Rick Jeanneret, the Canadian broadcaster responsible for calling the Buffalo Sabres' most iconic moments by the team's biggest stars over the past 51 years, is now joining them in the rafters.
The Associated PressThe Sabres released a statement from Rick Jeanneret's family saying he died with his family by his side following a two-year battle with multi-organ failure.
"Rick was indeed a very special and very loved man, to and by all, who knew him and listened to him, his magic, and his command," Sabres owner Terry Pegula said. "How glad I am to have known him. How lucky were we all to have been around him and to have listened to him.It was in part through Jeanneret how Pegula became a fan of the Sabres and their famed French Connection line of the 1970s by listening to the team's games on radio while living in Pittsburgh.
In retirement, Jeanneret still attended Sabres games last season in making the trip from his home in nearby Niagara Falls, Ontario. His other notable calls included "La-la-la-la-Fontaine!" which followed whenever former Sabres captain Pat LaFontaine scored in the 1990s. And there was his, "Now do you believe?" call during the 2006 playoffs, during the Sabres' run to the Eastern Conference final.
Jeanneret did his best to keep his emotions in check during the ceremony, and amidst a sold-out crowd chanting "RJ! RJ! RJ!"
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