Rayzor's Edge: Rob Ray's Tough Life on the Ice » (Illustrate)

Rob Ray played parts of 14 NHL seasons, 13 with the Buffalo Sabres. Known as an enforcer throughout his career, the NHL awarded Ray the King Clancy Memorial Trophy for his leadership and humanitarian contributions in the Buffalo and Western New York area in 1999. After his retirement in 2004, Ray returned to Buffalo where he currently works as a contributor to Sabres television broadcasts.

Budd Bailey is a graduate of Syracuse University who has worked for The Buffalo News for many years, including several seasons as the Sabres beat writer.

Rob Ray was known as one of the NHL's toughest players of the 1990 s. The right wing played 13 seasons for the Buffalo Sabres, earning the reputation as his team's enforcer. Ray was known for his unique, jersey-off fighting style, and during his years in Buffalo he starred on some of the greatest Sabres teams ever. Led by head coach Lindy Ruff and goalie Dominik Hasek, the Sabres advanced to the Stanley Cup finals in 1998-99. In this book Ray shares his many humorous and insightful behind-the-scenes stories from his Sabres career

Foreword   Matthew Barnaby     vii
The Enforcer     1
My Greatest Hits     13
Growin' Up     23
Drafted     41
A Memorable Debut     57
Duds     69
Mucks     79
Teddy and Barney     93
Division Champs     101
Lindy     115
Finally     125
End of an Era     139
Time's Up     151
Television Man     161
Acknowledgments     170