Jeanneret And Hawerchuk Elected To Sabres Hall Of Fame

by Andy Boron on Aug 31, 2011 5:46 PM EDT

The Buffalo Sabres Hall Of Fame Committee announced today that Rick Jeanneret and Dale Hawerchuk will be the newest inductees into the Sabres Hall Of Fame, numbers 36 and 37 respectively.

Jeanneret needs no introduction, being the voice of the Sabres for the past 39 years, but his induction into the Sabres HoF is long overdue. RJ joins longtime partner Jim Lorentz (2010) and fellow announcer Ted Darling (1996) as members of the Hall.

Younger Sabres fans may not recognize the name of Dale Hawerchuk, who came into the league in 1982 with the Winnipeg Jets (and won the Calder trophy) but anyone who cares about Sabres history should. He was traded to Buffalo in 1990 as part of a blockbuster trade that brought Hawerchuk and Brad May to Buffalo, but saw Phil Housley, Scott Arniel, Jeff Parker, and Keith Tkachuk leave for Winnipeg.

Hawerchuk played five seasons at center for Buffalo, leading the team in scoring for three of those. He was inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame in 2001 after a 16-year career that saw him collect 518 goals and 891 assists.He still holds the Sabres record for second and third most assists in a single season.

The induction ceremony will take place before the Nov. 8 game against Winnipeg, for all you commemorative puck lovers out there.

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Loved Hawerchuk back in the day

by Frank Reich Revolution on Aug 31, 2011 5:52 PM EDT reply actions

I still remember him in the Montreal series in 93 when Mogilny and Lafontaine were out due to injury. While we got swept, we could have (and should have) won at least 3 of those games, much of which was due to Hawerchuk’s play.

One of my favorite all-time Sabres.

by sabre74kkn on Sep 1, 2011 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions

The Buffalo Chucks

That’s the term John Davidson coined for the Buffalo Sabres when Dale Howerchuck, Clint Malarchuck and Dave Andrichuck were all playing for the Sabres at the same time. The appalation has been imbedded in my memory since then.

by Geolover on Aug 31, 2011 6:36 PM EDT reply actions

This story will probably come out during Jeanneret’s induction speech but during that time he always wanted to use “Here a chuck, there a chuck, everywhere a chuck chuck” as a call if the three of them were a part of the goal scored. It never came about though.

Die By The Blade - Where we've even turned ourselves around since January 1st.

by Zachary Zielonka on Aug 31, 2011 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Two no brainers.

"I could have conquered Europe, all of it, but I had women in my life." - King Henry II of England

by Calvert on Aug 31, 2011 11:03 PM EDT reply actions

I’m a little new to my Sabres fandom, so pardon my ignorance, but I think it’s amazing that you actually get a sword when you enter the Sabres Hall of Fame.

by Moiax on Aug 31, 2011 11:29 PM EDT reply actions