26CornerBlitz Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 (edited) @BuffaloSabres PHOTO: #Sabres Equipment Mgr. Rip Simonick, 2014 inductee into @BuffSportsHall, during the 1984-85 season. (@BWipp) Rip Simonick- Buffalo Sports HOF (5/28/14) <1:59> The Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame announces Sabres' equipment manager, Rip Simonick, will be inducted as a part of its 2014 class. Edited May 29, 2014 by 26CornerBlitz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowPhysics Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 (edited) I highly approve. I hope this doesn't mean he's retiring soon. That guy has sweated and bled more Blue and Gold than many of us ever could. Rip highlights: Haunting interview about the first post-9/11 game at MSG: http://video.sabres....nsole?id=186048 Dave Andeychuk on Rip's influence on his development Rick and Rip on Hasek Edited May 28, 2014 by IKnowPhysics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 They need to have the Aud zamboni door on stage with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 (edited) So Korab was traded for a first round pick that turned into Phil Housley, then came back to the Sabres and appeared in this pic with Phil Housley. Cool. Of course that's Mike Ramsay (Edit: I'm calling myself on that one!), but who's the player seated far left? And is that Joe Crozier behind the bench? Under Scotty? I don't remember that. Edited May 29, 2014 by PASabreFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude_Verret Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 So Korab was traded for a first round pick that turned into Phil Housley, then came back to the Sabres and appeared in this pic with Phil Housley. Cool. Of course that's Mike Ramsay (Edit: I'm calling myself on that one!), but who's the player seated far left? And is that Joe Crozier behind the bench? Under Scotty? I don't remember that. Looks like a '2' to me on his left shoulder? If that is the case then.... http://www.hockey-re...s/BUF/1985.html It must be one of the following players.. 25 Andreychuk..nope. 29 Mal Davis 24 Bill Hajt...nope 26 Dave Maloney 23 Gates Orlando 26 Steve Patrick 20 Brent Peterson.... remembering a 'stache so no. 27 Larry Playfair....nope 21 Claude Verret my guess is Dave Maloney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 I think you are right, Maloney was my guess. Not 100% sure though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Thinking about it it has to be Maloney, he's seated with the D. Or Fenyeves ... Maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 $5 on Mike Moller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 $5 on Mike Moller I think Moller was gone by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 I think Moller was gone by then. He's sitting next to a 0, so it's either CRam or...Brent Pederson. Just as easily a forward? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Battista obviously had himself inserted into a classic Sabres picture. His meddling knows no bounds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 It is Maloney...someone asked Whippert on Twitter. I remember Maloney looking much more Guido.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Rip Simonick- Buffalo Sports HOF (5/28/14) <1:59> The Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame announces Sabres' equipment manager, Rip Simonick, will be inducted as a part of its 2014 class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 He's sitting next to a 0, so it's either CRam or...Brent Pederson. Just as easily a forward? right! that has to be either one. Hard to know, same line. It is Maloney...someone asked Whippert on Twitter. I remember Maloney looking much more Guido.... I'll have to get on twitter someday. Whippert is on there. Man. I've searched for tweets, but I've never learned how to use the thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mphs mike Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Can we now get the Earl of Bud into the Buffalo Hall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Maybe I'm just old, but I find the old photos on film have so much more character than today's digital shots. Or maybe from across the ice, Bill was able to pick up some of the smoky haze from the Aud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Love Ripper - well deserved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowPhysics Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Here's the induction writeup: http://buffalosports...t-rip-simonick/ Congratulations, Rip. He is the longest serving equipment manager in the NHL, dating back nearly to the club's inception in 1969. Rip was there for it all... Rip was instrumental in saving Malarchuk. Spoiler tags for expectedly gruesome: St. Louis Blues winger Steve Tuttle sliced Malarchuk's external jugular vein in a pileup in the crease. Malarchuk amazingly never lost consciousness and skated off the ice under his own power. Sabres trainer Jim Pizzutelli, who was a medic in Vietnam, and equipment manager Rip Simonick were the first to reach him. "The biggest thing I remember is both Pizza and Rip actually having their hands inside his throat," said Sabres assistant coach Scott Arniel, who was a forward on that team. "The scene of the blood squirting straight out like a hose is very vivid in everybody's mind. He remembers almost not making out of Buffalo alive during B77: His favorite memory involving Saturday’s opponent – Montreal – was the Sabres’ visit Jan. 28, 1977. The legendary blizzard was in full swing in Buffalo.“We ended up getting out with 12 hockey players,” Simonick said. “Players got to the airport in snowmobiles if their neighbor or friend had snowmobiles. This was in the ’70s, so there weren’t that many four-wheel drives. Some emergency vehicles took guys to the airport, and we just took off. There was nothing we could do. “When we’re taking off, the wheels on the prop plane hit a snow bank. We thought we were going down. The plane just tilted forward, the pilot pulled it back up and we got up. Those were harrowing moments.” Despite being undermanned, the Sabres earn a 3-3 tie against the Canadiens. He's been used as a spokesman for Blademaster (ice sharpening) equipment. He's got a fan-made parody twitter account: https://twitter.com/Not_Rip Rip was inducted into the Sabres Hall of Fame in 2000, before many notable Sabres alumni. As of 2009, he was asked to work three NHL All Star games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted June 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 @SabresHotline #Sabres legendary equipment manager Rip Simonick joins @APetey76 and @kevsylvester at 10am on #SabresHotline @WGR550. He will take calls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 That was a good segment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowPhysics Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 I would enjoy a link to the audio if/when available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted June 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 I would enjoy a link to the audio if/when available. http://audio.wgr550.com/a/92728643/6-3-hockey-hotline-hr-1.htm?pageid=1114813 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowPhysics Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 http://audio.wgr550....?pageid=1114813 Gracias. I'll enjoy it after work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Amerk Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Wait. Who died? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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