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Skin in the Game

The Origin Story of the Buffalo Sabres with Seymour Knox, IV

Published November 2, 2024 at 4:00 PM EDT
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In episode five of Skin in the Game, John Cimperman and Tim O'Shei sit down with Seymour Knox, IV, whose family was the first to bring an NHL expansion team to Buffalo in 1969. They chat about those early days and the commitment of the Knox family to branch out and get professional lacrosse to Buffalo in the form of the beloved Buffalo Bandits!

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