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| 1971 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Ron Jones
Selected in first round
No.
6 overall by Boston Bruins
Born April 11, 1951
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Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Edmonton (WCHL)
Birthplace: Vermillion, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown:
Vermillion, Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1967-68 |
Edmonton | WCHL | 48 |
1 | 5 |
6 | 29 | | 1968-69 |
Edmonton | WCHL |
46 | 2 |
11 | 13 |
37 | | 1969-70 |
Edmonton | WCHL |
52 | 7 |
33 | 40 |
82 | | 1970-71 |
Edmonton | WCHL |
63 | 11 |
40 | 51 |
46 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WCHL Top Defenseman: 1970-71 (Edmonton)
WCHL All-Star First Team: 1970-71 (Edmonton) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: 1971-72 season (Boston vs. Toronto)
Numbers: 29 (Boston);
6
(Pittsburgh); 18, 24 (Washington)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1977 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1971-1976 |
Boston, Pittsburgh, Wash. | 54 |
1 | 4 | 5 |
31 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1971-72: Played one regular-season game for
Boston team that went on to win Stanley Cup.
1974-75: Played on
first Washington Capitals team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Boston (AHL); Hershey (AHL);
Richmond (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1974 (Hershey)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Quebec)
1971-72: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Boston).
Miscellaneous:
Suffered knee and thigh injuries in August 1974 water skiing accident. ...
Named to all-time Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) team by Canadian Hockey League
panel in 1999. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| INTRA-LEAGUE DRAFT: Boston left Jones
unprotected for the 1973 NHL Intra-league draft, and he was claimed by
Pittsburgh on June 12, 1973. |
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SNAPSHOT '71 | | Total Selected: |
117 | | Forwards: |
63 | | Defense: |
45 | | Goaltenders: |
9 | | Major Junior: |
84 | | College Players: |
19 |
| Canadian: |
107 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
8 | | U.S.-Born: |
8 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
50 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
3 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
10 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
4 |
| Picks Traded: |
18 |
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