Television > > > > miscellaneous In 2013-14, all Buffalo Sabres regular season games will be both televised and simulcast on WGR Sports Radio 550 AM. All of the team’s televised regular-season games will be broadcast in high definition. | Television | The Sabres and MSG Networks continue a multiyear partnership to telecast Sabres games, in which MSG will own the exclusive local rights to telecast the team’s games. MSG Net- works, an industry leader in production and technology, is the nation’s longest-running re- gional sports network. The first regional sports network to produce games in HDTV and winner of 95 New York Emmy Awards, MSG Networks is part of Madison Square Garden L.P. In addition to being home of the Sa- bres, MSG Network’s award-winning programming line-up also boasts the New York Knicks, New York Rangers, New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils, New York Liberty and over 400 live college football and basketball games. In 2013-14, all Sabres telecasts –including games in New York/New Jersey – will be produced and broadcast by the team’s in-house broadcasting teams and will feature the Sabres broadcasters and analysts exclusively. Calling the action on MSG telecasts and on WGR 550 AM will be Foster Hewitt Award winner and Sabres Hall-of-Famer Rick Jean- neret, who embarks on his 42nd year behind the microphone. Rob Ray, a nine-year veteran of Sabres broadcasts, will begin his first season as the full-time color analyst. After joining the broadcast team in 2003-04, Ray has served as a second color analyst and the “between-the-glass” reporter for the past eight seasons. In his role as color analyst, Ray will remain on the ice-level to provide a close-up perspective of the game’s action. Joining the broadcast team in 2013-14 is veteran broadcaster Dan Dunleavy. Dunleavy, who comes to the Sabres from the Toronto Maple Leafs’ broadcasting team, will begin his substitute play-by-play duties this season, filling in for games that Jeanneret takes off. In addition to his play-by-play duties, Dunleavy will serve as on-air talent for Sabres pre- and post-game broadcasts and will have a substantial presence on Sabres.com. Brian Duff, who joined the Sabres broadcast team in 2011-12, has also signed a new deal with the team to serve as the full-time in- game host for all Sabres broadcasts on MSG. In that role, Duff will host the Tops Game Night pregame show before all games, the Lexus Post Game Report and the intermission reports between periods. Veteran broadcasters Mike Robitaille and Danny Gare will be mainstays across all Sabres platforms in 2013-14, providing in-depth analysis before, during and after games. Buffalo Sabres hockey on MSG is produced by Joe Pinter and directed by Matt Gould. | Rick Jeanneret | Play-by-Play Announcer Currently the longest-tenured broadcaster in hockey, Rick Jeanneret will begin his 42nd year behind the microphone calling the action for Buffalo Sabres games. Jeanneret is the 2012 recipient of the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award, the most prestigious award given to hockey broadcasters, and was formally recognized by the Hockey Hall of Fame in November 2012. He was inducted into the Sabres Hall of Fame in 2011 and was inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame in fall 2012. With his vast knowledge of the game and his unwavering enthusiasm for hockey, Jeanneret’s distinct voice has been synonymous with the Buffalo Sabres for four decades. He began his prolific career with the Sabres in the 1971-72 season as the club’s radio play-by-play announcer and served primarily in that role until 1995, when he would also begin calling the action for the team’s televised games. His memorable calls and player nicknames have become forever linked with Sabres history for generations of fans. Jeanneret’s career officially began in 1963, when the St. Catharines, Ont. native filled in for the regular announcer at a Niagara Falls Flyers (Junior A) game. He went on to become the color analyst for one season before moving to the play-by-play position in 1965. A native of St. Catharines, Ont., Jeanneret currently resides in Niagara Falls, Ontario, with his wife, Sandra. Rick has two sons, Mark and Chris. 