Buffalo Sabres GM Darcy Regier announced today the Sabres have re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Marc-Andre Gragnani (Gruh-na-nee) to a one-year contract.
Gragnani (3/11/1987, 6’2”, 201 lbs.) spent the 2009-10 season with Buffalo’s AHL affiliate in Portland, scoring 43 points (12+31) in 66 games. His 12 goals were third among AHL blueliners, and he was 11th in defense scoring. In addition, six of Gragnani’s 12 goals were scored on the power play. In three AHL seasons with Portland/Rochester, the 23-year-old has 146 points (35+111) in 220 games. He has also played in six NHL games with the Sabres during this time.
Gragnani was drafted by Buffalo in the third round (87th overall) of the 2005 Entry Draft.
◊ Adam Schefter of ESPN was in town Wednesday at Buffalo Bills camp. He files 
The University at Buffalo held its annual football kickoff luncheon on Wednesday at the Millennium Hotel. Head Coach Jeff Quinn as well as senior cornerback Domonic Cook and senior nose tackle Anel Montanez addressed the largest luncheon audience since its inception.
Time is running out to enter your team in Buffalo’s largest street hockey tournament! The ninth annual Buffalo Sabres Street HockeyFest presented by HSBC Bank is all set for the weekend of August 21-22, and limited spaces remain in all age groups. The newly-expanded two-day event runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day on the streets surrounding HSBC Arena. Last year’s tournament featured 186 teams with almost 1,000 participants.
