Ron Lalonde | |||
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Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | October 30, 1952||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals HC Salzburg | ||
NHL draft | 56th overall, 1972 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
Playing career | 1972–1981 |
Ronald Leo Lalonde (born October 30, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals between 1972 and 1979.
Lalonde was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Scarboro Lions minor ice hockey team. [1] He played junior in the Ontario Hockey League before turning professional with the Hershey Bears in 1972–73. He played nine games with the Pittsburgh Penguins that season and made the Penguins' roster the following season. He was traded to the Washington Capitals in December 1974. He would play the rest of his career through the 1979–80 season in the Capitals organization. Lalonde played 397 games in the NHL, scoring 45 goals and 78 assists for 123 points. During his time with the Capitals, he became the first player in franchise history to record a hat trick on March 30, 1975 against the Detroit Red Wings.
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1969–70 | North York Rangers | MetJBHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 44 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 58 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | Peterborough Petes | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
1972–73 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1972–73 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 60 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
1973–74 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 73 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 50 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 76 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 67 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 27 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
1978–79 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 26 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 65 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
1980–81 | HC Salzburg | AUT | 28 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL Totals | 397 | 45 | 78 | 123 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — |
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