UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Buffalo Sabres and Minnesota Wild will play the first NHL game of the preseason at 7 p.m. at Pegula Ice Arena on the Penn State campus. It will be the first of four preseason games for the Sabres this week.
“We are thrilled to host the first of what we hope will be many NHL preseason games in Pegula Ice Arena,” said Sandy Barbour, Penn State director of athletics. “We are very appreciative of the NHL and the Sabres for their partnership to bring a preseason game to Penn State and further grow the game in central Pennsylvania. I know there will be significant interest by Penn Staters and hockey fans in Hockey Valley and beyond to be a part of the first NHL preseason contest in our magnificent facility.”
Sabres owner Terry Pegula donated $102 million to Penn State to fund the state-of-the-art Pegula Ice Arena and establish an NCAA Division I men’s hockey program in 2010. Penn State launched men’s and women’s varsity hockey programs in 2012-13 and moved into the Pegula Ice Arena for the 2013-14 season.
“We look forward to being the first team to bring professional hockey to Penn State at Pegula Ice Arena,” Buffalo Sabres President Russ Brandon said. “It will be a privilege for our organization to play in the state-of-the-art facility that Terry and Kim Pegula envisioned.”
Following tonight’s contest, the Sabres will host Ottawa at 7 p.m. Tuesday at KeyBank Center before travelling to St. Catharines on Thursday to play the Toronto Maple Leafs and then returning to Buffalo to play the Leafs again at KeyBank Center on Friday.
Next Tuesday, Oct. 4, the Sabres host the Carolina Hurricanes at Lakeview Arena in Marquette, Mich. Wednesday the teams play again at Essar Center is Sault. Ste. Marie. And Friday Buffalo will play against the Ottawa Senators in Ottawa.
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