Boston Bruins fans assist in passing around a large Buffalo Sabres logo banner before the first period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y. on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Don Heupel)

Buffalo Sabres winger, former GM Gerry Meehan dead at 79

Jun 6, 2026 | 11:04 AM

BUFFALO — Buffalo Sabres winger and former general manager Gerry Meehan has died at the age of 79.

The Sabres announced Meehan’s death on their website and social media channels Saturday.

Meehan, from Toronto, was a member of the inaugural Sabres in 1970 and recorded the team’s first assist. He was also the team’s second captain and played 10 NHL seasons with Buffalo, Vancouver, Atlanta and Washington.

Meehan served as Buffalo’s GM from 1986 to 1993.