Sabres announce affiliation with Elmira Jackals of the ECHL

[DetDannyWilliams]

The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has signed an affiliation agreement with the Elmira Jackals of theECHL, the professional developmental league for the American Hockey League (AHL) and the National Hockey League. Elmira joins the Rochester Americans, the Sabres’ AHL affiliate, as the chief minor-league development teams for the Buffalo Sabres organization.
“Proper development is essential in maintaining a competitive roster at the NHL level,” said Sabres general manager Tim Murray. “Having Elmira as an additional source to develop our young talent will certainly help our entire organization going forward. We’re proud to have the Jackals as part of our organization and, with the Amerks in Rochester, we now have the added bonus of working with minor-league affiliates that are no further than 150 miles from Buffalo.”
The Jackals, founded in 2000 as part of the United Hockey League, have been a member of the ECHL since 2007 and were the league’s regular-season champions in 2011-12. The team is located in Elmira, N.Y. and has been affiliated with several other NHL clubs including the Columbus Blue Jackets, Anaheim Ducks, Ottawa Senators and, most recently, the New Jersey Devils.


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[DetDannyWilliams]

and get this... the owner of the Jackals was one of the many that was in Mark Hammister's group when Hammister was trying to buy the Sabres when the crooks ran the Sabres into bankruptcy.