Buffalo The broadcaster Rob Ray had a moment of understandable hot micro during the Saturday match against the New York Rangers after having taken a washer in the face between the benches.
The unfortunate incident caught the legend of the sabers by surprise at the end of the opening period.
The former Buffalo Sabers player Rob Ray is greeted by the retirement goalkeeper Ryan Miller during his induction ceremony at the Sabers renown temple before a match against the Nashville predators at the Keybank Center on January 31, 2025 . (Images of Mark Konezny-Imagn)
Ray was struck just above the eye by a deviated washer, causing the old long duration NHL Enforcer To drop a colorful language during broadcasting.
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“Ah, f —,” shouted Ray of pain.
Warning: Explicit language
The players and a team doctor quickly went to check Ray, who had a visible cut above his left eye and on the deck of his nose.
Later in the broadcast, Ray said that he had received a “couple of small points” in the eyebrow zone, but he finally avoided any major eye injury.
“It’s not normal,” he joked about the “Golf Ball” High bump on his face.
Rob Ray Diffuses of Ice Level in a NHL match between the Buffalo Sabers and the Columbus Blue Jackets on November 22, 2021 at the Keybank Center in Buffalo, New York. (Bill Wippert / NHLI via Getty Images)
Sabers Broadcaster bloody after taking the washer to cope
Ray is no stranger to injuries – neither between the benches nor on the ice.
He accumulated 3,207 minutes of penalty during his 14 seasons with the Sabers organization, establishing a franchise record. His time spent in the box also ranks sixth on the NHL career list.
Ray’s combat style has even led the league to introduce a new rule in which players who fought without their jerseys had game mistakes. The former NHL veteran would wear tears jerseys, giving it a Advantage by essentially freeing his arms during the fights.
As for his stay in the broadcast stand, Saturday was not the first time that Ray has been the victim of a thug washer.
The former Buffalo Sabers player, Rob Ray and Sabers, play through the game, the man Rick Jeanneret announces the game between the Buffalo Sabers and the Kings of Los Angeles in a box between the team in the first Niagara Center on November 12 2013. (Kevin Hoffman-USA TODAY SPORTS)
In a December 2023 match, Ray was again struck – almost identical – with a just washer between his eyes.
In both cases, he returned to action right away. Ray was inducted at the Saubs renown temple last month.
