Sabres Prospect Update - 2024 Draftees - Part 2

Here is an update on the Buffalo Sabres 2024 drafted prospects and how they are doing this season.

Simon-Pierre Brunet – D – 123rd overall

Brunet was one of four blueliners selected by the Sabres at the draft in Las Vegas and played with Amerks defenseman Vsevolod Komarov, winning a Memorial Cup with Drummondville in the QMJHL in 2024. In 2025, the 20-year-old played 60 games for the Voltigeurs, and doubled his offensive totals, with 32 points (8 goals, 24 assists). After being dealt to Victoriaville in the offseason, the blueliner took a step back offensively with 26 points (2 goals, 24 assists) in 54 games.

The Sabres could have lost their exclusive rights to Brunet, but he committed to Merrimack College before the June 1 deadline, and has started his NCAA career with the Warriors with a goal last week against New Hampshire.  

Patrick Geary – D – 172nd overall

The Hamburg, NY native played his amateur hockey for the Buffalo Jr. Sabres and two seasons for Waterloo of the USHL before heading to Michigan State, where he is teammates with Amerks defenseman Maxim Strbak.

The 22-year-old played mostly a shutdown defensive role and had 20 points (6 goals, 14 assists) in 69 games in his first two.seasons. Last season, he posted 11 points (2 goals, 9 assists) in 35 games, and compiled 70 penalty minutes. This season, Geary is pointless in two games. 

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Vasily Zelenov – RW – 204th overall

The Moscow-born winger played at various lower-level youth leagues in Austria since 2021 and posted an impressive 37 points (14 goals, 23 assists) in 40 games for the Salzburg RB Hockey Juniors in 2024. In 2025, he shifted the USHL and had 33 points (14 goals, 19 assists) in 54 games for the Green Bay Gamblers. As a freshman at the University of Wisconsin and a teammate with fellow 2024 draftee Luke Osburn, Zelenov had 19 points (6 goal, 13 assists) in 28 games. 

This season, the 20-year-old has started off red-hot, leading the Badgers in scoring with seven points (1 goal, 6 assists) in four games and was named Big 10 Second Star of the Week. 

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