Sabres sign 88-point NCAA star to 2-year contract
The Buffalo Sabres have signed Jake Richard to a two-year entry-level contract. Richard, who played for UConn, recorded 88 points in 108 games during his college career. Originally drafted in the sixth round of the 2022 NHL Draft, he is expected to prove himself in the minor leagues before potentially joining the Sabres roster.
- ▪Jake Richard scored 32 goals and 56 assists in three years at UConn.
- ▪He was a sixth-round pick by the Sabres in the 2022 NHL Draft, 170th overall.
- ▪Richard previously played in the USHL for the Muskegon Lumberjacks and Tri-City Storm.
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