| Ralph Hopiavuori | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | July 15, 1951 Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Cleveland Crusaders Indianapolis Racers | ||
| NHL Draft | 30th overall, 1971 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 1971–1981 | ||
Ralph Hopiavuori (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA). [1] Hopiavuori played parts of three WHA seasons with the Cleveland Crusaders and Indianapolis Racers. [2] He was drafted in the third round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs. [1] Hopiavuori was born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1968–69 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA-Jr. | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA-Jr. | 42 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA-Jr. | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA-Jr. | 24 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Port Huron Wings | IHL | 45 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 134 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 1972–73 | Cleveland Crusaders | WHA | 29 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1973–74 | Cleveland Crusaders | WHA | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1973–74 | Jacksonville Barons | AHL | 46 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 28 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Mohawk Valley Comets | NAHL-Sr. | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Roanoke Valley Rebels | SHL-Sr. | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Mohawk Valley Comets | NAHL-Sr. | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Cambridge Hornets | OHA-Sr. | 20 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Cambridge Hornets | OHA-Sr. | 16 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Cambridge Hornets | OHA-Sr. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 70 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 71 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||
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