{"id":32240,"date":"2018-07-01T14:31:37","date_gmt":"2018-07-01T18:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=32240"},"modified":"2018-07-01T15:33:12","modified_gmt":"2018-07-01T19:33:12","slug":"buffalo-sabres-sign-brandon-hickey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/07\/01\/buffalo-sabres-sign-brandon-hickey\/","title":{"rendered":"Buffalo Sabres Sign Brandon Hickey To Entry-Level Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/sabres\/\" target=\"_self\">Buffalo Sabres<\/a> made a few moves to add depth to their team. They signed <strong>Brandon Hickey<\/strong> to a two-year, entry-level contract. Hickey was acquired from Arizona in the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/faschhu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hudson Fasching<\/a><\/strong> trade.\u00a0The team also signed goaltender <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/wedgesc01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scott Wedgewood<\/a><\/strong> to a one year deal worth $650K.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SIGNING: We&#8217;ve signed defenseman Brandon Hickey to a two-year, entry-level contract.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BHickey14?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@BHickey14<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LetsGoBuffalo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#LetsGoBuffalo<\/a> \u2694 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/akr7Z29qk7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/akr7Z29qk7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuffaloSabres\/status\/1013474827926163458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Sabres Add Brandon Hickey And Scott Wedgewood<\/h2>\n<p>The Sabres <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/06\/14\/buffalo-sabres-trade-arizona-coyotes\/\" target=\"_self\">originally traded<\/a> for the rights to Hickey two weeks ago before the entry-level deal today. The Calgary Flames drafted Hickey in 2014. He spent four years at Boston University. He served as the team&#8217;s captain this past season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought it was pretty important for me to stay for the four years. Playing for Coach (David) Quinn was unbelievable. He\u2019s a really good defensive minded coach.\u00a0 He does a good job with defenseman,\u201d Hickey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wivb.com\/sports\/buffalo-sabres\/brandon-hickey-sabres-agree-to-entry-level-contract\/1276750125\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said at<\/a> Development Camp.<\/p>\n<p>Not known as an offensive defenseman, Hickey posted 21 goals and 33 assists in 147 games for the Terriers. As captain this past season, Hickey had six goals and eight assists. He has been a part of two NCAA championships with Boston.<\/p>\n<p>Hickey ranked seventh on the Terries with 77 shots taken and second in blocked shots with 60. It is likely that Hickey will head to the Rochester Americans to begin his professional career.<\/p>\n<h2>Depth Added With Wedgewood Signing<\/h2>\n<p>After the Sabres added <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/huttoca01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carter Hutton<\/a><\/strong> to their goaltending depth, the team agreed to terms with Scott Wedgewood as well. Wedgewood is likely to serve as the number one goaltender for Rochester.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has agreed to terms with goaltender Scott Wedgewood on a one-year, two-way contract.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WzVuV14F9B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/WzVuV14F9B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sabres PR (@SabresPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SabresPR\/status\/1013471176495071234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wedgwood has spent time with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/devils\/\" target=\"_self\">New Jersey Devils<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/coyotes\/\" target=\"_self\">Arizona Coyotes<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/kings\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Kings<\/a>\u00a0organizations. With the Coyotes this season, Wedgewood posted a 17-5-9 record with a 3.45 GAA and a .893 SV% in 20 games. He was later <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/10\/28\/arizona-coyotes-acquire-goaltender-scott-wedgewood\/\" target=\"_self\">traded to<\/a> the Kings and sent to the minors.<\/p>\n<p>The Devils drafted Wedgewood in the third round of the 2010 NHL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>In 24 career NHL games, Wedgewood is 21-7-10 with a 3.05 GAA and a .903 SV%. In 116 career AHL games, he has posted a 53-37-10 record to go along with a 2.38 GAA and a .908 SV%.<\/p>\n<p>Wedgewood provides the Sabres with more depth in case Hutton or <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/u\/ullmali01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Linus Ullmark<\/a><\/strong> get into injury trouble.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"5X2jgUZbT3h9PzF2BijL3A\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/914717274\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'5X2jgUZbT3h9PzF2BijL3A',sig:'9c-TY_g7r2NT4RrCq_4V-z6wXLOI1gD1ZiVi8nA31mg=',w:'594px',h:'375px',items:'914717274',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Buffalo Sabres made a few moves to add depth to their team. 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