Ron Meighan

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Ron Meighan
Born (1963-05-26) May 26, 1963 (age 62)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Minnesota North Stars
Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL draft 13th overall, 1981
Minnesota North Stars
Playing career 19811984

Ron James Meighan (born May 26, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

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Biography

Meighan was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Gloucester, Ontario. [1] He was awarded the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the most outstanding defenceman in the Ontario Hockey League, during the 1981–82 OHL season.

He was drafted in the first round, 13th overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. He played forty-eight games in the National Hockey League: seven with the North Stars in the 1981–82 season and forty-one more with the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1982–83 season.

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1979–80 Niagara Falls Flyers OMJHL 613101320100006
1980–81 Niagara Falls FlyersOHL6382735921200014
1981–82 Niagara Falls FlyersOHL582741688540449
1981–82 Minnesota North Stars NHL 71122
1982–83 North Bay Centennials OHL2919224130
1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL4126816
1983–84 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 754162036
OMJHL/OHL totals211571001572271604423
NHL totals48371018

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-11.