Archives for June 9, 2012

'"I'm excited, there's no doubt about that whatsoever," Rick Jeanneret said by phone. "You can try and act blase and try and say, 'Well, it's just another day in RJ's life,' but it's not. It really does mean something."' … [Read more...] about Top shelf! Jeanneret earns Hockey Hall of Fame call

'Jeanneret, the Sabres' play-by-play voice for more than 40 years, has been selected by the NHL Broadcasters' Association to receive the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award. Jeanneret's known for many memorable calls, including "La-la-la-la-Fontaine!" whenever former Sabres captain Pat LaFontaine scored.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Jeanneret, MacGregor earn NHL media awards

'I never actually talked to them; I just knew they were at my games a lot. I remember playing Belleville in the playoffs, and I knew they had scouts at the first two games so I wanted to play well. I’d had some talks with the Rangers, and my agent told me about a few other teams that were interested. Buffalo was always around but we never talked. With the history of my dad … [Read more...] about Draft stories: Marcus Foligno