Ron James Meighan (born May 26, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
| Ron Meighan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 26, 1963 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Minnesota North Stars Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| NHL draft |
13th overall, 1981 Minnesota North Stars | ||
| Playing career | 1981–1984 | ||
Biography
editMeighan was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Gloucester, Ontario.[1] He was awarded the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the most outstanding defenceman in the Ontario Hockey League, during the 1981–82 OHL season.
He was drafted in the first round, 13th overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. He played forty-eight games in the National Hockey League: seven with the North Stars in the 1981–82 season and forty-one more with the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1982–83 season.
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1979–80 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OMJHL | 61 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1980–81 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHL | 63 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 92 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 1981–82 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHL | 58 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 85 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 1981–82 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | North Bay Centennials | OHL | 29 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 41 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 75 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| OMJHL/OHL totals | 211 | 57 | 100 | 157 | 227 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | ||||
| NHL totals | 48 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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