BUFFALO, N.Y. (CP) - The Buffalo Sabres named forwards Daniel Briere and Chris Drury co-captains Wednesday for the entire 2005-06 season, as the Sabres chose to abandon the rotating captaincy they employed during the 2003-04 season.

Drury and Briere both spent time as Sabres captain during the last NHL season; Drury wore the "C" in November of 2003 and again in March and April of 2004, while Briere was awarded the captaincy for February 2004.

"Danny and Chris were chosen for what they mean to the team, on and off the ice," said Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff. "Both guys show tremendous leadership and determination that will help lead our club."

Briere, 27, led the team with 65 points (28 goals, 37 assists) in 82 games in 2003-04. Drury, 29, was third on the team with 53 points (18-35).

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THE TRAVIS ROY FOUNDATION was founded in 1997. A small Boston-based nonprofit organization with very little overhead, the Foundation has distributed more than $1,000,000 in grants to spinal cord injured individuals in financial need as well as to research institutes across the country. Travis Roy gained national notoriety on October 20, 1995 when, as a 20-year-old Boston University freshman, he was paralyzed from the shoulders down just 11 seconds into his first college game. Since his accident, he has joined actor Christopher Reeve as one of the most recognizable and articulate spokesmen on behalf of the disabled. A May 2000 graduate of Boston University with a degree in public relations, Roy is a popular motivational speaker and the author of a book, Eleven Seconds, based on his life. He is actively involved in the activities of the Travis Roy Foundation.

THE TRAVIS ROY FOUNDATION INVITATIONAL was launched in 1996 by Chris Drury, a college teammate of Travis Roy, his brother Ted Drury, and Orange, CT businessmen Michael and John Ferguson. Michael Ferguson and John Ferguson serve as the event’s co-directors along with Jana Spaulding, a sports public relations professional who joined the tournament in 1998. Tom Poti, a guest at the event since 1997, joined the event as a co-host in 2003 and ESPN anchor John Buccigross, also a frequent guest a the event, joined as co-host in 2005. The tournament, which was originally formed as a small one-time event to raise money to offset Roy’s medical bills, has quickly grown into a major annual fund-raiser for the Travis Roy Foundation and, including this year’s event, has raised more than $275,000 for that organization.