Playmakers + Enforcers + Goalies Final Full Cases

The full cases are installed at First Niagara Center and they are ready for the Buffalo Sabres home opener this Friday night, Oct 14th! Here are some full length snapshots of the 2 main cases with a few details.  

Tomorrow we put the finishing touches on the 5 small Trophy Cases. More photos to come.

Full Case #1 with glass installed with graphics. Click for larger view!

Full Case #2 with glass installed with graphics. Click for larger view!

Jhonas Enroth detail.

Hasek detail.

A Goalie & an Enforcer.

Patty LaFontaine jersey & stick.

Vintage skates.

Tommy Vanek # 26

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Playmakers + Enforcers + Goalies Exhibit Install Day Two

Here are some MORE behind the scenes photo from Thursday's final day of install of the new display for the 2011-12 hockey season at First Niagara Center. Day Two saw the completed install with some layout and designs made on-the-fly. They paid off and the final display is outstanding. The WGR550 radio guys were already talking about it this morning- so that is a good sign.  Enjoy these sneak-peaks and we will be sure to post some final (glass in) snapshots in the next few days.

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Dave's jersey with glass graphic.

Dr. Joe helping by holding glass pane during install.

Some goalie memorabilia.

later-era jerseys & sticks.

Enforcer Lidy.

Display credits.

Playmakers + Enforcers + Goalies Exhibit Install Day One

Here are some behind the scenes photo from today's install of the new display we are installing for the 2011-12 hockey season at the newly named First Niagara Center. Day One went well and involved a lot of spotting- putting the eye-hooks in and testing where the jerseys will hang.  We had to build custom jersey hangers out of threaded rod wrapped in pipe insulation. WORKS GREAT! 

Day two, tomorrow, will include putting it all back up, hanging the sticks and installing the glass graphics. We will have to get everything in, make all the tweaks, make sure all foreign matter is cleaned out of the cases before the glass guys come at 3:00 PM to install the glass.

Thanks to the Mark, Dan & Jill from the OtherWisz Creative design team for making this happen.


Check back tomorrow to see how the finished display cases came out!

Jerseys waiting to get hung.

Sneak peak at some of the footer graphics.

Hanging Barrasso & King Kong Korab jerseys.

Whose "C"?

Some modern-era hockey sweater.

Main museum man Dr. Joe props up rare, one-of-a-kind Sabres skate sharpening case.

Lots of Sticks - the new exhibit entitled Playmakers + Enforcers + Goalies is going to have a few sticks hanging it in when it debuts on October 14th 2011

Last year's Sabres Memoribillia Display, concentrated on big events in the Buffalo Sabres' last 40 years, this year's display is all about the players. 

Here are some snapshots of the sticks we were looking through the other day.  The display installs next week, Wednesday & Thursday, 5th & 6th, so we'll get some on-the-scene photos. We are teaming up with  OtherWisz Creative again so the display should be great. We hope you all come down to the 2011 Sabres home opener on the 14th to see the complete display!

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