Ron Chipperfield (born March 28, 1954) the Minnedosa, Manitoba native is a retired professional ice hockey player who served as the Edmonton Oilers first NHL captain. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Minnedosa is a Town in the Canadian province of Manitoba near. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Edmonton Oilers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He played for the Oilers in both the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League, as well as the Vancouver Blazers and the Calgary Cowboys of the WHA, and the Quebec Nordiques of the NHL. The World Hockey Association (French Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional Ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Blazers/Cowboys were an Ice hockey franchise in the World Hockey Association (WHA from 1972 - 1977. The Blazers/Cowboys were an Ice hockey franchise in the World Hockey Association (WHA from 1972 - 1977. The Quebec Nordiques (Nordiques de Québec pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated into English as "Northerners" were
Ron started his junior career in 1969–70 with the Dauphin Kings of MJHL, leading the league in scoring. The Dauphin Kings are a Canadian Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey team from Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. History The beginning The League has a rich tradition first year of operation was the 1918–19 season making it the oldest Junior League in Canada The Kings won the MJHL championship and advance to the western Memorial Cup semi final before bowing out. Next was four years with Brandon Wheat Kings of WCHL, where Ron set numerous team and league records. Wheat Kings redirects here For The Tragically Hip song see Fully Completely The Brandon Wheat Kings are a Canadian His most successful year was his last, 1973–74, when he scored 90 goals a league record at the time, won the scoring title, and was named league MVP. Ron still holds the WHL record for career points at 470.
Drafted in 1974 by both the California Golden Seals of the NHL in the 1st round, 17th overall and 49th overall by the Vancouver Blazers of the WHA. The California Golden Seals were a team in the National Hockey League (NHL from 1967-76 Ron joined the Blazers, spending a year with the Blazers before the team moved to Calgary and became the Cowboys. Ron played two seasons for the Cowboys, then a three year run with the Edmonton Oilers. By his third season with the Oilers, the NHL and the WHA had merged, with the Oilers joining the National Hockey League. Chipperfield made his NHL debut in 1979 and went on to score 22 goals and 45 points that season. In March of that season the Oilers traded Chipperfield to the Quebec Nordiques, for goaltender Ron Low, a former teammate in Dauphin. The Quebec Nordiques (Nordiques de Québec pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated into English as "Northerners" were Ronald Albert "Ron" Low (born June 21, 1950 in Birtle Manitoba) is a former Canadian Ice hockey Goaltender and coach Chipperfield played just four contests with the Nordiques the following year, and then took his skills to Italy in 1981. That season he scored a league-leading 78 goals and 128 points in just 39 games. His final three seasons were spent there playing for HC Bolzano.
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Awards & Achievements
- MJHL Co-Goal Scoring Leader (1970)
- Turnbull Cup MJHL Championship (1970)
- WCJHL First All-Star Team (1974)
- WCJHL Scoring Champion (1974)
- WCJHL MVP (1974)
- “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Career statistics
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Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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1969-70 Dauphin Kings MJHL 34 39 40 79 18 -- -- -- -- --
1970-71 Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 64 40 43 83 62 -- -- -- -- --
1971-72 Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 63 59 53 112 29 -- -- -- -- --
1972-73 Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 59 72 41 113 63 -- -- -- -- --
1973-74 Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 66 90 72 162 82 -- -- -- -- --
1974-75 Vancouver Blazers WHA 78 19 20 39 30 -- -- -- -- --
1975-76 Calgary Cowboys WHA 75 42 41 83 32 10 5 4 9 6
1976-77 Calgary Cowboys WHA 81 27 27 54 32 -- -- -- -- --
1977-78 Edmonton Oilers WHA 80 33 52 85 48 5 1 1 2 0
1978-79 Edmonton Oilers WHA 55 32 37 69 47 13 9 10 19 8
1979-80 Edmonton Oilers NHL 67 18 19 37 24 -- -- -- -- --
1979-80 Quebec Nordiques NHL 12 4 4 8 8 -- -- -- -- --
1980-81 Rochester Americans AHL 6 3 2 5 6 -- -- -- -- --
1980-81 Quebec Nordiques NHL 4 0 1 1 2 -- -- -- -- --
1981-82 Bozen Italy 30 78 50 128 40
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WHA Totals 369 153 177 330 189 28 15 15 30 14
NHL Totals 83 22 24 46 34
See also
External links
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
- Ron Chipperfield's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Ron Chipperfield's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Ron Chipperfield 's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
| Preceded by Paul Shmyr |
Edmonton Oilers captains 1979–80 |
Succeeded by Blair MacDonald |
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