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Brian Gionta For Sports Illustrated

Brian Gionta For Sports Illustrated

Buffalo Sabres Captain Brian Gionta for Sports Illustrated

I was filled with Buffalo pride when former Buffalo Sabres Captain and Western New York Native Brian Gionta was named the 2018 US Olympic Hockey Team captain. A veteran of teams like the New Jersey Devils, Montreal Canadiens, Sabres, and Bruins, Brian turned down additional NHL offers as his tenure with the Sabres ended to play alongside Team USA in South Korea - a long-time dream of his. I was even more excited to create some portraits of him after he was announced as team captain for a brief back-page interview piece with him for Sports Illustrated.