| Ron Zanussi | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 31, 1956 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Minnesota North Stars Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| NHL Draft |
51st overall, 1976 Minnesota North Stars | ||
| WHA Draft |
87th overall, 1976 Cleveland Crusaders | ||
| Playing career | 1976–1984 | ||
Ronald Kenneth Zanussi (born August 31, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played five seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Minnesota North Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1977 and 1982.
Zanussi was born in Toronto, Ontario, and played minor hockey for the West Hill Minor Hockey League team in the SHA (Scarborough Hockey Association). As a youth, he played in the 1969 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Dorset Park.[1] He later played with the London Knights of the OHA. He was selected in the third round, 51st overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft and in the eighth round, 87th overall by the Cleveland Crusaders in the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft.[2] He played his first pro year with the Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1976–77, scoring 53 goals and was named the co-winner of the IHL's Rookie of the Year award.[3] He joined the North Stars the following season, playing the majority of the next four years in Minnesota before moving onto the Maple Leafs for two. Zanussi retired in 1984 having played 299 NHL games and scoring 52 goals.[3]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1973–74 | London Knights | OHA | 65 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | London Knights | OMJHL | 69 | 34 | 52 | 86 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | London Knights | OMJHL | 40 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1976–77 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 77 | 53 | 33 | 86 | 138 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 20 | ||
| 1977–78 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 68 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 63 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 72 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 93 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | ||
| 1980–81 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 41 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 43 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Cincinnati Tigers | CHL | 21 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1982–83 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 18 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Sherbrooke Jets | AHL | 52 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 59 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 299 | 52 | 83 | 135 | 373 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | ||||