Ronnie Stern
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Ronnie Stern (Born January 11, 1967 in Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Quebec, Canada) is a retired professional hockey player who played in the NHL with the Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, and San Jose Sharks. He played Right Wing and shot right handed.
Stern played for 3 years in the QMJHL with the Longueuil Chevaliers, establishing himself as an enforcer with a scoring touch. His strong play led him to be drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 4th round, 70th overall in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. After being drafted by the Caunucks Stern returned to the Chevaliers for one final year before turning pro for the 1987-1988 season. That year he played the majority of the season with the Flint Spirits of the IHL, playing in 55 games and registering 294 Penalty Minutes. That season he also made his debut with the Canucks, playing in 15 games. The next 3 years saw Stern bounce between the Canucks and their minor league affiliate Milwaukee Admirals. Towards the end of the 1990-1991 season Stern was traded from the Canucks to the Calgary Flames. With the Flames Stern was able to play in the NHL full time, establishing himself as a feared enforcer amongst fellow NHL heavyweights. Stern played the majority of his NHL career with the Flames, playing 6 years with the team and enjoying his best success in the NHL. Stern missed the entire 1997-1998 season recovering from knee surgery but was signed by the San Jose Sharks upon recovery. He played 2 seasons with the Sharks before retiring in 2000.
As of April 5, 2007 Stern ranks 44th all-time in NHL penalty minutes with 2077 PIM.
[edit] Career Stats
| Regular season | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||||||
| 1987-1988 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | ||||||
| 1988-1989 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 | ||||||
| 1989-1990 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 34 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 208 | ||||||
| 1990-1991 | Vancouver-Calgary Flames | NHL | 44 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 240 | ||||||
| 1991-1992 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 72 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 338 | ||||||
| 1992-1993 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 70 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 207 | ||||||
| 1993-1994 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 71 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 243 | ||||||
| 1994-1995 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 39 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 163 | ||||||
| 1995-1996 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 52 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 111 | ||||||
| 1996-1997 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 79 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 157 | ||||||
| 1998-1999 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 78 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 158 | ||||||
| 1999-2000 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 67 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 151 | ||||||
| 12 Years | Totals | NHL | 638 | 75 | 86 | 161 | 2077 | ||||||
