The Buffalo Sabres have signed defenseman Owen Power to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced Friday.
Power, 19, was selected by the Sabres with the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NHL Draft. He returned to play his sophomore season at the University of Michigan, where he tallied 32 points (3+29) in 33 games.
Michigan’s season ended Thursday with an overtime loss to Denver in the Frozen Four.
The Sabres have three games remaining on their current road trip: Friday at Florida, Sunday at Tampa Bay, and Tuesday at Toronto.
Buffalo’s next home game is Thursday against St. Louis.
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Power was widely regarded as the top player available in last summer’s draft coming off a freshman season at Michigan in which he tallied 16 points (3+13) in 26 contests and earned a selection to the Big Ten’s All-Rookie Team. He cemented that status in May with his performance at the IIHF World Championship, where – against NHL competition – he averaged 20:07 of…
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