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a day ago
- Business
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Sabres To Use Bills Stadium Facilities For Decentralized Draft
The NHL will hold the first – and possibly only – decentralized draft at the end of June, which is similar in structure to the annual NFL Drafts where each team's management remains in their respective towns and calls in their picks to a central location, which this year will be in Los Angeles, CA. For this occasion, the Buffalo Sabres will be using the draft room facilities of their NFL counterpart, the Buffalo Bills, for the Draft on June 27th and 28th at Highmark Stadium. 'The synergies between the Sabres and Bills are genuine and we are well positioned for the new NHL draft process by utilizing the space and experience at One Bills Drive for our Sabres draft this season,' Sabres and Bills Chief Operating Officer Pete Guelli said in a press release. 'There's a strong relationship between both staffs which has made the process seamless and we are grateful to be able to take advantage of an environment that's been tested and proven on a large scale. Utilizing the Bills' draft room will also allow us to see what works best and what we can implement to enhance our capabilities even more for future drafts.' Advertisement Other Sabres Stories Is Peterka In Prime Position For Big Payday? Sabres Summer Dilemmas - Bowen Byram Sabres Facing An Off-Season Of Change The Sabres are expected to have all of their managerial and scouting staff in Orchard Park, including general manager Kevyn Adams, newly hired senior advisor Jarmo Kekalainen, the Sabres and Rochester Americans coaching staffs, and members of the analytics, scouting, and development departments. It is very possible that this decentralized draft may be a one shot deal. There are indicators that NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is not a fan of the new setup based on statements made to the media, and Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported earlier this year that the league may return to a centralized draft as part of a setup similar to Majorr League Baseball's Winter Meetings, with the NHL Awards, the Draft and the beginning of free agency will all be held in the same location. Follow Michael on X, Instagram, and Bluesky @MikeInBuffalo
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
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Former Jets Bench Boss Paul Maurice to Coach in Third-Straight Stanley Cup
Carter Yakemchuk Ranked 26th Overall In Magazine's New NHL Prospect Rankings When the Ottawa Senators selected Carter Yakemchuk seventh overall in the 2024 NHL Draft, they went against the grain. The young Calgary Hitmen star was ranked as the sixth-best defenceman on most pre-draft boards, and four of the five listed ahead of him were still on the board when Ottawa stepped up to the draft podium to make their pick. 1:08 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Could the Nets select Cedric Coward in the 2025 NBA Draft?
The Brooklyn Nets head into the 2025 NBA Draft with four first-round picks to use, meaning that they will be bringing in a lot of talent from this class. Brooklyn has three picks outside of the Lottery and with the team needing as much of a talent infusion as possible, they could consider taking a player that is taking full advantage of the predraft process. Forward Cedric Coward, who came into the Draft with the intention of maintaining his college eligibility after agreeing to transfer to Duke, has decided to stay in the Draft, according to ESPN's Jonathan Givony. Coward's draft stock has risen to the point where Bleacher Report NBA Draft expert Jonathan Wasserman projects the San Antonio Spurs to take Coward with the 14th overall pick. Advertisement "NBA teams learned that the injury wasn't a setback," Coward said, per Givony. "I got better and became more profound in all the different details of my game. I improved tremendously in aspects that I needed to work on, which showed in my athletic testing and shooting. I'm stronger mentally, physically and emotionally now." Coward, listed at 6-foot-6 and 213 pounds, is coming off a senior season at Washington State where he averaged 17.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 55.7% from the field and 40.0% from three-point land. While the 2024-25 season was his senior season, Coward did have another season of eligibility given that he had to redshirt this past season due to a shoulder injury. With Coward not going back to college, he will be entering the Draft was one of the players looking to take advantage of the momentum he has built since the Draft Combine in Chicago earlier this month. "Scouts at the combine were acknowledging the fact that Cedric Coward could go first round based on his Kawhi-Leonard-like measurements, convincing shooting stroke and the tantalizing highlights from his brief six-game season," Wasserman wrote on Coward. This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Could the Nets select Cedric Coward in the 2025 NBA Draft?
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Zach Werenski: ‘Olympics Still A Long Way Off'
Carter Yakemchuk Ranked 26th Overall In Magazine's New NHL Prospect Rankings When the Ottawa Senators selected Carter Yakemchuk seventh overall in the 2024 NHL Draft, they went against the grain. The young Calgary Hitmen star was ranked as the sixth-best defenceman on most pre-draft boards, and four of the five listed ahead of him were still on the board when Ottawa stepped up to the draft podium to make their pick. 1:08 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Carter Yakemchuk Ranked 26th Overall In Magazine's New NHL Prospect Rankings
Carter Yakemchuk Ranked 26th Overall In Magazine's New NHL Prospect Rankings When the Ottawa Senators selected Carter Yakemchuk seventh overall in the 2024 NHL Draft, they went against the grain. The young Calgary Hitmen star was ranked as the sixth-best defenceman on most pre-draft boards, and four of the five listed ahead of him were still on the board when Ottawa stepped up to the draft podium to make their pick. 1:08 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
