Daryl Reaugh

Daryl Reaugh
Reaugh in 2007
Born (1965-02-13) February 13, 1965 (age 59)
Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Hartford Whalers
Edmonton Oilers
NHL draft 42nd overall, 1984
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 1984–1993

Daryl Kevin "Razor" Reaugh (English: /ˈreɪ/ RAY; born February 13, 1965) is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender and now a broadcaster for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL), NHL on NBC, and Hockey Night in Canada. He played 27 games in the NHL for the Edmonton Oilers and Hartford Whalers between 1985 and 1991.

Biography

Playing career

Reaugh played for the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League where he was an All-Star goaltender. In the 1984 NHL Entry Draft the Edmonton Oilers selected Reaugh with the 42nd pick. He played 7 games with the Oilers, but spent the majority of his six years in the organization in the American Hockey League. He has a Stanley Cup ring and is included in the 1988 Edmonton Oilers team pictures. Since he only played 6 games during the 1987-88 season, his name is not engraved on the Stanley Cup. Reaugh played in Finland's SM-liiga during the 1988–89 season.

Reaugh joined the Hartford Whalers in 1990 and played over 1000 minutes, posting a 7–7–1 record and a 3.15 goals against average. His season was cut short after an injury sustained in his 20th appearance. While playing a puck in net, a skate from one of the other players on the ice ran over Reaugh's glove, severely cutting his hand. A hamstring injury would make the 1993–94 season with the Dayton Bombers of the ECHL his last, cutting his promising career short at the age of 28.

Broadcasting

Prior to his work with the Stars, Reaugh first appeared as a regular in 1991 on the American Hockey League-produced weekly series Rinkside, partnered with fellow goaltender Jim Ralph, and was also a color commentator for the Hartford Whalers during the 1995–96 NHL season. Reaugh has also done work with ABC, ESPN, Fox, Versus, and NBC broadcasts of regular season and playoff NHL games, and provided the color commentary in the EA Sports video games NHL '98 and NHL '99.

In 1996, Reaugh joined Stars' play-by-play announcer Ralph Strangis to form the highly popular "Ralph and Razor" duo. In August 2012, Ralph and Razor were ranked the #1 broadcasting duo in the NHL by hockeybuzz.com.[1][2]

Starting with the 2011–12 NHL season, Reaugh began to broadcast Western Conference games on Hockey Night in Canada in addition to his role as the Dallas Stars color commentator.[3]

As the Stars' color commentator he is known for his deep vocabulary of descriptive words that he uses with almost comedic timing, known affectionately to some as "Razorisms".[4][2] His most frequently-used words include "larceny," used when a goalie makes a spectacular save, "mastodonic," used to describe a play of huge significance during a game, and "nectarous," when he finds a piece of play to be particularly exciting or worthy of recognition.

After the 2014-15 season, Strangis left the Stars and was replaced by Dave Strader.[5][6][7][8][9] The following summer, Strader was diagnosed with bile duct cancer and missed significant time to undergo treatment.[10] The Stars decided to promote him as the permanent play-by-play announcer when Strader died on October 1, 2017, partnering with former Stars defenseman Craig Ludwig.

Starting with the 2018-19 season, Reaugh returned to the color commentary role, teaming up with play-by-play man Josh Bogorad (previously a host on the team's pregame, postgame, and intermission coverage).[11][12] This also coincided with the creation of "Podman Rush", a podcast hosted by Reaugh.[13] The podcast features exclusive interviews and analysis, and is deemed the official podcast of the Dallas Stars.

