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A Seating Map prior to the raising of the roof.*
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The first NHL faceoff at the Aud.**
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Pat LaFontaine waves goodbye to the Aud.**
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The first ever hockey game at the Aud, 1940.**
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The last face-off at the Aud.**
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The dressing room at the Aud, last game.**
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The Sabres celebrate after beating the Soviets in 1980.**
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The Sabres shake hands after a playoff series.**
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The Sabres celebrate after beating the St. Louis Blues.**
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Blasphemy! The Goat Lord infests the Aud less than a week before its closure.
Photo taken by Jay Kuzara, whom I thank very much.
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A typical crowd at the Aud, complete with coats hung over the railings.
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The Buffalo Bisons in 1970, their last season.
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The Knox brothers enjoy a game from their "private box".
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The ticket stub from the first game I saw at the Aud.
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The ticket stub from the second game I saw at the Aud.
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The ticket stub from the final game I saw at the Aud.
(The scanner didn't pick up the ink very well.)
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Ticket stub, last game at the Aud. Mine. (I wish.)
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Another last game ticket stub.
*=From the collection of Karl Reif.
**=I borrowed (okay, stole) these from the excellent website SabresHistory.com.
Some Aud pics were taken by John Leising.