Legendary Buffalo Sabres announcer Rick Jeanneret was stretchered out of the arena during Saturday’s game against the Anaheim Ducks.
According to the Buffalo News, the 76-year-old was feeling light-headed and stopped talking during the broadcast. He was seen being taken out of the press box at the KeyBank Center during the third period.
I’m at the #Sabres game. Just saw Rick Jeanneret getting taken out on a gurney. No joke.
— Chris Trapasso (@ChrisTrapasso) December 23, 2018
Things just went silent on the broadcast.
Here’s the last thing Rick Jeanneret said on the Sabres broadcast tonight, following by several seconds of silence. pic.twitter.com/HLfMTZpqsW
— Jon Campbell (@JonCampbellGAN) December 23, 2018
Jeanneret has been with the Sabres since 1971 and is the longest-tenured play-by-play announcer for a single team in NHL history. He has battled and defeated throat cancer, missing time in the 2014-2015 season due to treatment.
Jeanneret is an inductee of the Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame and Hockey Hall of Fame.
