Rob Ray

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CanadaCanada  Rob Ray Ice hockey player
Date of birth June 8, 1968
place of birth Stirling , Ontario , Canada
Nickname Rayzor
size 183 cm
Weight 101 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1988 , 5th lap, 97th position
Buffalo Sabers
Career stations
1984-1985 Whitby Lawmen
1985-1988 Cornwall Royals
1988-1989 Rochester Americans
1989-2003 Buffalo Sabers
2003-2004 Ottawa Senators
2004 Binghamton Senators

Robert John "Rob" Ray (* 8. June 1968 in Stirling , Ontario ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player , who during his playing career 1984-2004 among other 955 games for the Buffalo Sabers and Ottawa Senators in the National Hockey League on has contested the position of the right winger . Ray, who embodied the player type of the Enforcer , received both the King Clancy Memorial Trophy and the NHL Foundation Player Award in 1999 for his social commitment .

Career

Rob Ray began his career in 1985 in the Canadian Junior League Ontario Hockey League with the Cornwall Royals . Already there he showed that the physically tough game was his strength and he did not shrink from letting his fists fly. In his first year he received 253 penalty minutes in 53 games. But he also continued to develop in terms of play and was able to record eleven goals and 40 assists in the 1987/88 season.

In the 1988 NHL Entry Draft he was selected by the Buffalo Sabers selected in the fifth round at position 97 and closed for the 1988/89 season the Rochester Americans in, the AHL - farm team of the Sabers. The following year he came to his first missions in the NHL and was part of the regular team of the Buffalo Sabers from the 1990/91 season and that for more than ten years.

In 1990/91 he made his career best with eight goals and eight assists. But his main task during his time in Buffalo was to protect the stars of the team and often with his fists. He developed into one of the most famous enforcers of his time and often met other specialists in this field, such as Tie Domi or Jeff Odgers . Ray celebrated his greatest success when he moved into the final of the Stanley Cup with the Sabers in the 1998/99 season , but was defeated there by the Dallas Stars . Just a few days later, at the 1999 NHL Awards ceremony, he was honored with the King Clancy Memorial Trophy , which is given to the NHL player who excels through leadership and social engagement. If he was feared on the ice because of his hardness, he was involved in the Make-a-wish Foundation, a children's hospital and the Rosewell Park Cancer Institute.

In March 2003, his nearly 14-year tenure with the Buffalo Sabers ended when he was transferred to the Ottawa Senators . For the Senators, he completed only six games in the following season and came five times for the AHL farm team Binghamton Senators before he ended his career in February 2004. In the wake of his career, Rob Ray returned to Buffalo and was part of the Buffalo Sabers television team. There he commented on what had happened as an expert.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1985/86 Cornwall Royals OHL 53 6th 13 19th 253 6th 0 0 0 26th
1986/87 Cornwall Royals OHL 46 17th 20th 37 158 5 1 1 2 16
1987/88 Cornwall Royals OHL 61 11 41 52 179 11 2 3 5 33
1988/89 Rochester Americans AHL 74 11 18th 29 446 - - - - -
1989/90 Rochester Americans AHL 43 2 13 15th 335 17th 1 3 4th 115
1989/90 Buffalo Sabers NHL 27 2 1 3 99 - - - - -
1990/91 Rochester Americans AHL 8th 1 1 2 15th - - - - -
1990/91 Buffalo Sabers NHL 66 8th 8th 16 350 6th 1 1 2 56
1991/92 Buffalo Sabers NHL 63 5 3 8th 354 7th 0 0 0 2
1992/93 Buffalo Sabers NHL 68 3 2 5 211 - - - - -
1993/94 Buffalo Sabers NHL 82 3 4th 7th 274 7th 1 0 1 43
1994/95 Buffalo Sabers NHL 47 0 3 3 173 5 0 0 0 14th
1995/96 Buffalo Sabers NHL 71 3 6th 9 287 - - - - -
1996/97 Buffalo Sabers NHL 82 7th 3 10 286 12 0 1 1 28
1997/98 Buffalo Sabers NHL 63 2 4th 6th 234 10 0 0 0 24
1998/99 Buffalo Sabers NHL 76 0 4th 4th 261 5 1 0 1 0
1999/00 Buffalo Sabers NHL 69 1 3 4th 158 - - - - -
2000/01 Buffalo Sabers NHL 63 4th 6th 10 210 3 0 0 0 2
2001/02 Buffalo Sabers NHL 71 2 3 5 200 - - - - -
2002/03 Buffalo Sabers NHL 41 0 0 0 92 - - - - -
2002/03 Ottawa Senators NHL 5 0 0 0 4th - - - - -
2003/04 Ottawa Senators NHL 6th 1 0 1 14th - - - - -
2003/04 Binghamton Senators AHL 5 2 0 2 11 - - - - -
OHL total 160 34 74 108 590 22nd 3 4th 7th 75
AHL total 130 16 32 48 807 17th 1 3 4th 115
NHL overall 900 41 50 91 3207 55 3 2 5 169

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Others

  • "Rayzor" , as he was also known, fought around 250 fistfights during his 15-year NHL career and received 3207 penalty minutes. With 3,189 penalty minutes for the Buffalo Sabers, he holds the record as the player who has received the most penalty minutes for a team.
  • Rob Ray created his own way of fighting during his time with the Buffalo Sabers. If he and an opponent were ready for a fight and dropped the gloves, he also took off his helmet, jersey and protective gear so that he only fought with a bare chest. As a result, he did not offer his opponent any opportunity to hold on to him and thus had a clear advantage during the fight and could control the fight. The NHL then introduced a rule that forbade players to take off their jerseys and upper body protection in a fight. The rule was then nicknamed "Rob Ray Rule" .

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personal data
SURNAME Ray, Rob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ray, Robert John (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH June 8, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Stirling , Ontario