‘”‘Boxy’ [head coach John Van Boxmeer] gave me the greatest advice on what I need to do to become an NHL player. He told me, at the time, what the Sabres wanted, and he was right. 446 minutes in penalties, 46 fighting majors in my first season in the American Hockey League kind of set the stage for my future career. So thank you to ‘Boxy’ for that great information,” said Ray on Friday during his induction ceremony at KeyBank Center.’