Warpath #1: The Founding

The founding of the Buffalo Sabres is an interesting tale of dogged hard work by the Knox brothers mixed with a bit of vintage NHL chicanery. Follow the path the Knoxes took from prospective NHL owners, through their dalliance with the Oakland Seals and, finally, to the succwssful end of their pursuit of bringing NHL hockey to Buffalo.


Sources:
Buffalo Sabres 1970-71 Media Guide: https://sabresdigitalpressbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1970-71-media-guide.pdfBuffalo Sabres 40th Anniversary Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20110307143201/http://forty.sabres.nhl.com/history.asp?year=1967 The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/1312341/2019/10/22/seals-of-approval-buying-oaklands-team-gave-the-sabres-their-ticket-to-the-nhl/ Golden Seals Hockey: https://goldensealshockey.com/Pittsburghhockey.net: https://pittsburghhockey.net/penguinsUSA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2017/06/08/jack-mcgregor-pittsburgh-penguins/102639134/ Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame: https://www.buffalosportshallfame.com/member/northrup-knox/https://www.buffalosportshallfame.com/member/seymour-knox-iii/

Aiken Polo: https://www.uspolo.org/news-social/news/remembering-seymour-knox-an-article-in-the-2021-aiken-polo-club-magazine