Rochester officials met with Kim Pegula and Russ Brandon of the Sabres today, offering them a seat at the table as the city plans upgrades to the Blue Cross-War Memorial Arena. The Sabres declined to play a game at the Blue Cross this coming season because it doesn’t meet NHL standards. Mayor Lovely Warren met […]
The Sabres have scrapped plans to play one of their preseason games in Rochester, saying the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial isn’t good enough for the NHL. The Sabres haven’t played in downtown Rochester for more than a decade. They were planning to bring a September 26th exhibition match with the Minnesota Wild […]
As the State Legislature session wound to an end this week, there’s agreement in Albany on $10 million in state funding to upgrade Rochester’s Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren says the Assembly and Senate leadership have agreed with Governor Cuomo to move the item through. She says it’s an […]