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Rob Ray was born on June 8, 1968 in Stirling, Ontario. He played his junior hockey with the Cornwall Royals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). The Buffalo Sabres drafted Ray in the 5th round, 97th overall in the 1988 amateur entry draft. He played two full seasons with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL), cementing his reputation as a hockey fighter with over 700 penalty minutes in 125 games. He made his NHL debut with the Sabres during the 1989-90 season and by the next year, he was a regular on the team. Standing at 6'0", Rob Ray was one of the toughest NHL hockey players through the 1990s. He combined an overall physical play with a lethal fighting ability.

Ray was well known for the several tricks he employed in getting an edge over his fellow combatants. The NHL even stepped in and began enforcing equipment rules to curb Rob's practice whereby he would manage to get rid of his jersey and equipment during a fight, thus giving the other player nothing to hold on to. After 14 very productive NHL season's as the Buffalo Sabres' main enforcer, Rob Ray was traded to the Ottawa Senators for future considerations in 2003. The Senators were in need of some grit and welcomed the veteran enforcer. Ray only managed to appear in 11 games over two seasons with the Sens, playing another 5 with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Binghamton Senators. Rob Ray ended his NHL career with 3207 career penalty minutes, ranking him 6th overall in NHL history.

He now uses his time for charity and also provides commentary for the Buffalo Sabres.

Rob Ray's Career Statistics Year Team League GP G A Pts Pim 1985-86 Cornwall Royals OHL 53 6 13 19 253 1986-87 Cornwall Royals OHL 46 17 20 37 158 1987-88 Cornwall Royals OHL 61 11 41 52 179 1988-89 Rochester Americans AHL 74 11 18 29 446 1989-90 Rochester Americans AHL 43 2 13 15 335 1989-90 Buffalo Sabres NHL 27 2 1 3 99 1990-91 Rochester Americans AHL 8 1 1 2 15 1990-91 Buffalo Sabres NHL 66 8 8 16 350 1991-92 Buffalo Sabres NHL 63 5 3 8 354 1992-93 Buffalo Sabres NHL 68 3 2 5 211 1993-94 Buffalo Sabres NHL 82 3 4 7 274 1994-95 Buffalo Sabres NHL 47 0 3 3 173 1995-96 Buffalo Sabres NHL 71 3 6 9 287 1996-97 Buffalo Sabres NHL 82 7 3 10 286 1997-98 Buffalo Sabres NHL 63 2 4 6 234 1998-99 Buffalo Sabres NHL 76 0 4 4 261 1999-00 Buffalo Sabres NHL 69 1 3 4 158 2000-01 Buffalo Sabres NHL 63 4 6 10 210 2001-02 Buffalo Sabres NHL 71 2 3 5 200 2002-03 Buffalo Sabres NHL 41 0 0 0 92 2002-03 Ottawa Senators NHL 5 0 0 0 4 2003-04 Ottawa Senators NHL 6 1 0 1 14 2003-04 Binghamton Senators AHL 5 2 0 2 11 NHL Totals 900 41 50 91 3207

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