Rick Jeanneret Forum

One of the voices of my youth. 

Hopefully up there enjoying a stout and raiding the top shelf where momma hides the cookies for a snack.

Truly a special voice in PBP. I'm sure a lot of us were hoping he'd see a Sabres Stanley Cup win before he passed, and with the Sabres being on the upswing it feels especially cruel that he's been taken.

This sucks!

In my mind he's sitting beside Danny Gallivan doing a Canadiens vs Sabres game.

How freaking awesome would that be?

Rip and thank you for the enthusiasm and passion you voiced for the game.

Just heard about it on the news this morning. 51 years behind the mic calling Sabres games. I'll never forget some of his calls, for example "La-la-la-la Lafontaine" after every Pat Lafontaine goal, "Barrasso with a big save!" 30 times a game and of course "May Day! May Day!" after Brad May's O.T. goal to knock off the Bruins in one playoff series. May he rest in peace. 

As someone who was born in 2000 (a year after “No Goal”) I had a huge opportunity to grew up watching the Sabres and listening to his calls, RJ will be missed deeply. As a kid, I had the chance of meeting him with Pat Lafontaine and was able to get an autograph from him. During the time of the Sabres 90s-2000s dynasty, he had some of the best calls that their was, some even being before 1990 (some of those are listed below). He was the voice of the Sabres and had impacts on a lot of people. RJ was always a community guy who did a lot of things in the community and helped out others. RJ, you will be missed

“Now do you believe? These guys are good. Scary good!”

“May Day! May Day! May Day! May Day”

“Top shelf where Momma Hides the Cookies”

And I can’t forgot about the entire saying from that 2007 Senators-Sabres Brawl

One of the all time greats...you can hear his voice on pretty much any significant moment in Sabres history."Top shelf where Mama hides the cookies!" will always be a favorite of mine. RIP