Mike Robitaille

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Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Height Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (89 kg)
Pro Clubs	New York Rangers Detroit Red Wings Buffalo Sabres Vancouver Canucks
Nationality	Canada
Born	February 12, 1948, Midland, ON, CAN
Pro Career	1968 – 1977

Mike Robitaille (born February 12, 1948, in Midland, Ontario, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks. Currently, he works as a studio analyst on Buffalo Sabres hockey broadcasts on the MSG Network.

Robitaille played in 382 regular season NHL games, scoring 23 goals and adding 105 assists. He also appeared in 13 playoff games, six with Buffalo and seven for Vancouver, tallying one assist.

Robitaille was one of the founders of Hockey Hotline, the Buffalo Sabres' postgame show on Empire Sports Network, in 1991 and has worked for the Sabres and various sister outlets ever since. He is known for his colorful analogies and exaggerations.

Robitaille is the fill-in commentator whenever Rick Jeanneret or Jim Lorentz cannot fulfill his duties on a gameday broadcast.

[edit] Notable quotes

"If (Sabres general manager) Darcy (Regier) makes that trade, I'll put my hand in a wood chipper."
If the Sabres win the Stanley Cup, I'll go running down Delaware Avenue in my underwear.