Canadian • Born
July 17, 1950 in Kingston, Ontario • Hometown:
Kingston, Ontario
Career Highlights
Named to CHL All-Star First Team with Oklahoma City in 1971-72. ...
Led WHA with plus-64 rating for Cincinnati in 1976-77. ... Won WHA Dennis A. Murphy Trophy (Outstanding Defenseman) with Cincinnati in
1976-77. ... Named to WHA All-Star First Team with Cincinnati in 1976-77.
... Named to Hockey News WHA All-Star First Team for
1977-78 after splitting season between Cincinnati and New England. ...
Played on first Hartford NHL team after Whalers entered league in merger
with WHA, and made NHL debut in Whalers' inaugural season, which was also
Gordie Howe's final NHL season ...
Served as Springfield (AHL) captain in 1981-82. ... Won British League
championship with Kirkcaldy (Fife Flyers) in 1985. ... Named inaugural
winner of Ice Hockey Journalists U.K. British League Coach of Year award
with Kirkcaldy in 1984-85. ... Named to British League All-Star First Team
with Kirkcaldy in 1984-85. ... Inducted into the
Kingston and District
Sports Hall of Fame in 2008. ... Among first group of players named to
WHA Hall of Fame in 2010.
Transaction History
July 1972 -- Signed WHA contract
with Philadelphia. August 1974 -- WHA rights traded by Vancouver to Cincinnati in exchange for future considerations.
August 1974 -- Loaned by Cincinnati
(WHA) to San Diego for 1974-75 season since Cincinnati determined it
would not be ready to enter league until 1975-76.
Feb. 12, 1978 -- WHA rights traded by Cincinnati
with future considerations (immediately transferred to Indianapolis) to New England in exchange for Greg Carroll.
June 9, 1979 -- NHL rights retained by Hartford after Boston opted not to exercise its right of reclaim prior to NHL Expansion Draft.
September 1981 -- Signed with N.Y. Rangers as an unrestricted free agent.
Life Outside
the NHL
Full Name: Ronald
William Plumb
Nickname:
"Plumber"
Other Post-Draft Teams: Oklahoma City (CHL); Philadelphia/Vancouver, San Diego, Cincinnati, New England (WHA); Springfield (AHL);
Freiburg (West Germany); Kushiro (Japan); Kirkcaldy (Great Britain)
Coaching Career: Served as
Kushiro (Japan) player-coach in 1983-84. ... Served as
Fife (Great Britain) player-coach in 1984-85 and 1985-86 seasons. ...
Named Queen's University (OUAA) head coach prior to 1986-87 season and
remained in that position through 1987-88 season.
Family: Older brother of former NHL
player Rob Plumb.
