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2016 NHL DRAFT
BUFFALO
VISITORS’ GUIDE
JUNE 24-25
First Niagara Center
Buffalo, NY
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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,
Join the conversation on
Twitter at #nhldraft.
Patrick Kaler
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
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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,
double, triple and bucket, too.
Do you like “drums” or “flats”?
Go on a wing crawl to find out.
(145 Allen St. | 886-0602) serves
meaty wings, best ordered hot. Also
nearby is FAT BOB’S SMOKEHOUSE
(41 Virginia Pl. | fatbobs.com) which
serves barbecued smoked chicken
wings as well as Southern favorites.
The fun and funky Elmwood Village
is home to two iconic Buffalo taverns —
COLE’S (1104 Elmwood Ave. | colesbuffalo.
com) where wings are standard, Sicilian
(Italian and Ceasar dressings with
Parmesan cheese) and barbecue.
Next door, MR. GOODBAR (1110
Elmwood Ave. | mrgoodbarbuffalo.com)
serves a large variety of wings (Cajun
stout BBQ, blazing BBQ, honey BBQ,
Here are some stops in and
around the city that serve up great
wings with unique local flair.
Visit the home of the Original Chicken
Wing — THE ANCHOR BAR (1047 Main
St. | anchorbar.com) — where you can
eat wings (mild, medium, hot and spicy
barbecue) and view an eclectic array
of motorcycles and memorabilia.
Located in the diverse Allentown
neighborhood, GABRIEL’S GATE
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Creole, Italian, chili lime, teriyaki, sweet
chili, garlic Sriracha and even salt and
vinegar). A huge selection of beer and live
music make it a great place to hang out.
To sample local beer, we recommend
grabbing a cold one at BIG DITCH
BREWING (55 E. Huron | bigditchbrewing.
com) which serves up Hayburner Wings
made with its Hayburner IPA wing sauce
— hot, medium or mild, of course.
On Buffalo’s West Side the famous
LANOVA PIZZERIA (371 W. Ferry
| lanova-pizzeria.com) has served
Buffalonians awesome pizza and wings
since 1957. Note, if you are at the nearby
RESURGENCE BREWING (1250 Niagara
St. | resurgencebrewing.com), La Nova
will deliver to you right at the brewery!
A few blocks away, MACKY’S ESSEX
STREET PUB (530 Rhode Island St. |
essexstreetpub.com) dry rubs, smokes
and fries the wings before serving
with a smoked bourbon barbecue.
A short drive from the West Side is
the Black Rock neighborhood and the
classic SPORTSMEN’S TAVERN (326
Amherst St. | sportsmenstavern.com)
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.
At the nearby HYDRAULIC HEARTH
(716 Swan St. | hydraulichearth.com),
sip a Community Beer Works draft
and play corn hole in the beer garden.
A variety of pizzas and bourbon
wings are fired up in a wood oven.
Last but not least, a few places worth
the ride from downtown Buffalo:
DUFF’S FAMOUS WINGS has
five locations (Amherst, Orchard
Park, Depew, Niagara Falls and
Williamsville | duffswings.com).
If you like hot wings, Duff’s
“medium is hot,” “medium hot is very
hot” and “hot is very, very hot.”
South Buffalo’s
NINE-ELEVEN
TAVERN (9-11
Bloomfield St.
| 825-9939)
wings defy
description. For
years, customers
have asked
for the 30-year
old secret sauce
recipe with no luck.
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2016 NHL Draft Order
1Toronto
2Winnipeg
3Columbus
4Edmonton
5Vancouver
6Calgary
7Arizona
8Buffalo
9Montreal
10Colorado
11 New Jersey
12Ottawa
13Carolina
14Boston
15Minnesota
16Detroit
17Nashville
18Philadelphia
19 New York (Islanders)
20Arizona (from NY Rangers)
21Carolina (from LA)
22Winnipeg (from Chicago)
23Florida
24Anaheim
25Dallas
26Washington
27 Tampa Bay
28 St. Louis
29Boston (from San Jose)
30Toronto (from Pittsburgh)
Follow the action!
