Buffalo Sabres captains

Brian Joseph Gionta (born January 18, 1979) is an American professional ice hockey player and the captain of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Jaroslav Spacek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjaroslaf ˈʃpatʃɛk]; born February 11, 1974) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for over 13 seasons with the Florida Panthers, Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Edmonton Oilers, Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens and the Carolina Hurricanes.

Miroslav Šatan (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmɪroslɑv ˈʃatan]; born October 22, 1974) is a retired Slovak professional ice hockey right winger who most recently played for Slovan Bratislava of the Kontinental Hockey League.

Thomas Vanek (born January 19, 1984) is an Austrian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Steven Bradley Ott (born August 19, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Jason John Pominville (born November 30, 1982) is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Michael Anthony "Mike" Peca (born March 26, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Lindy Cameron Ruff (born February 17, 1960) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player.

Anthony Craig Rivet, (/ˈrɪvᵻt/; born September 13, 1974) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman.

Patrick Michael "Pat" LaFontaine (born February 22, 1965) is an American former ice hockey center in the National Hockey League (NHL) who spent his entire career playing for the league's New York State-based teams; LaFontaine played for the New York Islanders from 1983 until 1991, the Buffalo Sabres from 1991 until 1997, and the New York Rangers from 1997 until his retirement in 1998, scoring 468 goals and 1,013 points along the way before his career was ended by concussions.

Toni Petteri Lydman (born 25 September 1977) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Daniel Jean-Claude "Danny" Brière (born October 6, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

Jochen Thomas Hecht (born June 21, 1977) is a German ice hockey coach and a former professional ice hockey player.

Alexander Gennadevich Mogilny (Russian: Александр Геннадиевич Могильный; born February 17, 1969), is a former Russian professional ice hockey player, currently the president of Amur Khabarovsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Christopher Ellis Drury (born August 20, 1976) is a retired American professional ice hockey player who most recently played with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League.

Donald Daniel Audette (born September 23, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, Atlanta Thrashers, Dallas Stars, Montreal Canadiens and Florida Panthers.

Stuart D. Barnes (born December 25, 1970) is a hockey operations consultant with the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Floyd Robert Donald Smith (born May 16, 1935, in Perth, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and coach.

James Grant Schoenfeld (born September 4, 1952) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player.

Michael Allen Ramsey (born December 3, 1960 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman who played 1070 regular season games in the NHL for the Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings between 1980 and 1997, after helping the 1980 U.

Michael Anthony Foligno (born January 29, 1959) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League for fifteen seasons from 1979–80 until 1993–94.

Daniel Mirl Gare (born May 14, 1954) is a Canadian broadcaster, ice hockey coach and former National Hockey League (NHL) player, most notably of the Buffalo Sabres.

Gilbert Perreault (born November 13, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre who played for 17 seasons with the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres.

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Gerald Marcus Meehan (born September 3, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario and raised in Newmarket, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger and the former general manager and Senior Vice President of the Buffalo Sabres.

James Patrick (born June 14, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.