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| 1972 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Ron Lalonde
Selected in fourth round
No.
56 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Born October
30, 1952
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Center
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Peterborough (OMJHL)
Birthplace:
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1969-70 |
North York | Jr. B |
-- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1970-71 |
Peterborough | OHA |
44 | 21 |
25 | 46 |
13 | | 1971-72 |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
58 | 26 |
37 | 63 |
36 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Peterborough Captain: 1971-72
Miscellaneous: Led all scorers with three goals at 1972 Memorial Cup,
the first four-team round-robin format in Memorial Cup history. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 7, 1972 (Los Angeles at
Pittsburgh)
Numbers: 16 (Pittsburgh); 22
(Washington)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1981 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1972-1979 |
Pittsburgh, Washington | 397 |
45 | 78 | 123 |
106 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Pittsburgh Briere Trophy (Rookie of Year):
1973-74
Washington Unsung Hero: 1975-76
1974-75: Played on first Washington Capitals team.
Miscellaneous:
Served as Pittsburgh alternate captain for start of 1974-75 season prior to
being traded. ... Scored first hat trick in Washington Capitals history when
he achieved feat against Detroit on March 30, 1975. ... Missed part of 1976-77
season with eye injury. ... Missed part of 1977-78 season with separated
shoulder. ... Was Washington's all-time leader in games played through team's
first four years of existence. ... Left unprotected by Washington for 1979 NHL
Expansion Draft, but was reclaimed as fill-in after Bill Riley was taken off
Washington roster on June 13, 1979. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Hershey (AHL); Binghamton (AHL);
Salzburg (Austria)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1980 (Hershey)
WHA
Draft Pick: 1972 (by Ottawa)
Education: Attended Trent University. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Pittsburgh traded Lalonde and future
considerations (Don Seiling) to Washington in exchange for Lew Morrison on
December 14, 1974. Seiling went to Washington in June 1975. |
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SNAPSHOT '72 | | Total Selected: |
152 | | Forwards: |
88 | | Defense: |
47 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
121 | | College Players: |
25 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
11 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
67 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
11 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
1 |
| Picks Traded: |
24 |
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