Ron Stackhouse
Ronald Lorne Stackhouse (born August 26, 1949) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman.
| Ron Stackhouse | |||
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| Born |
August 26, 1949 Haliburton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
California Golden Seals Detroit Red Wings Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| NHL Draft |
18th overall, 1969 Oakland Seals | ||
| Playing career | 1969–1982 | ||
Playing career
Stackhouse was born in Haliburton, Ontario. He started his career playing with the Peterborough Petes under Roger Neilson in the OHA. Stackhouse was drafted 18th overall by the Oakland Seals in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft. He lasted only a few seasons with the Seals, before being traded to the Detroit Red Wings in 1971.
Stackhouse's career did not pick up until he joined the Pittsburgh Penguins early in 1974. He tied an NHL record the next season with 6 assists in a game by a defenceman, and riled off seasons of 60 and 71 points. Stackhouse played with the Penguins until 1982, when he retired from hockey and returned to live in Haliburton, where he taught at Haliburton Highlands Secondary School.
Awards
- Named to the OHA Second All-Star Team (1969)
- Played in the NHL All-Star Game (1980)
Records
- Tied NHL record with 4 assists in one period (March 1975)
- Tied NHL record with 6 assists by a defenceman in one game (March 1975)
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1967–68 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 49 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 88 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 1968–69 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 54 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 52 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 41 | ||
| 1969–70 | Providence Reds | AHL | 65 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Seattle Totems | WHL | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970–71 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 78 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 74 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 78 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 33 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 36 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 72 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 1975–76 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 11 | 60 | 71 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 72 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1977–78 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 50 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 75 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1979–80 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 78 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 1980–81 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 74 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 86 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1981–82 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 76 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 889 | 87 | 372 | 459 | 824 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38 | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database