Daryl Reaugh Explained

Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:200
League:NHL
Birth Date:February 13, 1965
Birth Place:Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Career Start:1984
Draft:42nd overall
Draft Year:1984
Draft Team:Edmonton Oilers
Played For:Hartford Whalers
Edmonton Oilers
Career End:1993

Daryl Kevin "Razor" Reaugh (pronounced "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] 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]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP W L T MIN GA SV%GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1981–82Cowichan Valley CapitalsBCJHL44
1982–83Cowichan Valley CapitalsBCJHL32 1673 191 0 5.96
1983–84Kamloops Junior OilersWHL55 34 10 0 2748 199 1 4.34 .864 17 14 3 972 57 0 3.52
1983–84Kamloops Junior OilersM-Cup4 1 2 190 19 0 6.00
1984–85Kamloops BlazersWHL49 36 8 1 2749 170 2 3.71 .86914 787 56 0 4.27
1984–85Edmonton OilersNHL1 0 1 0 60 5 0 5.04 .857
1985–86Nova Scotia OilersAHL38 15 18 4 2205 156 0 4.24 .869
1986–87Nova Scotia OilersAHL46 19 22 0 2637 163 1 3.71 .8772 0 2 120 13 0 6.50
1987–88Edmonton OilersNHL6 1 1 0 175 14 0 4.79 .877
1987–88Nova Scotia OilersAHL8 2 5 0 443 33 0 4.47 .834
1987–88Milwaukee AdmiralsIHL9 0 8 0 493 44 0 5.35 .861
1988–89Cape Breton OilersAHL13 3 10 0 778 72 0 5.55 .813
1988–89KärpätFIN13 7 5 1 756 46 0 3.65 .886
1989–90Binghamton WhalersAHL52 8 31 6 2375 192 0 4.21 .876
1990–91Hartford WhalersNHL20 7 7 1 1023 53 1 3.15 .889
1990–91Springfield IndiansAHL16 7 6 3 912 55 0 3.62 .870
1991–92Springfield IndiansAHL22 3 12 2 1005 63 0 3.76 .8831 0 0 39 1 0 1.54 .929
1992–93Hershey BearsAHL1 0 0 0 22 1 0 2.73 .929
1993–94Dayton BombersECHL4 1 3 0 160 17 0 6.38 .823
NHL totals27 8 9 1 1246 72 1 3.47 .885

Awards

Notes and References

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