Ron Busniuk

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Position Center
Shoots Right
Height
Weight		 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
180 lb (82 kg/12 st 12 lb)
NHL Team Buffalo Sabres
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born August 13, 1948 (1948-08-13) (age 59),
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

  1. ^ a b c Ron Busniuk. Legends of the Buffalo Sabres. Retrieved on 2007-01-01.
  2. ^ Ron Busniuk. Buffalo Sabres Alumni Association. Retrieved on 2007-01-01.

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