Tributes pour in as NHL and sports figures react to the death of Rick Jeanneret
Mike Harrington
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Buffalo Sabres announcer Rob Ray and Dan Dunlevy look on with play-by-play announcer Rick Jeanneret as he honored with a banner bearing his name in the rafters of the KeyBank Center.
Harry Scull Jr., Buffalo News
Rick Jeanneret poses in the Hall of Fame hallway with his retired number/banner plaque at KeyBank Center on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022 (Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News)
The Buffalo Sabres, the NHL and the sports world mourned together late Thursday night and into Friday after the news of the death of broadcaster Rick Jeanneret at age 81 Here’s a sampling:
Rick Jeanneret, the legendary play-by-play voice of the Buffalo Sabres who became one of the franchise's biggest icons over his 51-year career behind the microphone, died Thursday night, the Sabres announced.
Rick Jeanneret saw or called most of the biggest moments in Buffalo Sabres history, and in 2019, he shared some of his most memorable moments with The Buffalo News.
"He's somebody who has been ingrained not only with our organization, but with the city and Western New York for such a long time," Okposo told The Buffalo News.
The Western New York community and the hockey world took to social media late Thursday night to mourn the passing of iconic Buffalo Sabres announcer Rick Jeanneret. Here is a sampling of early reaction.
The golden voice of the Sabres – that one-of-a-kind, high-pitched masterpiece that we marveled at every game night – has been silenced. But it will never fade from our hearts and minds.
Buffalo Sabres announcer Rob Ray and Dan Dunlevy look on with play-by-play announcer Rick Jeanneret as he honored with a banner bearing his name in the rafters of the KeyBank Center.
Rick Jeanneret poses in the Hall of Fame hallway with his retired number/banner plaque at KeyBank Center on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022 (Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News)
