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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Ron Handy
Selected in third round
No.
57 overall by New York Islanders
Born January
15, 1963
 | Position: Left Wing
Height:
5-11 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Sault Ste. Marie (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Toronto | Ont. AAA |
39 | 48 |
60 | 108 |
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Port Credit | Jr. B |
3 | 2 |
3 | 5 |
0 | | 1980-81 |
Sault Ste. Marie | OMJHL |
66 | 43 |
43 | 86 |
45 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as the
No. 23 OMJHL prospect for the 1981 NHL draft. ... Was Sault Ste. Marie's
second of two fifth-round picks, No. 57 overall, in 1980 OMJHL priority
selection. ... Did not play competitive hockey until age 12. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 29, 1984 (N.Y. Islanders at
St. Louis)
Numbers: 25 (N.Y. Islanders); 15
(St. Louis)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1999 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1984-1988 |
N.Y. Islanders, St. Louis | 14 |
0 | 3 |
3 | 0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Had assist in his first NHL game. Playing on line with Mike
Bossy and Bryan Trottier, he assisted on opening goal by Trottier at 1:34 of
the first period. ... Released by St. Louis on May 5, 1989, as Blues sold his
contract to Indianapolis (IHL). |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Sault Ste. Marie, Kingston (OHL);
Indianapolis (CHL); Springfield (AHL); Indianapolis (IHL); Peoria (IHL); Fort
Wayne, Kansas City (IHL); Wichita (CHL); Sheffield (Great Britain); Denver (IHL);
Huntsville (SHL); Louisiana (ECHL); Huntsville (CHL); Lake Charles (WPHL);
Arkansas (ECHL)
InLine Hockey: Utah, Chicago (RHI)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1992 (Kansas City)
CHL Adams Cup: 1983
(Indianapolis)
CHL Colonial Cup: 1994, 1995 (Wichita)
IHL Poile Trophy (Playoffs MVP): 1992
(Kansas City)
CHL President's Trophy (Playoffs MVP): 1994, 1995
(Wichita)
IHL All-Star First Team: 1987-88 (Peoria)
CHL
All-Star Second Team: 1983-84 (Indianapolis), 1993-94 (Wich.)
IHL
All-Star Second Team: 1986-87 (Indianapolis)
OHL All-Star Third Team: 1982-83
(Kingston)
Indianapolis Checkers (IHL) Records: Most points in a
season (135 in 1986-87), most goals in a season (55 in 1986-87), most assists
in a season (80 in 1986-87)
IHL Goals Leader: 1986-87 (Indianapolis) (55 goals)
IHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1992 (Kansas City) (21 points)
IHL
Playoffs Goals Leader: 1992 (Kansas City) (13 goals)
ECHL Assists Leader: 1996-97 (Louisiana) (67 assists)
CHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1995 (Wichita) (31 points)
CHL
Playoffs Goals Leader: 1995 (Wichita) (15 goals)
1982-83: Played on CHL regular-season champion (Indianapolis).
1991-92: Played on IHL regular-season champion (Kansas City).
1993-94, 1994-95: Played on CHL regular-season champion (Wichita).
1994-95: Played on Sheffield team that went on to win Great Britain
championship, but was not with team during postseason. Also played one
regular-season game for Denver team that won IHL regular-season and playoff
titles, but was not with team during postseason.
1995-96: Played
three regular-season games for Huntsville team that went on to win CHL playoff
title, but was not with team in postseason.
Coaching Career: Served
as Indianapolis (IHL) interim player-coach in February 1989 after head coach Archie
Henderson suffered a ruptured colon on Feb. 14, 1989, and remained in that
position through 1988-89 season. ... Named
Arkansas (ECHL) interim head coach on Dec. 20, 1999, and remained in that
position through 1999-00 season.
Management Career: Named Louisiana
(ECHL) corporate account executive in 2001 and held position through 2002-03 season.
Miscellaneous: Played on "Kid
Line" with
Scott Howson and Dave Simpson for Indianapolis (CHL) in 1982-83. ... Missed
part of 1983-84 season with broken nose, suffered playing for
Indianapolis in January 1984. ... Set record for most points in Indianapolis
pro hockey history when he scored 135 in 1986-87 IHL season. ...
Signed with Fort Wayne (IHL) as unrestricted free agent in September 1989. ...
Signed with Kansas City (IHL) as unrestricted free agent in August 1990. ...
Also played center in minor leagues. ... Played for Utah (RHI,
InLine league) in 1993. ... Played for Chicago (RHI, InLine league) in 1994.
Personal: Full name is Ronald
Handy. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Handy played out his contract
with N.Y. Islanders in 1985-86, but did not sign with an NHL team during the
1986-87 season. He became an unrestricted free agent and signed
with St. Louis in September 1987. |
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SNAPSHOT '81 | | Total Selected: |
211 | | Forwards: |
119 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
25 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
10/4 | | College Players: |
21 | | High School: |
18 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
32 |
| Reached NHL: |
114 |
| Stanley Cup: |
17 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
30 |
| Picks Traded: |
38 |
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