Ron Stackhouse
Encyclopedia
Ronald Lorne Stackhouse (born August 26, 1949) is a retired professional ice hockey
defenceman.
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. He is currently teaching at Haliburton High School
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman.
Playing career
Stackhouse started his career playing with the Peterborough PetesPeterborough Petes
The Peterborough Petes are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team has played in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, since 1956, and is the oldest continuously operating team in the league.-History:...
under Roger Neilson
Roger Neilson
Roger Paul Neilson, CM was a National Hockey League coach, and was responsible for many innovations in the game...
in the OHA
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....
. Stackhouse was drafted 18th overall by the Oakland Seals in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft
1969 NHL Amateur Draft
The 1969 NHL Amateur Draft was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This draft is notable for being the first NHL draft to be conducted after the league ended direct sponsorship of junior hockey.-Selections by round:...
. He lasted only a few seasons with the Seals, before being traded to the Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
in 1971.
Stackhouse's career did not pick up until he joined the Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
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. He is currently teaching at Haliburton High School
Awards
- Named to the OHAOntario Hockey AssociationThe Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...
Second All-Star Team (1969) - Played in the NHL All-Star Game (1980)
Records
- Tied NHL record with 4 assists in one period (March 1975)
- Tied NHL record with 6 assists by a defenceman in one game (March 1975)
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... | Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... | A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... | Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... | PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1967–68 | Peterborough Petes Peterborough Petes The Peterborough Petes are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team has played in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, since 1956, and is the oldest continuously operating team in the league.-History:... | OHA Ontario Hockey Association The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the... | 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 1969–70 AHL season The 1969–70 AHL season was the 34th season of the American Hockey League. Nine teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Montreal Voyageurs became the second Canadian-based team in the league, and finished first overall in the regular season... | Providence Reds Providence Reds The Providence Reds were a hockey team that played in the Canadian-American Hockey League between 1926–1936 and the American Hockey League from 1936 to 1977, the last season of which they played as the Rhode Island Reds. The team won the Calder Cup in 1938, 1940, 1949, and 1956... | AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... | 65 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | California Golden Seals California Golden Seals The California Golden Seals were a team in the National Hockey League from 1967–76. Initially named California Seals, the team was renamed Oakland Seals part-way through the 1967–68 season, and then to California Golden Seals in 1970. The Seals were one of six teams added to the league as part of... | NHL | 78 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York... | 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 Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original... | 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 | |||