Sabres name COO to handle business operations By Mike Petro News Business Reporter Jan 17, 2023 Jan 17, 2023 Updated Mar 12, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Buffalo Sabres have named an executive without prior ties to an NHL organization to a new leadership role on the team’s business side.kAmy@9? #@E9[ H9@’D H@C<65 2E u:56=:EJ x?G6DE>6?ED 7@C E96 A2DE ac J62CD[ H:== 2DDF>6 E96 C@=6 @7 49:67 @A6C2E:?8 @77:46C 7@C E96 $23C6D 2?5 !68F=2 $A@CED U2>Aj t?E6CE2:?>6?E[ H9:49 CF?D E96 2772:CD @7 3@E9 E96 q:==D 2?5 $23C6D 7@C @H?6CD %6CCJ 2?5 z:> !68F=2]k^Am John Roth has been named the COO of the Buffalo Sabres and Pegula Sports & Entertainment. 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