Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen’s strong camp continues in Sabres win [TBN]
- Game behind the game is hit for Sabres mates Rasmus Dahlin & Casey Mittelstadt [TBN]
- Sabres’ playoff drought now America’s second-longest [WIVB]
NHL/Hockey Links
- Kraken mascot Buoy surfaces after years of planning, fan input [NHL.com]
- How the Seattle Kraken kept their new mascot Buoy a secret [ESPN]
- Elmer Soderblom has some competition: Meet all NHL teams’ tallest players [Free Press]
- How eight Eastern Conference teams can get back into playoffs [NHL.com]
- Jets honor Hawerchuk with bronze statue in True North Square [NHL.com]
- Behind the stripes: What 3 NHL officials enjoy off the ice [AP]
- The Nicaraguan Patch on a Hockey Jacket [Minnesota Wild]
We’ve collaborated with @Roots to create an exclusive collection in honour of the launch of the film #BlackIce. Designed to celebrate the film, the collection is modelled by hockey superstars @Simmonds17 and @saroyatinker71. More about the collection at https://t.co/VRjfV2WvzH pic.twitter.com/9WC5dTCADB
— UNINTERRUPTED Canada (@UNCanada) October 1, 2022