Larry Quinn (born c. 1952)[1] is an American ice hockey executive, businessman and politician, best known for his involvement with the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL.
Quinn first joined the team as President in the 1990s and was responsible for hiring general manager Darcy Regier in 1997, after he had fired then-GM John Muckler.
Ted Black assumed Quinn's non-hockey duties upon Pegula's assumption of ownership; the title of President was left vacant until Pat LaFontaine's hiring in November 2013.
He was a significant advocate of the proposed, but ultimately unsuccessful, bid to bring a Bass Pro Shops supercenter to downtown Buffalo.
[1] Although Quinn initially left Western New York after his second tenure with the Sabres,[1] he returned by February 2014 to announce his intent to run for Buffalo Public Schools' board of education.