Ryan Vinz

As of December 2018, Vinz was still on the HarborCenter payroll and was still occasionally being used as a practice goalie.

On February 28, 2014, the Sabres traded starting goaltender Ryan Miller and captain Steve Ott to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for goaltender Jaroslav Halak and two other players. The trade occurred less than two hours before Miller was to play that night's game against the San Jose Sharks. Although the team had backup Jhonas Enroth ready to play, the team by league rules needed a player on the roster to back up Enroth. The team did not have time to activate Halak or to call up third-string goalie Matt Hackett from the Rochester Americans.

Vinz wore number 35 with the Sabres in his lone game and did not see any playing time in the game, which the Sabres won 4-2. He became the ninth player in Sabres history to dress for a regular-season game but never take the ice for the team (Halak would become the tenth a few days later). Vinz was one of nine goaltenders to dress for the Sabres during the 2013-14 season, an NHL record.

Originally from Lancaster, New York, Vinz last played hockey at a competitive level at Lancaster High School. Vinz attended Clarkson University and attempted to make Clarkson's ice hockey team as a walk-on but failed to make the cut; he spent most of his time as that team's video coordinator. He graduated in 2007 with a degree in communications.

Ryan Vinz (born August 30, 1985) is an American video technician, best known for his one-game "cup of coffee" on the active roster of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. He currently serves as a goaltending coach for the Buffalo Beauts of the National Women's Hockey League.