Patrick Geary (Hamburg, N.Y.) was drafted 172nd by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2024 NHL Draft. (Ben Ludema/Buffalo Sabres)
Michigan State University sophomore defenseman Patrick Geary (Hamburg, N.Y.) could be going home permanently one day — to play NHL hockey.
"It's super-exciting to be drafted by Buffalo," the 6-foot-1, 185-pound Geary told msuspartans.com following the 2024 NHL Draft in late June. "Growing up in the city and going to the games as a little kid, then to hear my name called by them, it felt like a dream. It will be a moment I will never forget for me and my family."