Personal life

Reaugh spent a number of years growing up in Prince George, BC. He is also the brother-in-law of former NHL player Brendan Morrison (their wives are sisters). Reaugh also has two daughters.[14] Reaugh is widely known to drink three glasses of milk each day.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1981–82 Cowichan Valley Capitals BCJHL 44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1982–83 Cowichan Valley Capitals BCJHL 32 — — — 1673 191 0 5.96 — — — — — — — — —
1983–84 Kamloops Junior Oilers WHL 55 34 10 0 2748 199 1 4.34 .864 17 14 3 972 57 0 3.52 —
1983–84 Kamloops Junior Oilers M-Cup — — — — — — — — — 4 1 2 190 19 0 6.00 —
1984–85 Kamloops Blazers WHL 49 36 8 1 2749 170 2 3.71 .869 14 — — 787 56 0 4.27 —
1984–85 Edmonton Oilers NHL 1 0 1 0 60 5 0 5.04 .857 — — — — — — — —
1985–86 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 38 15 18 4 2205 156 0 4.24 .869 — — — — — — — —
1986–87 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 46 19 22 0 2637 163 1 3.71 .877 2 0 2 120 13 0 6.50 —
1987–88 Edmonton Oilers NHL 6 1 1 0 175 14 0 4.79 .877 — — — — — — — —
1987–88 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 8 2 5 0 443 33 0 4.47 .834 — — — — — — — —
1987–88 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 9 0 8 0 493 44 0 5.35 .861 — — — — — — — —
1988–89 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 13 3 10 0 778 72 0 5.55 .813 — — — — — — — —
1988–89 Kärpät FIN 13 7 5 1 756 46 0 3.65 .886 — — — — — — — —
1989–90 Binghamton Whalers AHL 52 8 31 6 2375 192 0 4.21 .876 — — — — — — — —
1990–91 Hartford Whalers NHL 20 7 7 1 1023 53 1 3.15 .889 — — — — — — — —
1990–91 Springfield Indians AHL 16 7 6 3 912 55 0 3.62 .870 — — — — — — — —
1991–92 Springfield Indians AHL 22 3 12 2 1005 63 0 3.76 .883 1 0 0 39 1 0 1.54 .929
1992–93 Hershey Bears AHL 1 0 0 0 22 1 0 2.73 .929 — — — — — — — —
1993–94 Dayton Bombers ECHL 4 1 3 0 160 17 0 6.38 .823 — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 27 8 9 1 1246 72 1 3.47 .885 — — — — — — — —

Awards

  • WHL West Second All-Star Team – 1984
  • WHL West First All-Star Team – 1985

References

  1. ^ Yost, Travis (August 28, 2012). "Ranking the Thirty NHL Broadcasting Teams". HockeyBuzz.com.
  2. ^ a b Miller, Jeff (2021-12-31). "A Silver Anniversary for the Dallas Stars' Silver-tongued TV Analyst". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  3. ^ "Hockey Night in Canada ices new lineup | CBC Sports".
  4. ^ Dix, Jordan (2015-11-05). "Razorisms: A Helpful Guide for Daryl Reaugh's Commentary". Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  5. ^ Clark, Josh (2015-04-24). "A Heart-Wrenching Goodbye To Ralph Strangis". Blackout Dallas. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  6. ^ "Stars Play-By-Play Announcer Ralph Strangis Leaving Team After 25 Years". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  7. ^ "Ralph Strangis ends 25-year career as voice of Dallas Stars". Dallas News. 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  8. ^ Horn, Barry (2015-10-02). "Hot Air: Dallas Stars' new voice Dave Strader 'can't wait for season to start'". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  9. ^ Horn, Barry (2015-06-12). "Horn: Dave Strader knows earning Stars fans' trust is part of new job". Dallas News. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  10. ^ Horn, Barry (2016-09-21). "Stars voice Dave Strader says he has 'rare and aggressive' cancer". Dallas News. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  11. ^ "Josh Bogorad to deliver play-by-play for Dallas Stars telecasts on FSSW". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  12. ^ Fraley, Gerry (2018-07-30). "Daryl Reaugh returns to analyst role on Dallas Stars radio, television". Dallas News. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  13. ^ "Podman Rush - Official Dallas Stars Podcast". TuneIn. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Dallas Stars TV and Radio Broadcasters". NHL.com. Retrieved October 15, 2021.