BUFFALO, NY - NOVEMBER 08: Broadcaster Rick Jeanneret of the Buffalo Sabres speaks during pregame ceremonies inducting him into the Sabres Hall of Fame before their game with the Winnipeg Jets at First Niagara Center on November 8, 2011 in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres won 6-5.

Sabres announcer Rick Jeanneret stretchered from arena during game

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Buffalo Sabres broadcaster Rick Jeanneret was removed from KeyBank Center on a stretcher and taken to hospital during the third period of Saturday's contest versus the Anaheim Ducks, according to Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News.

The 76-year-old was feeling light-headed and stopped talking during the broadcast, Harrington adds. Following the game, a Sabres spokesperson said there was no update on Jeanneret's condition.

Jeanneret started with the Sabres in 1971 and is honored in the Hockey Hall of Fame as a Foster Hewitt Award winner for outstanding broadcasting.

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