For information on the draft, in depth analysis and more,
watch the NHL Network and visit NHL.com.
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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
2012 – Mikhail Grigorenko (12th)
2012 – Zemgus Girgensons (14th)
2011 – Joel Armia
2010 – Mark Pysyk
2015 – Jack Eichel
2014 – Sam Reinhart
2013 – Rasmus Ristolainen (8th)
2013 – Nikita Zadorov (16th)
Top First Round Picks In Buffalo History
2003 – Thomas Vanek
2004 – Drew Stafford
2008 – T yler Myers &
Tyler Ennis
2012 – Zemgus Girgensons
2013 – Rasmus Ristolainen
2014 – Sam Reinhart
2015 – Jack Eichel
1970 – Gilbert Perreault
1971 – Rick Martin
1972 – Jim Schoenfeld
1974 – Lee Fogolin
1977 – Ric Seiling
1978 – Larry Playfair
1979 – Mike Ramsey
1982 – P
hil Housley,
Paul Cyr & Dave
Andreychuk
1983 – Tom Barrasso
1987 – Pierre Turgeon
1995 – J ay McKee
& Martin Biron
Future Events In WNY
DEC. 26, 2017 – JAN. 5, 2018:
The 2018 IIHF World Junior Championships
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METRO RAIL STOPS
AREA DINING
NEAR FIRST NIAGARA
CENTER
Restaurants are either right on or within a few blocks of indicated stop.
SENECA STREET
Irish Times ($$)
38 Swan St. • (716) 854-2199
(716) Food & Sport ($$)
Pearl St. Grill & Brewery ($$)
harborcenter.com
76 Pearl St. • pearlstreetgrill.com
Buffalo Iron Works ($$)
49 Illinois St. • buffaloironworks.com Subway ($)
304 Main St. • subway.com
Buffalo RiverWorks ($$)
Washington Square Restaurant
359 Ganson St.
295 Washington St. ($$)
buffaloriverworks.com
(716) 849-0619
The Dish @ Canalside ($)
canalsidebuffalo.com
LAFAYETTE SQUARE
Cobblestone ($$)
Pan American Grill & Brewery
130 South Park Ave.
in Hotel@ The Lafayette ($$)
cobblestonebar.com
391 Washington
buffalobrewerydistrict.com
Lagerhaus 95 ($$)
95 Perry St. • lagerhaus95.com
Tim Hortons ($$)
Liberty Hound ($$)
424 Main St. • timhortons.com
Buffalo Naval Park
Garden Grill (Hilton Garden Inn)
libertyhoundbuffalo.com
10 Lafayette Square ($$)
Lockhouse Distillery ($$)
hiltongardeninnhotelbuffalo.com
41 Columbia St.
FOUNTAIN PLAZA
lockhousedistillery.com
Bijou Grille ($$)
Pizza Plant ($$)
Courtyard Marriott • pizzaplant.com 643 Main St. • bijougrille.com
Swannie House ($$)
Buffalo Proper ($$$)
170 Ohio St. • (716) 847-2898
333 Franklin • buffaloproper.com
The Mahony ($$)
Century Grill ($$)
320 Pearl St. • thecenturygrill.com
199 Scott St. • themahony.com
Tim Hortons ($$)
Darcy McGee’s Irish Pub ($$)
257 Franklin • darcymcgeesonline.com
HarborCenter. • timhortons.com
William K’s ($$$$)
321 Erie St. • williamksrestaurant.com
Deep South Taco ($$)
291 Ellicott St. • deepsouthtaco.com
Dinosaur Barbecue ($$)
301 Franklin • dinosaurbarbque.com
E.B. Green’s Steakhouse ($$$$)
Hyatt Regency Buffalo
buffalo.hyatt.com
Eddie Brady’s Tavern ($)
97 Genesee St. (716) 854-7017
Encore ($$)
492 Pearl St. • encorebuffalo.com
EXPO Market ($$)
617 Main St. • expobuffalo.com
Kaydara Noodle Bar ($$)
777 Main St. • buffalonoodlebar.com
Marble & Rye ($)
112 Genesee St. • marbleandrye.net
Natalie’s Mediterranean ($)
111 Genesee St. • natalieseatery.com
Oshun ($$$)
5 E. Huron St. • oshunseafood.com
Racelettes ($$)
537 Main St. • raclettesbuffalo.com
