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2016 NHL DRAFT BUFFALO VISITORS’ GUIDE JUNE 24-25 First Niagara Center Buffalo, NY 1 NHL Draft Visitors Guide 6.16.indd 1 6/20/16 3:29 PM 20% OFF YOUR MEAL Not valid with other o ers. Expires 9/1/16 BU-12322812 492 Pearl Street • Bu alo, NY 14202 716.931.5001 • www.encorebu alo.com NHL Draft Visitors Guide 6.16.indd 2 6/20/16 3:29 PM WELCOME TO THE NHL Draft in Buffalo! We couldn’t be happier to welcome you to the Buffalo Niagara region for the 2016 NHL Draft. The Buffalo Sabres, Pegula Sports & Entertainment, First Niagara Center, HARBORCENTER, Niagara Frontier Transit Authority, Buffalo Niagara Sports Commission and Visit Buffalo Niagara have been working in partnership to ensure your stay in Buffalo is safe, exciting and hassle free. Our destination has been completely transformed in recent years, sporting a revitalized waterfront, restored neighborhoods and influx of new attractions, hotels and restaurants. A critical piece of that revitalization is the very spot adjacent to where the NHL Draft is taking place, HARBORCENTER — a $200 million amateur hockey complex with a two-story sports bar, retail shops and a 200-room Marriott Hotel designed to welcome visitors just like you. HARBORCENTER and a series of other new developments have all come online in the last few years, creating a palpable sense of enthusiasm and energy here. I encourage you to get out and explore all we have to offer, from a kayak tour along Canalside and Silo City to our magnificent art museums, enjoying a craft beer at one of our many local breweries, visiting restored architectural gems and relishing over signature chicken wings or a new restaurant. Not to mention a natural wonder of the world, Niagara Falls, is in our backyard. Please visit our website, visitbuffaloniagara.com, or follow us on Twitter @BuffaloNiagara and @SportsBUF for more ideas on all there is to see and do here. I wish you an enjoyable time in the Buffalo Niagara region and we hope you return soon. Truly Yours, Patrick Kaler Join the conversation on Twitter at #nhldraft. President and CEO Visit Buffalo Niagara This Visitor’s Guide is a publication of The Buffalo News Marketing Department, One News Plaza, Buffalo, NY 14203. Produced with the cooperation of Visit Buffalo Niagara. ©2016 The Buffalo News 33 NHL Draft Visitors Guide 6.16.indd 3 6/20/16 3:30 PM FUN in the SUN! Boat Rentals 20% OFF WEEKDAY BOAT RENTALS Must present coupon. Offer excludes Weekends and Holidays. Offer good thru 8.31.16 Call for Details & Reservations Safe Harbor Boat Rentals | 716-828-0027 BU-1232625 NHL Draft Visitors Guide 6.16.indd 4 6/20/16 3:30 PM YOUR FIRST ROUND PICK FOR BUFFALOS BEST DINING Destinations LATE NIGHTBAR.COM Dinner LunchSUNDAY BRUNCH 716.856.7646 (SOHO) | 64 W. Chippewa Buffalo, NY | SOHOBURGER 716-855-3739 (FP39) In e heart of Downtown 51 W. Chippewa St. Buffalo Buffalo, NY 5 frankieprimos39.com NHL Draft Visitors Guide 6.16.indd 5 6/20/16 3:30 PM CHICKEN WINGS When in Buffalo, have a wing, (or 10 or 20). Just about every bar or restaurant you’ll visit will serve its own version. Unlike the majority of the country, Buffalonians refer to them as just “wings” not “Buffalo wings.” Orders come single, (145 Allen