October 25, 2021 | AHL Coaches Portal, News, NHL Coaches Portal
Having both piloted the same junior franchise to a championship, Sabres coach Don Granato and Jon Cooper, his counterpart with the Tampa Bay Lightning, are part of a small fraternity.
October 20, 2021 | AHL Coaches Portal, News, NHL Coaches Portal
Granato tells ‘NHL @TheRink’ podcast confidence has contributed to winning first three games
September 28, 2021 | AHL Coaches Portal, News, NHL Coaches Portal
Don Granato will have a familiar person to lean on for advice in difficult times this season.
September 21, 2021 | AHL Coaches Portal, News, NHL Coaches Portal
Buffalo Sabres coach Don Granato is embracing his “Donny Meatballs” nickname by having it splashed on a T-shirt to raise money for the nonprofit organization Mental Health America.
August 20, 2021 | AHL Coaches Portal, News, NHL Coaches Portal
Buffalo Sabres head coach Don Granato is originally from suburban Chicago, but spent a memorable year in Minnesota high school hockey, winning the 1986 state title at Burnsville. At the USA Hockey coaches symposium in Duluth, he talked with Jess Myers of The Rink Live about his path to being a NHL coach.
July 16, 2021 | News
As part of ‘Giving Day’ in city, pro teams, community band together to raise over $1 million
July 2, 2021 | AHL Coaches Portal, News, NHL Coaches Portal
By Don Granato’s count, he coached just 12 practices after taking over the Sabres. The players were usually half-gassed after playing the night before in a condensed schedule, so they weren’t long practices, either.
July 1, 2021 | News
Granato was introduced during a press conference on Thursday
June 29, 2021 | News
Don Granato is staying with the Buffalo Sabres as the 20th head coach in franchise history, the culmination of a decorated coaching career that has spanned three decades and various levels of hockey. Here are five things to know about the Sabres coach.
May 9, 2021 | News
When Don Granato took over the Buffalo Sabres, Casey Mittelstadt had mustered one goal while mostly being utilized as a third- or fourth-line winger in his limited action.
May 8, 2021 | News
When Trevor Baker learned the Buffalo Sabres had promoted Don Granato to interim head coach, the enduring memories of the championship season they spent together flooded into his mind.
May 4, 2021 | News
Buffalo Sabres interim head coach Don Granato reflects on his time with the team and what his future may hold.
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