Kevin Sylvester is the alternate television and radio play-by-play announcer for the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

's Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres

The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...

 and its broadcast network, the Sabres Hockey Network

Sabres Hockey Network

The Sabres Hockey Network is the official radio and television broadcast network of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. The network is currently operated jointly by the Sabres and by Entercom Communications....

. He succeed Josh Mora

Josh Mora

Josh Mora is an American sportscaster, author and blogger who has covered the Chicago Blackhawks for Comcast Sportsnet Chicago and the Buffalo Sabres for Empire Sports Network. He also hosted many of the CSN Sportsnite shows and covered baseball, basketball and feature stories. He has been a...

 as the team's studio host during the 2005-06 Buffalo Sabres season, and became the alternate play-by-play broadcaster beginning in the 2011–12 season, handling the majority of the club's road games. His partner in the broadcast booth is veteran broadcaster Danny Gare

Danny Gare

Daniel Mirl Gare is a retired National Hockey League player, most notably of the Buffalo Sabres. During a 14-year professional career, Gare also played for the Detroit Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers. He was a two-time All-Star right winger who twice scored 50 goals for the Buffalo Sabres,...

, whose number has been retired by the Sabres. Since the 2008–09 season, he has been a substitute announcer for longtime play-by-play man Rick Jeanneret

Rick Jeanneret

Richard "Rick" Jeanneret is the television and radio play-by-play announcer for the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres and its broadcast network, the Sabres Hockey Network. Having started with the team on radio during the 1971–72 season, he is the longest-tenured announcer in the NHL...

, who has called the team's games since the 1971–72 season.

Prior to joining the Sabres, Sylvester was a morning host at WGR

WGR

WGR, or WGR Sports Radio 550, is an all sports radio station in Buffalo, New York that broadcasts on 550 AM. It is the flagship station of the Buffalo Sabres and the Buffalo Bandits, and is currently the only full-time sports talk station in the city of Buffalo. Its studios are located in Amherst,...

. Sylvester also hosts a television series, Tee 2 Green, on WGRZ, pertaining to golf. Sylvester is an alumnus of the State University of New York at Fredonia

State University of New York at Fredonia

The State University of New York at Fredonia is a four-year liberal arts college located in Fredonia, New York, United States; it is a constituent college of the State University of New York...

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External links

• Sly Notes, professional blog hosted by the Buffalo Sabres
  Buffalo Sabres
  The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...