BUFFALO SABRES ANNOUNCE 2012-13 REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE

Schedule includes seven Sunday home games, including season opener

BUFFALO, N.Y. (January 12, 2013) — The Buffalo Sabres and the National Hockey League today announced the team’s schedule for the 2012-13 regular season. The Sabres also announced the variable pricing designations and box office pricing for individual games.

Buffalo will open the season at home on Sunday, Jan. 20 against the Philadelphia Flyers and will wrap up their schedule at home as well, with Fan Appreciation Night on Friday, April 26 against the New York Islanders. The Sabres will play on consecutive nights nine times in 2012-13.

The team will also play more Sunday games than usual this season, with 11 Sunday dates on the abbreviated schedule, including seven at First Niagara Center, after playing a full 2011-12 schedule that included only one Sunday game. The number of afternoon games has also increased significantly, with nine weekend games starting at or before 5 p.m., up from four last season.

The Sabres also announced the variable ticket pricing plan for all 24 Sabres home games in the 2012-13 season. The variable pricing plan breaks games down into four classifications to determine ticket price for the season: Gold, Silver, Bronze and Value. Games have been categorized based on the opponent, time of year, day of week, classic rivalries and games against marquee players.

The pricing plan for the 2012-13 season includes five Gold games, 15 Silver games, one Bronze game and three Value games.

A breakdown of ticket prices for the 2012-13 season is below.

Section

Value

Bronze

Silver

Gold

200 Club

$113

$127

$146

$185

200 Ends

$113

$127

$146

$185

100 Pref. Rink

$113

$127

$146

$185

100 II Rink

$113

$127

$146

$185

100 III Rink

$113

$127

$146

$185

100 Preferred

$81

$93

$142

$170

100 Level II

$66

$75

$108

$147

100 Level III

$51

$60

$87

$124

100 Level IV

$39

$46

$66

$109

300 Level I

$53

$62

$85

$94

300 Level II

$39

$46

$66

$78

300 Level III

$29

$39

$53

$64

300 Level IV

$29

$39

$53

$64

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