Archives for August 9, 2013

'“Like everybody else, when you hit 70 you start slowing down,” said Jeanneret in a telephone interview. “This is a nice, soft landing spot for me. They were so very gracious to offer it to me. I’m delighted. I don’t know if you’d call it a golden parachute, but I couldn’t be happier.”' … [Read more...] about Top shelf! Sabres play-by-play legend Jeanneret signs up for three more years

'Today’s news will almost certainly delight and sadden Sabres fans. In the end, they have three more seasons of Jeanneret, whose passion and colorful calls have made him a local legend and earned him the Foster Hewitt Award from the Hockey Hall of Fame last year.' … [Read more...] about Rick Jeanneret to call 3 more seasons before retiring

'The Sabres Hall-of-Famer will call an increasingly reduced number of games during the next three seasons before stepping away from the microphone for good. Veteran broadcaster Dan Dunleavy has been added to the Sabres broadcast team and will serve as Jeanneret’s substitute before assuming the primary play-by-play duties for the 2016-17 season.' … [Read more...] about The succession plan