Tappo ($$-$$$)
338 Ellicott St. • tappoitalian.com
TGI Friday’s ($$)
601 Main St. • tgifridays.com
Sea Bar ($$$)
475 Ellicott St. • seabarsushi.com
Toutant ($$$)
437 Ellicott St. • toutantbuffalo.com
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A few blocks from the Fountain Plaza stop are a variety of bars and
restaurants along Chippewa Street:
Bacchus ($$$)
56 W. Chippewa
Prima Pizza Pasta ($)
396 Pearl at Chippewa
Bada Bing ($$)
42 W. Chippewa
Salsarita’s Fresh Cantina ($$)
110 W. Chippewa • salsaritas.com
SoHo Burger Bar ($$)
64 W. Chippewa • sohoburgerbar.com
Spot Coffee ($)
Chippewa & Delaware
bacchusbuffalo.com
badabingbuffalo.com
Chocolate Bar ($$)
114 W. Chippewa
thechocolatebar.com
Frankie Primos +39 ($$)
51 W. Chippewa
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Jim’s Steak Out ($)
92 W. Chippewa
jimssteakout.com
Local Kitchen & Beer Bar ($$)
51 W. Chippewa
localbuffalocatering.com
Mighty Taco ($)
52 W. Chippewa
mightytaco.com
Papaya ($$$)
118 W. Chippewa
primapizzapasta.com
spotcoffee.com
Starbuck’s ($)
Delaware Ave. & Chippewa
starbucks.com
Tap House Pub & Grille ($$)
85 W. Chippewa
taphousepubandgrill.com
Ted’s Hot Dogs ($)
124 W. Chippewa
tedshotdogs.com
The Lodge Bar & Grill ($$-$$$)
79 W. Chippewa
thelodgebuffalo.com
papayarestaurant.biz
OTHER NEARBY
Allen Burger Venture ($$)
175 Allen St. • allenburgerventure.com
Cantina Loco ($$)
191 Allen St. • cantinaloco.com
Chef’s ($$)
291 Seneca St. • ilovechefs.com
Cole’s ($$)
1104 Elmwood Ave.
colesonelmwood.com
Curly’s Bar & Grill ($$)
647 Ridge Rd., Lackawanna
curlysgrille.com
Fat Bob’s ($$)
41 Virginia Place fatbobs.com
Gene McCarthy’s ($$)
73 Hamburg St. • genemccarthys.com
Hutch’s($$$)
1375 Delaware Ave.
hutchsrestaurant.com
Kuni’s Sushi Bar ($$$)
226 Lexington • kunisbuffalo.com
Tempo($$$)
581 Delaware Ave. • tempobuffalo.com
Tappo ($$)
338 Ellicott St. • tappoitalian.com
The Towne ($)
186 Allen St. (716) 884-5128
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A Few
FUN
Diversions
Canalside
From taking a boat ride (spiritofbuffalo.com
| buffaloriverhistorytours.com) to renting bikes,
waterbikes, paddleboards and kayaks (bfloharborkayak.com | waterbikesofbuffalo.com |
wnytours.com) every day is a summer fun day at
Canalside. Take a picture with Buffalo’s own Shark
Girl and at night, check out the illuminated grain
elevators and Silent Poets. Or simply hang out in
a chair. canalsidebuffalo.com
Tour the three ships of the nearby
Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park.
buffalonavalpark.org
Near Canalside
Outer Harbor
Rent bikes and take the Queen City Ferry
to Buffalo’s Outer Harbor for a bike ride. Longboard, paddleboard and kayak rentals plus
volleyball, horseshoes and games.
outerharborbuffalo.com
Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino
Try your luck at Buffalo Creek Casino
where you can play table games and slots.
Find drink and food here too.
senecabuffalocreekcasino.com
Niagara Falls USA
Take Cave of the Winds tour at America’s
oldest state park — Niagara Falls State Park.
niagarafallsstatepark.com
A ride on the historic Maid of the Mist is not
to be missed (maidofthemist.com).