337 Television > > > > miscellaneous | Rob Ray | Color Analyst Rob Ray, who begins his ninth season on Buffalo Sabres broadcasts, will be entering his second season as the full-time color analyst for all Sabres games this season. After joining the broadcast team in 2003-04, Ray has served as a second color analyst and the “between-the-glass” reporter for the past eight seasons. In his role as color analyst, Ray will remain on the ice-level to provide a close-up perspective of the game’s action. Beyond Sabres broadcasts, Ray hosts The Enforcers, a weekly sports talk show on Time Warner Cable SportsNet, alongside other former players from the Sabres and the Buffalo Bills. Ray’s hockey expertise stems from his 16-year NHL career as a right wing, 14 seasons of which were spent with the Sabres. Known for his toughness on the ice, Ray ranks sixth in NHL history for career penalty minutes (3,207) and holds the Sabres’ team record in the same category with 3,189 PIM. Ray played in 900 total NHL games during his career and his 889 games with the Sabres, the fourth-most in franchise history. Despite being one of the game’s toughest enforcers, Ray was also awarded the NHL’s King Clancy Memorial Award in 1999 for his leadership and humanitarianism. He remains as one of the Sabres’ most active alumni, currently serving as president of the Sabres Alumni Association. Ray and his wife, Julianne, live in Grand Island, N.Y. with their son, Rob Jr., and their daughter, Jordan. | Brian Duff | In-Game Host A 22-year broadcasting veteran, Brian Duff begins his second full season as the in-game host for all Buffalo Sabres broadcasts. He joined the broadcast team in 2011-12 on a part-time basis in the same role for many of the team’s road games. Duff comes to the Sabres after spending five seasons with the NHL Network, most recently as host of NHL on the Fly and NHL Tonight. Prior to joining NHL Network, Duff spent six years as the pre and post-game host for Toronto Maple Leafs hockey on Leafs TV. His extensive hockey broadcasting career also includes stints as the radio host for pre and post-game coverage of the Ottawa Senators and Edmonton Oilers and radio game analyst for the Sena- tors and the WHL’s Medicine Hat Tigers. In addition, Duff has provided play-by-play for the National Lacrosse League on Versus and TSN, including the 2010 and 2011 championship games. He worked at The Score as an anchor and reporter and provided play-by-play for Ottawa Rebel lacrosse and the Mann Cup. Duff has also freelanced for multiple media outlets including ESPN and the Associated Press. Duff, who grew up in Whitby, Ont., holds a Broadcasting Diploma from Mount Royal College in Calgary and currently resides in Hamburg, N.Y. with his wife, Leilon, and their children, Isabelle and Rhiannon. | Dan Dunleavy | Play-by-Play/Reporter Prior to joining the Sabres broadcast team in 2013, Dunleavy spent 19 years at Sportsnet Radio and The Fan 590 Toronto. In addition to filling in as a play-by-play voice for the Sabres in the 2010-11 season, Dun- leavy’s experience includes nine years of play-by-play of the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship, the 2008 IIHF World Hockey Championship in Halifax and Quebec City, the 2010 Vancouver Olympics Men’s and Women’s Hockey, the OHL’s Mississauga Majors, and Canadian Hockey League and American Hockey League games on Rogers Sportsnet. The Toronto native has also called soccer and lacrosse games, serving as the play-by-play voice for the National Lacrosse League’s Toronto Rock on The Fan 590 and is the radio and television play-by-play voice for Toronto FC on Sportsnet TV/Radio and TSN 1050 Radio. 338 Radio > > > > miscellaneous | Radio Broadcast | Sabres coverage on the radio can be found exclusively on WGR 550 AM, the team’s radio partner for more than 25 years. Gameday broadcasts will include the game action from Jeanneret and Ray, along with a post- game show hosted by Brian Koziol featuring a complete game recap, player interviews and scores from around the league. Paul Hamilton, who returns as the station’s Sabres beat reporter, will provide live updates from Sabres games and practices all season long. New this season is Sabres Hockey Hotline, the team’s flagship radio program. The show will be broadcast live from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday through Friday year-round from the Sabres Store at First Niagara Center. The program will be an additional outlet for Sabres fans to hear exclusive interviews, analysis, team updates, as well as game and practice recaps. Serving as host of Sabres Hockey Hotline is Kevin Sylvester, an eight-year veteran of Sabres broadcasting. Sylvester, who joined the broadcast team in the 2005-06 season, will transition the bulk of his broadcasting duties to the radio program and will serve as the show’s host and executive producer. 339 Media Information > > > > miscellaneous | Media Information | Requests for information should be directed to the Sabres’ Public Relations Department, Buffalo Sabres, First Niagara Center, One Seymour H. Knox, III Plaza, Buffalo, NY 14203.