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Mark
Jakubowski
Director of Hockey
Administration
Corey
Smith
Administrative
Assistant Coach
Mark Jakubowski begins his third year with the Sabres
and first as the Director of Hockey Administration. His
responsibilities include statistical analysis and contract
research relating to player negotiations and arbitrations,
managing player transfers, team roster administration,
and all matters relating to compliance with the NHL
Collective Bargaining Agreement, the IIHF Agreement,
and other NHL agreements.
Jakubowski graduated with an economics degree from the University of
Rochester, where he also played baseball. He resides in Hamburg, NY.
Corey Smith returns to the organization for his third
season as Administrative Assistant Coach. As the
team’s Administrative Assistant Coach, he is responsible
for all of the video editing and analysis of games, as
well as pre-scouting each opponent. Smith is also
involved in various other hockey department issues,
including organizing travel schedules and statistical
analysis.
the Hockey Department
Smith, a graduate of SUNY Cortland joined the Sabres in January 2005 as
a Hockey Video Analyst in the team’s hockey department. Smith was promoted
to his new position in January 2006. The Buffalo, NY native is the son of
former Sabres’ forward Derek Smith.
Tim
Macre
Athletic Trainer
Macre enters his third season with the Sabres after
spending the previous nine years in the New York
Rangers organization. Macre was the Head Athletic
Trainer for the Hartford Wolf*Pack and the
Binghamton Rangers in the American Hockey League.
Among the highlights in his tenure with the Wolf*Pack
was the 2000 Calder Cup championship and the
2001 AHL All-Star Classic in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
A 1994 graduate of Bowling Green University, Macre
also spent some time teaching at Monroe Community College in Rochester,
NY.
Macre resides in Lancaster, NY., with his wife Katie and their son Andrew (6
months).
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