Ralph Cox

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Ralph Cox
Born (1957-02-27) February 27, 1957 (age 67)
Braintree, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Tulsa Oilers (CHL)
Binghamton Dusters (AHL)
Muskegon Mohawks (IHL)
SaiPa (SM-liiga)
Klagenfurter AC (Austria)
New Haven Nighthawks (AHL)
Rapperswil (NLB)
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft 122nd overall, 1977
Boston Bruins
Playing career 19791986

Ralph Cox (born February 27, 1957) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Boston Bruins in the 7th round (122nd overall) of the 1977 NHL Entry Draft.

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Cox played his high school hockey at Archbishop Williams High School in Braintree, Massachusetts, USA and is one of the best players in program history. Cox then played NCAA hockey with the New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey team. He was NCAA First-Team All-Conference in 1978–79 and ECAC Hockey Player of the Year in 1979. Cox was the team's leading goal-scorer for three consecutive years and is the only University of New Hampshire player to ever score 40 goals in two different seasons. He was the second to last player cut from the famed 1980 Mens Olympic Hockey Team that won the gold medal at Lake Placid, with head coach Herb Brooks citing the lingering effects of Cox's recent ankle injury as the reason. [1]

Cox was inducted into the New Hampshire Athletics Hall of Fame in 1986. [2] He then joined the Pittsburgh Penguins (as general managed by Craig Patrick, the assistant coach on the 1980 Miracle team) as a scout, where he received two Stanley Cup rings (in 1991 and 1992), and had his name officially engraved on the Stanley Cup in 1992. [3]

Personal life

Cox is the father of three children: Brian, Delia, and Dylan.[ citation needed ]

In film

In the 1981 television movie Miracle on Ice , the character of Ralph Cox is played by actor Brian Mozur. [4] A more accurate portrayal of Cox [5] is presented by Canadian actor Kenneth Mitchell in the 2004 Disney film Miracle . [6]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1975–76 University of New Hampshire NCAA 291492332
1976–77 University of New HampshireNCAA3740367650
1977–78 University of New HampshireNCAA3031397044
1978–79 University of New HampshireNCAA3242327459
1979–80 Tulsa Oilers CHL 102249
1979–80 Binghamton Dusters AHL 70110
1980–81 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 72350
1980–81 Tulsa OilersCHL51232
1981–82 SaiPa Liiga 3323285189
1982–83 SaiPaLiiga3223123580202218
1983–84 Klagenfurter AC Austria 3838246250
1983–84 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 30000
1984–85 SaiPaLiiga3424164043
1985–86 SC Rapperswil-Jona NLB 221311
Liiga totals997056126212202218

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1977–78 [7]
AHCA East All-American 1977–78 [8]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1978–79 [7]
AHCA East All-American 1978–79 [8]

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References

  1. Ralph Cox's bio at hockeydraftcentral
  2. UNHWildcats: Former Men's Hockey Standout Ralph Cox Named to ECAC's 50th Anniversary Team< Archived December 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup Engravings 1991, 1992, 2009 Archived March 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Brian Mozur".
  5. "Miracle: Another Look :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  6. "Kenneth Mitchell".
  7. 1 2 "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  8. 1 2 "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by ECAC Hockey Player of the Year
1978–79
Succeeded by