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looooob · 11-11-2007, 01:01 PM

The Buffalo Sabres have called a press conference to highlight an important pregame ceremony prior to tonights game against the St Louis Blues. In todays contest , Sabre Winger Ruslan Fedotenko will be playing in his staggering 450th consecutive CPHL game, all with the CPHL Buffalo Sabres.

"This is an incredible accomplishment for Ruslan, something that is unlikely be broken by anyone but himself in the CPHL" acknowledged Sabres GM Looooob.

Fedotenko was an original Sabre from the time of the CPHL inception. He has never missed a game due to injury, fatigue, suspension or coaches decision.

"While we acknowledge that one of the greatest aspects of the CPHL is the usual high volume of trading" Loooob continued, "its also important to have certain players associated with certain teams. In our case there have been 3 long standing Sabres namely Fedotenko, Wade Belak and JS Giguere, but only Ruslan has been here since day one without interruption. He has been a great player for us, can play both LW and RW and has been a fixture on our 2nd and 3rd lines."

Fedotenko led the Sabres in scoring last year, and is currently amongst the top 10 leaders in the CPHL at RW. After wearing the jersey number 27 for the 2002-2003 season, Fedotenko has worn number 26 to the present day. He has shared the team captaincy with longtime friend and roomate Wade Belak off and on for many years.

Fedotenkos stats in brief:
2002-2003 86GP 25 goals 26 assists 51 points +31
2003-2004 86 22 25 47 +8
2004-2005 86 14 34 48 -13
2005-2006 86 26 26 52 +11
2006-2007 86 31 44 75 +24
2007-2008 19 8 11 19 -10
CPHL total 449 126 166 292 +61

11-11-2007, 01:01 PM	#1
looooob Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Exp:	Sabres Annouce Press Conference to Recognize Ruslan Fedotenko The Buffalo Sabres have called a press conference to highlight an important pregame ceremony prior to tonights game against the St Louis Blues. In todays contest , Sabre Winger Ruslan Fedotenko will be playing in his staggering 450th consecutive CPHL game, all with the CPHL Buffalo Sabres. "This is an incredible accomplishment for Ruslan, something that is unlikely be broken by anyone but himself in the CPHL" acknowledged Sabres GM Looooob. Fedotenko was an original Sabre from the time of the CPHL inception. He has never missed a game due to injury, fatigue, suspension or coaches decision. "While we acknowledge that one of the greatest aspects of the CPHL is the usual high volume of trading" Loooob continued, "its also important to have certain players associated with certain teams. In our case there have been 3 long standing Sabres namely Fedotenko, Wade Belak and JS Giguere, but only Ruslan has been here since day one without interruption. He has been a great player for us, can play both LW and RW and has been a fixture on our 2nd and 3rd lines." Fedotenko led the Sabres in scoring last year, and is currently amongst the top 10 leaders in the CPHL at RW. After wearing the jersey number 27 for the 2002-2003 season, Fedotenko has worn number 26 to the present day. He has shared the team captaincy with longtime friend and roomate Wade Belak off and on for many years. Fedotenkos stats in brief: 2002-2003 86GP 25 goals 26 assists 51 points +31 2003-2004 86 22 25 47 +8 2004-2005 86 14 34 48 -13 2005-2006 86 26 26 52 +11 2006-2007 86 31 44 75 +24 2007-2008 19 8 11 19 -10 CPHL total 449 126 166 292 +61 Last edited by looooob; 11-11-2007 at 01:11 PM.