Old Falls Street has lots of fun free stuff to do
like ping-pong. fallsstreet.com
Note: If you plan to visit the Canadian side of
Niagara Falls, please see page 14 for important
information about traveling across the border.
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A short walk will get you to food, drinks
and live music at Templeton Landing
(templetonlanding.com). The Moondance Cat
catamaran docks here. Departures begin
at 12:30 p.m.moondancecat.com
Follow Ohio Street to Ganson near General
Mills to get to BuffaloRiverworks where food,
drinks and live music await. Rent kayaks and
waterbikes here or play a game of pickleball.
buffaloriverworks.com
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Enjoy our world famous sauce, signature
“Spaghetti Parm” or any of our Italian specialities!
The Billittier family
invites you to enjoy
#Buffalove,
Italian Style!
Visit Chef’s Restaurant
Buffalo hockey fans favorite!
716-856-9187
Chef’s Restaurant of Buffalo
291 Seneca Street ( at the corner of Chicago)
(not far from the First Niagara Center.
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Your chance to see
the Great One!
.....
This weekend, witness the genius
of FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
at the MARTIN HOUSE in Buffalo
MINUTES FROM DOWNTOWN BUFFALO
RESERVATIONS + INFORMATION:
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BANKS
First Niagara Center ATMs:
firstniagaracenter.com
• Street Level in the Pavilion next to
the ticket windows (Cash Court)
• Outside Blue Zone Bar on the
100 Level near Aisle 4
• South Food Court on the
100 Level near Aisle 16
• Just past the Suite Level stairs
on the 200 Level
• West Food Court on the 300 Level
near Aisle 2 and Aisle 13 by guest
services.
M&T Bank
mtb.com • One M&T Center
(Church Street stop on the Metro Rail)
KeyBank
key.com
250 Delaware Ave., near Chippewa
(716) Food & Sport
ATM located on second level.
METRO RAIL
nfta.com
Metro Rail
Departs station every 15 minutes and
inbound trains will take passengers to
the Special Events Station, steps from
the First Niagara Center. Use Metro Rail
to get back and forth from the arena to
area restaurants and downtown hotels.
Metro Fares
• Metro Rail is free above ground.
• Underground, rides require
proof-of-payment.
• One-way adult fare is $2.
• Day Pass provides unlimited rides
on the day of purchase: $5.
SHOPPING
New Era Cap Flag Ship Store
Home to New Era, the headquarters
store in downtown Buffalo at 160
Delaware Ave. is open daily 10 a.m.6 p.m. Closed Sunday.
neweracap.com
Walden Galleria
For shopping and dining, the
Walden Galleria mall is 10 miles (about
a 15 minute ride) from downtown
Buffalo, off the NY State Thruway.
waldengalleria.com
CROSSING THE U.S./CANADIAN BORDER
If you plan to travel to Niagara Falls,
Canada, the Western Hemisphere
Travel Initiative (WHTI) requires
U.S. travelers to present a passport
or other document that denotes
identity and citizenship. Citizens
are required to present one of the
travel documents listed here:
• U.S. Passport or U.S. Passport Card
• Enhanced Driver’s License
• Trusted Traveler Program Cards
such as NEXUS, SENTRIU or
FAST enrollment cards
• Special Audiences (Special
documents for U.S. Lawful
Permanent Residents, U.S. Military,
Native Americans and Boaters; Birth
Certificates for children under 16).
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Where the locals eat
Come see why we’ve been serving International,
American and Caribbean Cuisine from our scratch
kitchen for over 80 Years.
Be sure to try
“Curly’s World Famous Jerk Sauce”
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CURLY’S GRILLE & BANQUET CENTER
5 minutes from the waterfront, next to Our Lady of Victory
Basilica and the Botanical Gardens
www.CurlysGrille.com
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ONE OF AMERICA’S
TOP TEN STEAKHOUSES
13 YEARS IN A ROW
#2 Steakhouse in the US for 2016
Complimentary valet parking
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