(Published in The Buffalo News March 5, 2010)

U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey team member Adam Page (pictured at right) was born with the most severe level of spina bifida, with his spinal cord growing outside his body.

Almost 18 years later, Adam will don the red, white and blue of his nation and walk proudly, with his forearm crutches, into next week’s opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Starting March 13, he will hop onto his metal sled, grab his two cut-off hockey sticks and fly around the hockey rink with the U.S. sled hockey team.

It’s not time to douse the Olympic flame in Vancouver just yet. Adam and his buddies — nine with ties to Buffalo — are chasing the gold medal that eluded both U.S. stand-up hockey teams.

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See Adam Page's profile on USA Hockey's web site. 

The Buffalo Sabres Juniors shut-Out the Albany Ice Warriors 3-0 in Skaneateles N.Y in an exhibition game, on Saturday 2/19/10

Jeremy Fuller kept his goal streak alive with 2 goals.  Also scoring for the Sabres was Chase Irwin.

Piece Dunne recorded his third consecutive shutout with help from his defensive teammates.

The Buffalo Sabres Junior sled hockey team shut down the Hamilton Sledgehammers on Saturday, Feb. 13, in a rare home game at Buffalo State College by an impressive score of 4-0.

Tyler Ball got things rolling with a quick goal in the first period; Jeremy Fuller kept things going with another tally in the second, Matt Murray scored as a result of some nice moves around the goal, and rounding out the scoring for the Sabres was Zach Leroy.  Pierce Dunne also had an exciting day when he recorded yet another shutout.  

The Sabres kept things going on Sunday when they overpowered the Whitby Steel hawks in Ontario, winning 5-0. Nick Walker led the way, with two first period goals, including his first of the season. Tyler Ball kept his goal streak alive with two more against the Steelhawks. Nathan Bryant also racked up a goal for Buffalo; Pierce Dunne got another shutout but was not very busy due to the stellar play of his defensive teammates.