Buffalo Sabljari The Rob Ray broadcast had an understandable hot moment during Saturday’s game against the New York Rangers after taking it in the face between the bench.
The unfortunate incident caught Sabers legend with a surprise late in the initial period.
Former Buffal Sabers player Raya Raya was greeted by retired goalkeeper Ryan Miller at his Sabers Hall of Fame induction ceremony before the game against Nashville Predator at the center of Keybank 31 January 2025. (Mark Konezny-Imagn Pictures)
Ray struck above the eye bounced, which prompted the former longtime NHL executor lower some colorful tongue while broadcasting.
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“Ah, f —“, shouted Ray of pain.
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The players and the team of the team quickly went to check Raya, who had a visible chess above the left eye and on the nose bridge.
Later on the show, Ray said he had received “several small stitches in the eyebrow area,” but he eventually avoided any major eye injuries.
“That’s not normal,” he joked about “Golf Ball” sizes of lumps on the face.
Rob Ray is broadcast from ice level during the NHL game between Buffalo Sabers and Columbus Blue Jackets on November 22, 2021. At the Keybank Center in Buffalo, New York. (Bill Wippert/Nhli via Getty Images)
Sabers aired bloody after taking over for the face
Ray is not foreign to injury – neither between the bench nor the ice.
In his 14 seasons, he accumulated 3,207 criminal minutes with Sabers organization, setting a franchise record. His time spent in the frame is also six on the NHL list for his career.
Ray’s fighting style even led the league to present a new rule in which players who fought without their jerseys were given an incomplete behavior in the game. The former NHL veteran would carry tear jerseys, giving him an advantage of basically releasing his hands during the altercation.
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As for his time in a broadcasting cabin, Saturday is not the first time Ray has become a victim of shooting.
Former Buffalo Sabers player Rob Ray and Sabers play player Rick Jeanneret announce the game between Buffalo Sabers and Los Angeles Kings in the box between the team in the first Niaga Center on November 12, 2013. (Kevin Hoffman-Ussa Sport today)
In the game in December 2023. Ray was hit again – almost identical – with the package exactly between the eyes.
In both cases, he immediately returned to action. Ray was introduced to Sabers Hall of Fame last month.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
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