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| 1976 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Ron Zanussi
Selected in third round
No.
51 overall by Minnesota North Stars
Born
August 31, 1956
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
London (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
West Hill, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1973-74 |
London | OMJHL | 65 |
21 | 20 |
41 | 110 | | 1974-75 |
London | OMJHL |
69 | 34 |
52 | 86 |
123 | | 1975-76 |
London | OMJHL |
40 | 17 |
19 | 36 |
55 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1975-76 season with knee injury.
... Played on line with Dennis Maruk and Terry Martin for London in 1974-75.
... Attended Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School in London, Ontario. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 26, 1977 (Boston at
Minnesota)
Numbers: 9 (Minnesota); 32, 39 (Toronto)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1984 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1977-1982 |
Minnesota, Toronto | 299 |
52 | 83 | 135 |
373 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1980-1981 |
Minnesota, Toronto | 17 |
0 | 4 | 4 |
17 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Had assist in first NHL game. ... Played on line with Tim
Young and Per-Olov Brasar for Minnesota in 1977-78. ... Left unprotected by
Minnesota for 1978 Cleveland-Minnesota Dispersal Draft, but was reclaimed as fill-in after other players were taken off Minnesota roster on June
15, 1978. ... Played on line with Mike Eaves and Steve Christoff for Minnesota
for end of 1979-80 season after Christoff joined team. ...
Missed part of 1980-81 season with bruised ribs, an injury suffered in January
1981. ... Was first player in Toronto Maple Leafs history to have last name
beginning with letter Z. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Fort Wayne (IHL); Fort
Worth (CHL); Oklahoma City (CHL); Cincinnati (CHL); Sherbrooke, St. Catharines
(AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Longman Trophy (Rookie
of Year): 1976-77 (F.W.) (co-winner)
WHA Draft Pick: 1976 (by Cleveland,
No. 87 overall in Round 8)
Fort Wayne (IHL) Records: Most goals by a
rookie (53 in 1976-77, shares record)
1977-78: Played six games for Fort
Worth team that won CHL regular-season and playoff titles, but was not with
team during postseason.
Miscellaneous: Set Fort Wayne (IHL)
rookie record (since broken) with 86 points in 1976-77. ... Played on Minnesota
team that competed in Sweden's 1980 DN Cup tournament. ... Was active member
of
Minnesota's off-season charity softball team.
Personal:
Full name is Ronald Kenneth Zanussi. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Minnesota traded Zanussi and 1981
third-round pick (Ernie Godden) to Toronto in exchange for 1981 second-round
pick (Dave Donnelly) on March 10, 1981. |
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SNAPSHOT '76 | | Total Selected: |
135 | | Forwards: |
83 | | Defense: |
39 | | Goaltenders: |
13 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
26 |
| Canadian: |
103 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
23 | | U.S.-Born: |
23 |
| European: |
8 |
| Reached NHL: |
73 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
12 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
2 |
| Olympians: |
6 |
| Picks Traded: |
15 |
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