What fans need to know about RJ Night on Friday

Friday will be a banner night for the Buffalo Sabres organization.
Legendary Hall-of-Fame play-by-play announcer Rick Jeanneret will be bestowed the great honor of having a banner bearing his name added to the rafters of KeyBank Center in a ceremony prior to Buffalo's game against the Nashville Predators on April 1.
"RJ Night" presented by Wegmans will celebrate the career of the NHL's longest-tenured announcer, rolling the highlight film on all the wonderful memories he's created for Sabres fans over the years.
Tickets for the game are on sale now.
Doors open at 5 p.m. and fans are encouraged to be in their seats by 6:40 p.m. for the start of the banner ceremony. The first 10,000 fans in attendance will receive a replica banner upon entry.

Fans can enjoy a pregame happy hour from 5-6:30 p.m. throughout the arena featuring $5 domestic drafts. Photo opportunities will also be available with special signage highlighting some of Jeanneret's greatest calls.
The Buffalo Sabres Foundation will guarantee a 50/50 pot of $25,000 for the game.
Throughout the night, tributes and video messages will be played in arena, on the broadcast on MSG, and on all Sabres digital and social platforms.
Players will wear a special RJ banner patch on their jerseys during the game.
For fans watching at home, the Sabres Game Night pregame show on MSG will carry the ceremony live in its entirety. Dan Dunleavy and Rob Ray will then call the action on MSG and WGR 550.
After Friday's festivities, RJ will call five games in April to close out his illustrious career:
His "last call" on April 29 against Chicago will also be Fan Appreciation Night. Tickets for all remaining home games are on sale now.

Jeanneret sat behind the Sabres microphone for the first time on the radio on October 10, 1971. He joined the team's TV broadcasts in 1995.
RJ is a member of the Sabres Hall of Fame, the Hockey Hall of Fame (as the recipient of the Foster Hewitt Award in 2012), the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame, and the Buffalo Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

Jeanneret's calls - from "May Day" to "Scary Good" to "Top Shelf Where Mama Hides The Cookies" - have immortalized some of the greatest plays in Sabres history. Fans can vote for his best call now at Sabres.com/BestCall.
His banner will join those honoring alumni Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin, Rene Robert, Tim Horton, Danny Gare, Pat LaFontaine and Dominik Hasek, and original owners Seymour H. Knox III and Northrup R. Knox.