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| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Ron Duguay
Selected in first round
No.
13 overall by New York Rangers
Born July 6, 1957
 | Position:
Center / Right Wing
Height: 6-2 Weight:
210
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Sudbury (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Sudbury, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Val Caron, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1973-74 |
Sudbury | OMJHL | 59 |
20 | 20 |
40 | 73 | | 1974-75 |
Sudbury | OMJHL |
64 | 26 |
52 | 78 |
43 | | 1975-76 |
Sudbury | OMJHL |
61 | 42 |
92 | 134 |
101 | | 1976-77 |
Sudbury | OMJHL |
61 | 43 |
66 | 109 |
109 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1977 (silver medal)
OMJHL All-Star Third Team: 1975-76 (Sudbury)
OMJHL All-Star Game: 1977
(Sudbury)
Sudbury Records: Most assists in one season (92 in 1975-76), most
points in game (7 on March 13, 1977, at Toronto, shares record), most assists
in game
(7 on March 13, 1977, at Toronto, shares record) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 12, 1977 (Vancouver at N.Y.
Rangers)
Numbers: 10, 44 (N.Y. Rangers); 10
(Detroit); 35, 10 (Pitt.); 44 (L.A.)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1992 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1977-1989 |
NYR, Detroit, Pitt., L.A. | 864 |
274 | 346 | 620 |
582 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1978-1989 |
N.Y. Rangers, Detroit, L.A. | 89 |
31 | 22 | 53 |
118 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1982 (N.Y. Rangers)
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1979 (N.Y. Rangers)
N.Y. Rangers Records: Fastest goal from the start of a game (9 seconds
on April 6, 1980 at Philadelphia, shares record)
N.Y. Rangers Goals Leader: 1981-82 (40)
N.Y. Rangers Playoffs Points Leader: 1980 (7), 1981 (17)
N.Y. Rangers
Playoffs Goals Leader: 1980 (5), 1981 (8, tie)
N.Y. Rangers Playoffs
Assists Leader: 1981 (9)
N.Y. Rangers Playoffs PIM Leader: 1982
(31), 1983 (28)
Broadcasting Career: Named Tampa Bay radio color
commentator prior to team's inaugural 1992-93 season and remained in that
position through 1992-93 season.
Miscellaneous: Played on lines with Ken Hodge and Pat Hickey and then
with Greg Polis and Rod Gilbert for N.Y. Rangers in 1977-78. ... Missed part
of 1977-78 season with strained groin. ... Had his head shaved by N.Y. Rangers
teammates in rookie hazing ceremony during 1977-78 season. ... Missed part of
1980-81 season (Nov. 1-Jan. 4) with severed tendon in right leg, an injury
suffered during N.Y. Rangers' Oct. 30, 1980, game at Philadelphia. ... Was
represented by agent Frank Milne during his playing days with N.Y. Rangers.
Milne negotiated a five-year, $1 million contract for Duguay prior to the
1981-82 season. ... Missed
part of 1981-82 season with left shoulder injury suffered in January 1982. ...
Missed part of 1982-83 season with pulled stomach muscle, an injury suffered
in January 1983. ... Scored goal in his first game with Los Angeles on Feb.
27, 1988, vs. Philadelphia. ... Missed parts of 1988-89 season with
concussion, suffered during Los Angeles' Jan. 31, 1989, game vs. Calgary, and
back spasms. ... Wore helmet for only one game in his career, following
his 1989 concussion. ... Attempted comeback with Tampa Bay at 1992
training camp, but suffered dislocated right thumb and separated left shoulder
during a scrimmage. ... Considered comeback attempt with Nashville at age 40
prior to team's inaugural 1998-99 season, but it never materialized. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Colorado (IHL), Mannheim
(West Germany); San Diego (IHL); San Diego (WCHL); Jacksonville (ECHL);
Jacksonville (ACHL)
Canada Cup: 1981
(second place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1977 (by Winnipeg,
No. 3 overall in Round 1)
1996-97: Played two games for San
Diego team that won WCHL regular-season and playoff titles, but was not with
team in postseason.
1997-98: Played two games for San Diego team
that won WCHL regular-season and playoff titles, but was not with team in
postseason.
Coaching Career: Named Jacksonville (WHA2) head coach in
February 2003 and remained in that position into 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Invested in New York restaurant, named
Cronies, with Phil Esposito and Ron Greschner during his playing days. ...
Invested in women's clothing store in Rye, N.Y., during his playing days, run
by his wife Robin. ... Played on N.Y. Rangers' off-season charity softball
team. ... Signed modeling contract with Elite Modeling Agency during his
playing days. ... Appeared in television advertising campaign for Sasson blue
jeans during early 1980s. ... Was friendly with tennis star John McEnroe
during his playing days in New York. ... Served as judge for 1980 Miss
Universe Pageant in South Korea. ... Was active in charity work during his
playing days, working for Children's Liver Foundation, Multiple Sclerosis
Society and Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. ... Came out of
retirement to play two games for San Diego (WCHL) at age 39 in 1996-97. ...
Played in Heroes of Hockey Game at 1999, 2001 and 2002 NHL All-Star Weekends.
... Came out of retirement to play three games for San Diego (WCHL) at age 40 in
1997-98. ... Came out of retirement to play one game for Jacksonville (ECHL)
at age 41 in 1998-99. ... Organized celebrity all-star hockey team after his
retirement. ... Ran charity hockey tournament in New York in March 2002 to
help raise money for victims of September 11, 2001, terrorism attacks. ...
Became a born-again Christian in the early 1990s, moving to Southern
California and later Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., with wife, Kim Alexis ... Was
active in charity golf events after his retirement and also took up acting,
earning TV guest spots on "Hope and Gloria" and "Beverly Hills 90210."
... Created
and marketed Slim Slide exercise equipment with his wife. ... Came out of retirement to play two games for
Jacksonville (ACHL) at age 45 in 2002-03. He did it so his 8-year-old son,
Noah, could watch him play pro hockey.
Personal: Nicknamed "Doogie"
and "Doogs." ...
Full name is Ronald Duguay. ... One of five children whose father was an
electrician. ... Husband of model Kim Alexis. ... Ex-husband of model
Robin Bobo. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE (2): N.Y. Rangers traded Duguay, Eddie
Mio and Eddie Johnstone to Detroit in exchange for Willie Huber, Mark Osborne
and Mike Blaisdell on June 13, 1983. Nearly four years later, N.Y. Rangers got
Duguay back from Pittsburgh in exchange for Chris Kontos on January 21, 1987.
N.Y. Rangers lost Duguay a second time when they traded him to Los Angeles for
Mark Hardy on February 22, 1988. |
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SNAPSHOT '77 | | Total Selected: |
185 | | Forwards: |
104 | | Defense: |
57 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
123 | | College Players: |
51 |
| Canadian: |
141 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
5 |
| Reached NHL: |
97 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
9 |
| Picks Traded: |
37 |
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