Daryl Kevin "Razor" Reaugh ( ; born February 13, 1965) is a retired professional

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and now a broadcaster for the

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of the

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(NHL), '' NHL on NBC'', and ''

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''. He played 27 games in the NHL for the

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and

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between 1985 and 1991.

Biography

Playing career

Reaugh played for the

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of the

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where he was an

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goaltender. In the 1984 NHL Entry Draft the

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

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. He has a

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ring and is included in the 1988 Edmonton Oilers team pictures. Reaugh dressed for 60 games, but since he only played 6 games, during the 1987-88 season, his name is not engraved on the Stanley Cup. Reaugh played in

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's SM-liiga during the 1988–89 season. Reaugh joined the

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and played over 1000 minutes, posting a 7–7–1 record and a 3.15

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. 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

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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

-produced weekly series ''Rinkside'', partnered with fellow goaltender Jim Ralph, and was also a color commentator for the

during the

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. Reaugh has also done work with ABC,

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, Fox, Versus, and NBC broadcasts of regular season and playoff NHL games, and provided the color commentary in the

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s '' 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. Starting with the 2011–12 NHL season, Reaugh began to broadcast Western Conference games on ''

'' in addition to his role as the Dallas Stars color commentator. After the 2014-15 season, Strangis left the Stars and was replaced by Dave Strader. The following summer, Strader was diagnosed with bile duct cancer and missed significant time to undergo treatment. 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). This also coincided with the creation of "Podman Rush", a

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hosted by Reaugh. The podcast features exclusive interviews and analysis, and is deemed the official podcast of the Dallas Stars. 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". His most frequently-used words include "

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," 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.

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. Reaugh is widely known to drink three glasses of milk each day.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reaugh, Daryl 1965 births Living people Binghamton Whalers players Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Cape Breton Oilers players Cowichan Valley Capitals players Dallas Stars announcers Dayton Bombers players Edmonton Oilers draft picks Edmonton Oilers players Hartford Whalers announcers Hartford Whalers players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Hershey Bears players Kamloops Blazers players Kamloops Junior Oilers players Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) players National Hockey League broadcasters Nova Scotia Oilers players Oulun Kärpät players Ice hockey people from Prince George, British Columbia Springfield Indians players Stanley Cup champions Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland