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A tremendous display of stick taps in honor of Kyle Okposo, who is skating in tonight’s 1,000th game

Football — 11/15/2023

Buffalo Sabres captain Kyle Okposo is gearing up for his 1,000th NHL game on Tuesday. The Sabres will pay tribute to Okposo with a ceremony before the matchup against the Boston Bruins at KeyBank Center in Buffalo.

Top: Photo of Kyle Okposo on ice in a Buffalo Sabres jersey. Middle: White text on a black background reading, "Kyle Okposo". Bottom: Black text on a white background reading, "1,000 games played". Below are the New York Islanders and Buffalo Sabres logos.

Okposo becomes the 46th active player to achieve this impressive milestone, marking the first to do so donning a Sabres uniform since Jason Pominville in 2018. With 17 NHL seasons under his belt, Okposo has contributed to both the Sabres and the New York Islanders.

In response to the upcoming honor, Okposo humbly stated, “I won’t do anything for praise or recognition. I just try to do the right thing, and this is something that’s a byproduct of that. It’s a special day for everybody who helped me get to this point, for sure—my family and people behind the scenes who supported me the whole way. So I’m gonna try to enjoy it and soak everything in.”

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 14: Kyle Okposo #21 of the Buffalo Sabres poses with the team and his family while being honored prior to playing in his 1000th NHL game against the Boston Bruins on November 14, 2023 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images)

To add to the celebration, the first 10,000 fans attending Tuesday’s game will receive a commemorative stick case featuring a miniature replica of the customary silver stick presented to players reaching the 1,000-game milestone.

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