Ron Stackhouse

Ron Stackhouse
Born August 26, 1949
Haliburton, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for AHL
Providence Reds
NHL
California Golden Seals
Detroit Red Wings
Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Draft 18th overall, 1969
Oakland Seals
Playing career 19691982

Ronald Lorne Stackhouse (born August 26, 1949 in Haliburton, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman.

Playing career

Stackhouse started his career playing with the Peterborough Petes under Roger Neilson in the OHA. Stackhouse was drafted 18th overall by the Oakland Seals in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft. He lasted only a few seasons with the Seals, before being traded to the Detroit Red Wings in 1971.

Stackhouse's career did not pick up until he joined the Pittsburgh Penguins early in 1974. He tied an NHL record the next season with 6 assists in a game by a defenceman, and riled off seasons of 60 and 71 points. Stackhouse played with the Penguins until 1982, when he retired from hockey and returned to live in Haliburton, where he taught at Haliburton Highlands Secondary School.

Awards

Records

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1967–68 Peterborough Petes OHA 49 13 9 22 88 5 0 3 3 20
1968–69 Peterborough Petes OHA 54 15 31 46 52 10 6 4 10 41
1969–70 Providence Reds AHL 65 1 5 6 37
1970–71 California Golden Seals NHL 78 8 24 32 73
1971–72 California Golden Seals NHL 5 1 3 4 6
1971–72 Detroit Red Wings NHL 74 5 25 30 83
1972–73 Detroit Red Wings NHL 78 5 29 34 82
1973–74 Detroit Red Wings NHL 33 2 14 16 33
1973–74 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 36 4 15 19 33
1974–75 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 72 15 45 60 52 9 2 6 8 10
1975–76 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 80 11 60 71 76 3 0 0 0 0
1976–77 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 80 7 34 41 72 3 2 1 3 0
1977–78 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 50 5 15 20 36
1978–79 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 75 10 33 43 54 7 0 0 0 4
1979–80 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 78 6 27 33 36 5 1 0 1 18
1980–81 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 74 6 29 35 86 4 0 1 1 6
1981–82 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 76 2 19 21 102 1 0 0 0 0
12 seasons NHL career 889 87 372 459 824 32 5 8 13 38

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