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French Connection Statue Being Unveiled Tonight @ The FNC!!!

Josh — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 09:52:04 +0000

The Buffalo Sabres are set to unveil a statue honoring “The French Connection” tonight at 7pm outside of the First Niagara Center. “The French Connection”, made up of Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin and Rene Robert, was one of hockey’s greatest scoring lines. Families of the 3 players are expected to be in attendance tonight at [...]

French Connection Statue To Be Erected In Front Of The FNC!

Josh — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 09:35:10 +0000

On Thursday, the Buffalo Sabres announced that they will erect a bronze statue in front of the First Niagara Center that will honor the French Connection. For those of you too young to remember who the French Connection is…..Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin & Rene Robert. Those 3 guys played… together from 1972-1979. The French Connection [...]

Labatt Brewing Will Honor The French Connection [PHOTO]

John La Mond — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:22:04 +0000

Having lived in the Buffalo area my whole life, I have a lot of great memories of the French Connection: Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin and Rene Robert. These guys were the BEST Buffalo Sabres to ever put on the uniform. You will never again see three players that inspired our team and town like these [...]

A Chance To Pay Your Last Respects To Rick Martin

John La Mond — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:00:35 +0000

The family of Rick Martin and the Buffalo Sabres have announced there will be a public memorial on Thursday, March 24th at 11:00am at HSBC Arena. I am so glad they are doing this. Not only was Rick Martin an amazing hockey player, but a wonderful human being. Buffalonians have been so blessed to have [...]

Sad Day For Buffalo…..#7 Is Gone!

John La Mond — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:00:10 +0000

I think it’s safe to say most of us Buffalonians are walking around today with very heavy hearts. Yesterday we got the news that one of our beloved French Connection members, Rick Martin passed away of a heart attack while driving in Clarence. My earliest memory of Rick is from the early ’70′s when my [...]

Video Tribute To Former Sabre #7 Rick Martin

Josh — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:10:40 +0000

Here are a few videos of the late Rick Martin( #7 in center) who passed away over the weekend in a car accident. I, for one, was not old enough to remember the glory years….only the stories. From what I gathered, Martin bled Blue and Gold. Here’s a look back….. Here Rick Martin Tangles With [...]

Thoughts On Sabres Legend Rick Martin

Dale Mussen — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:54:16 +0000

I was so sad to hear of the passing of NHL Hall of Famer and Sabres great Rick Martin yesterday. He died of an apparent heart attack while driving on Main Street in Clarence. And the news was eerily similar to the death of Sabres defenseman Tim Horton who was killed in car crash in St

Rick Martin Remembered…(Video)

Craig Matthews — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 23:42:22 +0000

One of the tough jobs when you are an air personality is reporting bad news. Today I had the sad task of telling our listeners that we lost Rick Martin, the former Sabres great and part of the famous “French Connection”. He died today after an apparent heart attack which resulted in a one car accident. He was [...]