Ron Zanussi

Ronald Kenneth Zanussi (born August 31, 1956) is a Canadian former professional Hockey right winger who played five seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Minnesota North Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs.

Ron Zanussi
Born (1956-08-31) August 31, 1956
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Minnesota North Stars
Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL Draft 51st overall, 1976
Minnesota North Stars
WHA Draft 87th overall, 1976
Cleveland Crusaders
Playing career 1976–1984

Playing career

Zanussi was born in Toronto, Ontario, and played minor hockey in West Hill. As a youth, he played in the 1969 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Dorset Park.[1] He later played with the London Knights of the OHA. He was selected in the third round, 51st overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft and in the eighth round, 87th overall by the Cleveland Crusaders in the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft.[2] He played his first pro year with the Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1976–77, scoring 53 goals and was named the co-winner of the IHL's Rookie of the Year award.[3] He joined the North Stars the following season, playing the majority of the next four years in Minnesota before moving onto the Maple Leafs for two. Zanussi retired in 1984 having played 299 NHL games and scoring 52 goals.[3]

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  2. "Ron Zanussi playing statistics". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
  3. "Ron Zanussi player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-04-26.


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