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Sabres Lease Documents

A portrait of Helen “Nellie” Drew, with the School of Law and former in-house counsel for the Buffalo Sabres, photographed in March 2025 at KeyBank Arena. Photographer: Douglas Levere.

A portrait of Helen “Nellie” Drew, with the School of Law and former in-house counsel for the Buffalo Sabres, photographed in March 2025 at KeyBank Arena.

Photographer: Douglas Levere

About the Sabres Lease Project

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Sabres Lease Documents

Sabres Lease Document List

A complete list of all documents in the UB School of Law Sports Law Clinic's possession that relate to the Sabres Lease Agreement. All documents can be viewed using the links below. 

1 - Financing Participants Agreement
1 - Financing Participants Agreement Summary
2- Operating Agreement
2 - Operating Agreement Summary
3 - Development and Construction Agreement
3 - Development and Construction Agreement Summary
4-5 - Memorandum of Ground Lease, Ground Lease
4-5 - Ground Lease Summary
6-7 - Memorandum of Sublease (Sublease #1), County Sublease #1
6-7 - County Sublease #1 Summary
8-9 - Memorandum of City Sublease, City Sublease
8-9 - City Sublease Summary
10-11 - Memorandum of Sublease (County Sublease #2), County Sublease #2
12-13 - Memorandum of Agency Lease Agreement, Agency Lease Agreement
14-15 - Memorandum of Lease, Lease Agreement
16 - Contract for Lease of Land for Redevelopment
17 - Coordinating Agreement Crossroads Arena
17, 19-24, 28-36 - Document Summaries
18 - Intermunicipal Agreement
19 - Non-Relocation Agreement (Public Sector)
17, 19-24, 28-36 - Document Summaries
20 - Affirmative Action-Equal Opportunity Hiring Plan
17, 19-24, 28-36 - Document Summaries
21 - Environmental Compliance and Indemnification Agreement
17, 19-24, 28-36 - Document Summaries
22 - License Agreement
17, 19-24, 28-36 - Document Summaries
23 - Amendment to 1975 Convention Center Agreement
17, 19-24, 28-36 - Document Summaries
24 - Chapter 652 Agreement
17, 19-24, 28-36 - Document Summaries
25-26 - Letter of Resolution (Crossroads Arena Project), Box Office Operation Agreement
27 - Sales Agency Agreement
28 - Marketing and Advertising Agreement
17, 19-24, 28-36 - Document Summaries
29 - Non-Competition Agreement
17, 19-24, 28-36 - Document Summaries
30 - Inducement Agreement
17, 19-24, 28-36 - Document Summaries
31-37 - All Opinion Letters
17, 19-24, 28-36 - Document Summaries
38-41 - City of Buffalo Approval, Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency Statement, Erie County Legislature Approval, ECIDA Resolution
42-45 - Crossroads Arena LLC Resolutions, Buffalo Sabres Concession LLC Resolutions, Secretary Certificate - Crossroads Arena LLC, Niagara Frontier Hockey
46-47 - Eligibility Questionnaire – Crossroads Arena, Eligibility Questionnaire – Erie County Dev Corp
48-51 - All Real Property Transfer Gain Tax Affidavits
52-55 - Estoppel Letter – Rent Payment, Release (City), Release (NFHLP), Termination & Release of Guaranty
56 - NFHLP Guaranty
57 - Guaranty – Principal Public Participants
58-61 - Agency General Certificate, Clerk’s Certificate – Erie County, Arena Inc. General Certificate, Crossroads Arena LLC General Certificate