Ron Hoover

Ronald Kenneth Hoover (born October 28, 1966 in Oakville, Ontario) is a retired Canadian ice hockey left winger.

Hoover was drafted 158th overall by the Hartford Whalers in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and after four seasons with the Western Michigan University, he signed with the Boston Bruins as a free agent in 1989. He played 17 games for Boston in two seasons, scoring four goals. He spent most of his Bruins tenure with the American Hockey League's Maine Mariners. In 1991 he signed with the St. Louis Blues but only managed to play just one game for St. Louis. Instead, he spent five seasons with the Peoria Rivermen of the International Hockey League where he was a popular player for the team with his goal-scoring ability. He then had a brief spell with the Cincinnati Cyclones where he played just four games before joining the San Antonio Dragons. He never matched his number from Peoria, scoring just two goals in 21 games. He moved to the United Hockey League with the Brantford Smoke and scored 27 goals in 41 games for the team before returning to San Antonio. Once again though his spell was uneventful, scoring just one goal in 21 games. He retired shortly afterwards in 1998.

Personal life

Hoover currently lives in Brantford, Ontario with his wife Donna and his two children, Nicole (b. 1993) and Matthew (b. 1996), the former also being a hockey player. Matthew played prep school hockey at Cushing Academy for two years, serving as the Penguins' varsity co-captain in his senior year. During that time, he also played for the Boston Junior Bruins' under-18 midget team. Upon graduation from Cushing, Matthew joined the OJHL's Kingston Voyageurs for the 2014-15 season; he was traded after only one year to the BCHL's Nanaimo Clippers on August 4, 2015. Matthew is committed to play at Canisius College, starting in the fall of 2016.

Awards and honours

External links

• Ron Hoover's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database