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Rob Ray

Canadian sports broadcaster and former professional ice hockey player

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Also known as Rayzor · Robert John Ray

Born: June 8, 1968
Birthplace: Stirling
Citizenship: Canada
Occupation: ice hockey player
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1.Stated in Hockey ReferenceRetrieved 2022-05-09
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Languages spoken, written or signed: English

Overview

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Robert John Ray is a Canadian sports broadcaster and former professional ice hockey player for the Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators. He was awarded the King Clancy Memorial Trophy by the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1999 for leadership and humanitarianism. He was known for his role as an enforcer and currently holds the Sabres record for most penalty minutes in one player's tenure with the club with 3,189 penalty minutes.

Overview

NHL skater stats — season by season

15 seasons · from AIDb's NHL skater dataset

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	PIM	PPG	GWG	S	S%
1989–90	BUF	27	2	1	3	-2	99	0	0	20	10.0
1990–91	BUF	66	8	8	16	-11	350	0	1	54	14.8
1991–92	BUF	63	5	3	8	-9	354	0	0	29	17.2
1992–93	BUF	68	3	2	5	-3	211	1	0	28	10.7
1993–94	BUF	82	3	4	7	2	274	0	0	34	8.8
1994–95	BUF	47	0	3	3	-4	173	0	0	7	0.0
1995–96	BUF	71	3	6	9	-8	287	0	0	21	14.3
1996–97	BUF	82	7	3	10	3	286	0	1	45	15.6
1997–98	BUF	63	2	4	6	2	234	1	1	19	10.5
1998–99	BUF	76	0	4	4	-2	261	0	0	23	0.0
1999–2000	BUF	69	1	3	4	0	158	0	0	17	5.9
2000–01	BUF	63	4	6	10	2	210	0	1	33	12.1
2001–02	BUF	71	2	3	5	-3	200	0	0	23	8.7
2002–03	BUF, OTT	46	0	0	0	-5	96	0	0	14	0.0
2003–04	OTT	6	1	0	1	0	14	0	0	3	33.3
Career		900	41	50	91	-38	3,207	2	4	370	11.1

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Positions, education, employers and awards over time

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44 statements · 34% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Sex or gender: male
Member of sports team: Buffalo Sabres
Given name: Rob
Sport: ice hockey
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1.Stated in Hockey ReferenceRetrieved 2022-05-09
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Position played on team / speciality: winger
Drafted by: Buffalo Sabres(1988) significant event: 1988 NHL entry draft · draft pick number: 97
Mass: 220 lb
Shooting handedness: left-handed shot
Family name: Ray
Awards: King Clancy Memorial Trophy(1999)
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1.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=24933
2.hockeydb.com/ihdb/awards/awarddetail.php?award_id=7
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NHL Foundation Player Award(1999)
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1.eliteprospects.com/awards?name=NHL+Foundation+Player+Award
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League: National Hockey League(1989–2004)
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1.Stated in Hockey Reference
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Number of matches played/races/starts: 900 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Reference
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Total goals in career: 41(1989–2004) league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Reference
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Total shots in career: 370 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Reference
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Penalty minutes in career: 3,207 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Reference
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Career plus-minus rating: -38 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Reference
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Total points in career: 91 league: National Hockey League
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Total assists in career: 50 league: National Hockey League
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Different from: Robert Ray
Rob Ray criterion used: two persons with the same name or a similar name

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