Ron Lalonde
Ron Lalonde | |||
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Born |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada | October 30, 1952||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals | ||
NHL Draft |
56th overall, 1972 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
Playing career | 1970–1980 |
Ronald Leo Lalonde (born October 30, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
Playing career[]
Lalonde was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Scarboro Lions minor ice hockey team.[1] He played junior in the Ontario Hockey League before turning professional with the Hershey Bears in 1972–73. He played nine games with the Pittsburgh Penguins that season and made the Penguins' roster the following season. He was traded to the Washington Capitals in December 1974. He would play the rest of his career through the 1979–80 season in the Capitals organization. Lalonde played 397 games in the NHL, scoring 45 goals and 78 assists for 123 points. During his time with the Capitals, he became the first player in franchise history to record a hat trick on March 30, 1975 against the Detroit Red Wings.
Career statistics[]
Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1970–71 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 44 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 58 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1972–73 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 60 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
1972–73 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1973–74 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 73 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 50 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 76 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 67 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 27 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
1978–79 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 26 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 65 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
NHL Totals | 397 | 45 | 78 | 123 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — |
References[]
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Franco-Ontarian people
- Hershey Bears players
- Sportspeople from Toronto
- Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players
- Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- Washington Capitals players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Canadian ice hockey centre, 1950s births stubs