Ron Busniuk

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Position	Center
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
NHL Team	Buffalo Sabres
Nationality	Canada
Born	August 13, 1948, Fort William (Thunder Bay), Ontario
Pro Career	1970 – 1978

Ron Busniuk, born August 13th, 1948 in Fort William (Thunder Bay), Ontario is a Canadian hockey player. He played NCAA hockey at the University of Minnesota-Duluth and was an All-American his senior year. ^[1] After graduation, he played in the AHL with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs and the Cincinnati Swords. He took First Team AHL All-Star honors. Bosniuk played most of his career in the WHA with the Minnesota Fighting Saints, New England Whalers and Edmonton Oilers. He played only 6 NHL games, all with the Buffalo Sabres. ^[2]

After retiring as a player, Busniuk became a coach. He led the Thunder Bay Twins Senior Hockey Team to two consecutive championships in the 1980s. ^[1] He was later inducted into the Northern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame and the University of Minnesota-Duluth Athletic Hall of Fame. ^[1]

He is the older brother of Mike Busniuk of the Philadelphia Flyers.

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c Ron Busniuk. Legends of the Buffalo Sabres. Retrieved on January 1, 2007.
^ Ron Busniuk. Buffalo Sabres Alumni Association. Retrieved on January 1, 2007.