St. | 886-0602) serves double, triple and bucket, too. meaty wings, best ordered hot. Also Do you like “drums” or “flats”? nearby is FAT BOB’S SMOKEHOUSE Go on a wing crawl to find out. (41 Virginia Pl. | fatbobs.com) which serves barbecued smoked chicken Here are some stops in and wings as well as Southern favorites. around the city that serve up great The fun and funky Elmwood Village wings with unique local flair. is home to two iconic Buffalo taverns — Visit the home of the Original Chicken COLE’S (1104 Elmwood Ave. | colesbuffalo. Wing — THE ANCHOR BAR (1047 Main com) where wings are standard, Sicilian St. | anchorbar.com) — where you can (Italian and Ceasar dressings with eat wings (mild, medium, hot and spicy Parmesan cheese) and barbecue. barbecue) and view an eclectic array Next door, MR. GOODBAR (1110 of motorcycles and memorabilia. Elmwood Ave. | mrgoodbarbuffalo.com) Located in the diverse Allentown serves a large variety of wings (Cajun neighborhood, GABRIEL’S GATE stout BBQ, blazing BBQ, honey BBQ, 6 NHL Draft Visitors Guide 6.16.indd 6 6/20/16 3:30 PM Creole, Italian, chili lime, teriyaki, sweet At the nearby HYDRAULIC HEARTH chili, garlic Sriracha and even salt and (716 Swan St. | hydraulichearth.com), vinegar). A huge selection of beer and live sip a Community Beer Works draft music make it a great place to hang out. and play corn hole in the beer garden. To sample local beer, we recommend A variety of pizzas and bourbon grabbing a cold one at BIG DITCH wings are fired up in a wood oven. BREWING (55 E. Huron | bigditchbrewing. Last but not least, a few places worth com) which serves up Hayburner Wings the ride from downtown Buffalo: made with its Hayburner IPA wing sauce DUFF’S FAMOUS WINGS has — hot, medium or mild, of course. five locations (Amherst, Orchard On Buffalo’s West Side the famous Park, Depew, Niagara Falls and LANOVA PIZZERIA (371 W. Ferry Williamsville | duffswings.com). | lanova-pizzeria.com) has served If you like hot wings, Duff’s Buffalonians awesome pizza and wings “medium is hot,” “medium hot is very since 1957. Note, if you are at the nearby hot” and “hot is very, very hot.” RESURGENCE BREWING (1250 Niagara South Buffalo’s St. | resurgencebrewing.com), La Nova NINE-ELEVEN will deliver to you right at the brewery! TAVERN (9 -11 A few blocks away, MACKY’S ESSEX Bloomfield St. STREET PUB (530 Rhode Island St. | | 825-9939) essexstreetpub.com) dry rubs, smokes wings defy and fries the wings before serving description. For with a smoked bourbon barbecue. years, customers A short drive from the West Side is have asked the Black Rock neighborhood and the for the 30-year classic SPORTSMEN’S TAVERN (326 old secret sauce Amherst St. | sportsmenstavern.com) recipe with no luck. known for its live music and a variety of wings, including Kyle Style “extreme but tasty barbecue.” and Greg Wings, char-grilled “hot but not too spicy.” From the First Niagara Center, a short ride up Exchange Street will get you to two interesting Larkinville places. MARINARO’S LARKIN TAVERN (131 Van Rensselaer St. | marinaroslarkintavern. com) serves great original hot, medium or mild wings along with garlic Parmesan, barbecue and mango barbecue. 