Sabres Honour Jeff Skinner Ahead Of 1,000th Game

Sabres Honour Jeff Skinner Ahead Of 1,000th Game

Tonight the Buffalo Sabers are proud to honor Jeff Skinner who will appear in his 1,000th NHL game please direct your attention to the video board as we celebrate Jeff’s journey to this incredible Milestone and the competitive Drive unique abilities and funloving personality he has displayed along the

Way Jeff is a really happy person he always brings a smile to the ring I’m miked up just so everyone know you see him smiling on social media on the ice all the time and I mean his Go songs the fans love it that smile from Jeff

Skinner tells it all I just think it’s a good song So skner score when he scores you kind of sing along with it are you kidding me Jeff Skinner I think it’s all for the fans we love it too though Skinner holds It Go music selections are totally TP notch in

The arena just his smile and happiness makes me proud to be a Sabers fan I’m your host Jeff Skinner and today I’m joined by Alex touch why do you have a goal song hoping one day to get one dream big that’s good I would I describe skinny undercover genius have you met

Any Sabers players at FanFest yet yeah I just met Jeff Skinner I think he just doesn’t want people to know actually how smart he is he’s got a brain up there skinny is unlike anyone I know skner skner over the way you can flip the switch

From off the ice to on the ice you know it’s it’s a whole different person I definitely hated playing against and he’s just one of those guys no no no no no we don’t want to hear all that he gets under the skin of guys and it’s

Part of what makes him so good now you see Jeff Skinner he’s fired up here he’s always had a lot of intensity seven pick we’re proud to select Jeff Skinner we marveled at his ability to move and contort his body the skating style I mean he loves

His Mohawks figure skating I guess from a younger age definitely uh paid off we’re down a goal and need a goal I feel like he’s the guy that can put one the back je Skinner wins it in over time Thompson for Skinner go 1,000 games is unbelievable and for me just being

Able to be a part of it and play with you is a tremendous honor it’s never about him it’s more about the guys and you know he shows it every day I think he’s a real positive influence in the group and he has a tremendous love for

The game I think there’s more than what you just see on the ice nice job he’s done a lot in the community went broswell bald for bucks first in the NHL when he goes and grabs a milestone Puck and it really just shows how much he cares about each individual teammate

Skinner score je wants to win he wants to do the best for his teammates and when he’s doing it he’s playing his best that was [Applause] magic now P join us in welcoming to the ice Jeff’s parents Andy Skinner and Elizabeth campen his sisters Andrea Erica and Jillian his girlfriend

Victoria and two friends who’ve been instrumental in his career Bill bowler and Ian McIntyre we now invite Jeff’s teammates to please come forward to present the family with gifts on behalf of the Buffalo Sabers Please welcome to the Ice Buffalo Sabers general manager Kevin Adams to present Jeff with a commemorative Tiffany Crystal on behalf of the National Hockey [Applause] League [Applause] and I behalf of the Buffalo Savers a silver stick commemorating Jeff’s 1,000th NHL Game [Applause] And we now ask the Buffalo Sabers please join the Skinner family for a group Photo [Applause] [Applause] thank you and congratul ulations again to Jeff Skinner on reaching this tremendous career [Applause] Milestone hey Jeff congrats on your 1000 hey Jeff congrats on your 1000th game congratulations Jeff on your 1000th NHL game and thank you for being such an inspiration to this team and to me because of you I hope to continue my own hockey career in the future we love you

We love the fact that you’re so joyful all the time when you play hi Jeff congratulations on a thousand games that’s quite an accomplishment I will always say you have a specialist place in our family you did a interview with my daughter she was a junior reporter

Last year and you made her a fan for life every single game she’s always asking where you are on the ice and watching your plays big fan so thank you for that and thank you for being a buffalo Saber

Watch as the Buffalo Sabres and fans inside the KeyBank Center honour forward Jeff Skinner with a video tribute and silver stick ahead of his 1,000th career NHL game.

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