But Jeanneret gives former analyst and longtime defenseman Larry Playfair an assist for creating the signature phrase. Jeanneret said Playfair once said a player who shot up high to score went top ...

He was 6-foot-4 and 215 pounds of muscle in his prime. Playfair arrived in Buffalo during the 1978-79 season. He stayed through the 1985-86 season, before he was traded to Los Angeles in ...

Brothers Austyn and Jackson also played minor league hockey. And uncle Larry Playfair racked up 668 games in the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres and LA Kings. “I was able to collaborate with Doug ...

The hall was founded in 1991. Slated for induction are Bob Rich Jr., Buffalo Bisons; Paul Maguire, former Buffalo Bill and ESPN analyst; Larry Playfair, former Buffalo Sabre; Larry Weise ...