That No. 11 was Gilbert Perreault, who had recently been picked No. 1 as the Sabres’ first-ever draft choice. He was 20 years old and fresh off a 121-point season with the Montreal Junior Canadiens.

The list of the top 10 Sabres players is full of Hall-of-Famers and award winners, like Gilbert Perrault, Pat Lafontaine, and ...

Arrivals: Coach Dan Bylsma, Jack Eichel (drafted No. 2 overall), C-W Ryan O’Reilly and Jamie McGinn (trade from Colorado Avalanche), G Robin Lehner and C David Legwand (trade from Ottawa ...

That meant that Gilbert Perreault, instead of belonging to the Montreal Canadiens who sponsored his junior team, could be selected by any team in the 1970 draft.

Ric Seiling (1977-1986) Seiling may not have been as talented as teammates Rick Martin, Rene Robert, and Gilbert Perreault, but his two-way contributions were key for the team in the late 1970s ...

While Punch Imlach’s drafting of Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin, and Jim Schoenfeld with his first three first-round picks and other solid contributors (Craig Ramsay, Bill Hajt, Peter McNab) in ...

GM Punch Imlach in the summer of 1976 was looking for more two-way ability up the middle with Gilbert Perreault and Don Luce as their top two offensive centers.

Fan favorites like Gilbert Perreault, Daniel Briere and Jack Eichel have donned the 'C' throughout the last 44 years with the recently retired Kyle Okposo serving as the latest Sabres captain.