Over the next few days, ace photographer Dan Hickling will be sharing and talking about some of his favorite shots from 2013.
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The Sabres have occasionally selected local players during the NHL Entry Draft, as they did twice — taking both Justin Bailey and Sean Malone — in the 2013 confab held June 30 in Newark, N.J. Here, Malone, a West Seneca native taken in the sixth round (159th overall), is still glowing as he meets with the media moments after being tabbed by his hometown team.
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