Ted Nolan, former coach of the Buffalo Sabres, will speak at Buffalo State College on "Having a Vision and a Dream" at 6 p.m., Apr. 16, in the Assembly Hall of the Campbell Student Union on the campus at 1300 Elmwood Avenue.

Nolan will speak as part of the college's April Native American Heritage Celebration.

Winner of the 1997 Jack Adams Award for the National Hockey League coach of the year, Nolan led the Buffalo Sabres to the Northeast Division title that year. Previously, he had served as assistant coach with the Hartford Whalers, and led the Soo Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League to two league championships and the Memorial Cup, the national title, in 1993. He took up coaching after injuries ended his professional hockey career as a player in 1986.

The recipient of the National Aboriginal Achievement Award, the Sault Ste. Marie Medal of Merit and the Order of Ontario,. Nolan is an Ojibway Indian who was born and raised on the Garden River Reserve