7 NHL Draft Visitors Guide 6.16.indd 7 6/20/16 3:30 PM 2016 NHL Draft Order 1 Toronto 16 Detroit 2 Winnipeg 17 Nashville 3 Columbus 18 Philadelphia 4 Edmonton 19 New York (Islanders) 5 Vancouver 20 Arizona (from NY Rangers) 6 Calgary 21 Carolina (from LA) 7 Arizona 22 Winnipeg (from Chicago) 8 Buffalo 23 Florida 9 Montreal 24 Anaheim 10 Colorado 25 Dallas 11 New Jersey 26 Washington 12 Ottawa 27 Tampa Bay 13 Carolina 28 St. Louis 14 Boston 29 Boston (from San Jose) 15 Minnesota 30 Toronto (from Pittsburgh) Follow the action! For information on the draft, in depth analysis and more, watch the NHL Network and visit NHL.com. 8 NHL Draft Visitors Guide 6.16.indd 8 6/20/16 3:30 PM Drafts Hosted in Buffalo 1991: MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM Top Overall Pick: Eric Lindros – Center – Quebec 1998: MARINE MIDLAND ARENA Top Overall Pick: Vincent Lecavalier – Center – Tampa Bay Recent Round One Picks – Buffalo 2015 – Jack Eichel 2012 – Mikhail Grigorenko (12th) 2014 – Sam Reinhart 2012 – Zemgus Girgensons (14th) 2013 – Rasmus Ristolainen (8th) 2011 – Joel Armia 2013 – Nikita Zadorov (16th) 2010 – Mark Pysyk Top First Round Picks In Buffalo History 1970 – Gilbert Perreault 2003 – Thomas Vanek 1971 – Rick Martin 2004 – Drew Stafford 1972 – Jim Schoenfeld 2008 – Tyler Myers & 1974 – Lee Fogolin Tyler Ennis 1977 – Ric Seiling 2012 – Zemgus Girgensons 1978 – Larry Playfair 2013 – Rasmus Ristolainen 1979 – Mike Ramsey 2014 – Sam Reinhart 1982 – Phil Housley, 2015 – Jack Eichel Paul Cyr & Dave Andreychuk 1983 – Tom Barrasso 1987 – Pierre Turgeon 1995 – Jay McKee & Martin Biron Future Events In WNY DEC. 26, 2017 – JAN. 5, 2018: The 2018 IIHF World Junior Championships 9 NHL Draft Visitors Guide 6.16.indd 9 6/20/16 3:30 PM METRO RAIL STOPS Restaurants are either right on or within a few blocks of indicated stop. AREA DINING SENECA STREET Deep South Taco ($$) 291 Ellicott St. • deepsouthtaco.com NEAR FIRST NIAGARA Irish Times ($$) CENTER 38 Swan St. • (716) 854-2199 Dinosaur Barbecue ($$) 301 Franklin • dinosaurbarbque.com (716) Food & Sport ($$) Pearl St. Grill & Brewery ($$) harborcenter.com 76 Pearl St. • pearlstreetgrill.com E.B. Green’s Steakhouse ($$$$) Buffalo Iron Works ($$) Hyatt Regency Buffalo 49 Illinois St. • buffaloironworks.com Subway ($) buffalo.hyatt.com 304 Main St. • subway.com Buffalo RiverWorks ($$) Eddie Brady’s Tavern ($) 359 Ganson St. Washington Square Restaurant 97 Genesee St. (716) 854-7017 buffaloriverworks.com 295 Washington St. ($$) (716) 849-0619 Encore ($$) The Dish @ Canalside ($) 492 Pearl St. • encorebuffalo.com canalsidebuffalo.com LAFAYETTE SQUARE EXPO Market ($$) Cobblestone ($$) Pan American Grill & Brewery 617 Main St. • expobuffalo.com 130 South Park Ave. in Hotel@ The Lafayette ($$) cobblestonebar.com Kaydara Noodle Bar ($$) 391 Washington 777 Main St. • buffalonoodlebar.com Lagerhaus 95 ($$) buffalobrewerydistrict.com 95 Perry St. • lagerhaus95.com Marble & Rye ($) Tim Hortons ($$) 112 Genesee St. • marbleandrye.net Liberty Hound ($$) 424 Main St. • timhortons.com Buffalo Naval Park Natalie’s Mediterranean ($) Garden Grill (Hilton Garden Inn) 111 Genesee St. • natalieseatery.com libertyhoundbuffalo.com 10 Lafayette Square ($$) Lockhouse Distillery ($$) hiltongardeninnhotelbuffalo.com Oshun ($$$) 41 Columbia St.