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Long-time Buffalo Sabres play-by-play voice Rick Jeanneret to have banner raised on April 1

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, file photo, Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame Class of 2012 inductee Rick Jeanneret helps salute the crowd with fellow inductee Dale Hawerchuk before an NHL hockey game between the Sabres and the Winnipeg Jets in Buffalo, N.Y. Sabres broadcaster Jeanneret was taken out of the press box on a stretcher early in the third period of an NHL hockey game between the Sabres and Anaheim Ducks, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. It was unclear what happened to the 76-year-old Jeanneret. He has been the team's play-by-play man since 1971 — the longest tenure with a single team in NHL history. (AP Photo/David Duprey, File)

Posted at 2:23 PM, Jan 07, 2022

and last updated 2022-01-07 14:23:02-05

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Buffalo Sabres are set to honor long-time play-by-play voice Rick Jeanneret by raising a banner at KeyBank Center on April 1.

Jeanneret, 79, will retire at the end of the 2021-22 season after calling games since the 1971-72 season.

The Sabres say the first 10,000 fans in attendance will receive a replica banner on 'RJ Night'.

The Sabres play the Nashville Predators on April 1 at KeyBank Center.

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Long-time Buffalo Sabres play-by-play voice Rick Jeanneret to have banner raised on April 1

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