1985-86 Buffalo Sabres Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 37-37-6 - 80 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL's Adams Division
Coach: Jim Schoenfeld (19-19-5)
Coach: Scotty Bowman (18-18-1)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1985-86 Buffalo Sabres Statistics
1985-86 Buffalo Sabres Results

The Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ended the 1985-86 season with a record of 37 wins and 37 losses and 6 ties for 80 points, finishing fifth in the NHL's Adams Division.

The Sabres netted 296 goals and allowed 291. Mike Foligno scored 41 goals for Buffalo, while Dave Andreychuk and John Tucker tallied 30 or more, too. Dave Andreychuk accounted for 51 assists. Tom Barrasso earned 29 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.61 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.

Jim Schoenfeld and Scotty Bowman coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Mikael AnderssonLMay 10, 19665'11"181LMalmo, Sweden
Dave AndreychukLSeptember 29, 19636'4"220RHamilton, ON Canada
Tom BarrassoGMarch 31, 19656'3"210RBoston, MA USA
Jacques CloutierGJanuary 3, 19605'7"168LRouyn-Noranda, QC Canada
Adam CreightonCJune 2, 19656'5"220LBurlington, ON Canada
Paul CyrLOctober 31, 19635'10"180LPort Alberni, BC Canada
Mal DavisROctober 10, 19565'11"180LLockeport, NS Canada
Richie DunnDMay 12, 19576'0"200LBoston, MA USA
Steve DykstraDDecember 1, 19626'2"190LEdmonton, AB Canada
Brian EngblomDJanuary 27, 19556'2"200LWinnipeg, MB Canada
David FenyvesDApril 29, 19606'0"192LDunnville, ON Canada
Mike FolignoRJanuary 29, 19596'2"195RSudbury, ON Canada
Jody GageRNovember 29, 19596'0"190RToronto, ON Canada
Paul GardnerCMarch 5, 19566'0"195LFort Erie, ON Canada
Richard HajduRMay 10, 19656'1"185LVictoria, BC Canada
Bill HajtDNovember 18, 19516'3"215LRadisson, SK Canada
Bob HalkidisDMarch 5, 19665'11"205LToronto, ON Canada
Gilles HamelLMarch 18, 19606'3"183LAsbestos, QC Canada
Jim HoffordDOctober 4, 19646'0"190RSudbury, ON Canada
Phil HousleyDMarch 9, 19645'10"185LSt. Paul, MN USA
Pat HughesRMarch 25, 19556'1"180RCalgary, AB Canada
Normand LacombeROctober 18, 19646'0"205RPierrefonds, QC Canada
Chris LangevinLNovember 27, 19596'0"190LMontreal, QC Canada
Don LeverLNovember 14, 19525'11"185LSouth Porcupine, ON Canada
Sean McKennaRMarch 7, 19626'0"190RAsbestos, QC Canada
Gates OrlandoCNovember 13, 19625'8"180RMontreal, QC Canada
Gilbert PerreaultCNovember 13, 19506'1"180LVictoriaville, QC Canada
Larry PlayfairDJune 23, 19586'4"205RFort St. James, BC Canada
Daren PuppaGMarch 23, 19656'4"205RKirkland Lake, ON Canada
Mike RamseyDDecember 3, 19606'3"195LMinneapolis, MN USA
Joe ReekieDFebruary 22, 19656'3"220LVictoria, BC Canada
Lindy RuffLFebruary 17, 19606'2"201LWarburg, AB Canada
Phil RussellDJuly 21, 19526'2"205LEdmonton, AB Canada
Ric SeilingRDecember 15, 19576'1"180RElmira, ON Canada
Doug SmithCMay 17, 19635'11"186ROttawa, ON Canada
John TuckerFSeptember 29, 19646'0"200RWindsor, ON Canada
Hannu VirtaDMarch 22, 19635'11"183LTurku, Finland



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