Cliff Ronning
Date of birth | October 1, 1965 |
place of birth | Burnaby , British Columbia , Canada |
size | 173 cm |
Weight | 77 kg |
position | center |
Shot hand | Left |
Draft | |
NHL Entry Draft |
1985 , 7th lap, 134th position St. Louis Blues |
Career stations | |
1983-1985 | New Westminster Bruins |
1986-1991 | St. Louis Blues |
1991-1996 | Vancouver Canucks |
1996-1998 | Phoenix Coyotes |
1998-2002 | Nashville Predators |
2002 | Los Angeles Kings |
2002-2003 | Minnesota Wild |
2004 | New York Islanders |
Clifford John "Cliff" Ronning (born October 1, 1965 in Burnaby , British Columbia ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played in the course of his active career between 1982 and 2004, among other things, 1263 games for the St. Louis Blues , Vancouver Canucks , Phoenix Coyotes , Nashville Predators , Los Angeles Kings , Minnesota Wild and New York Islanders in the National Hockey League on the position of the center has denied. Ronning, who was an exceptional talent in the junior division, celebrated his greatest career success in the jersey of the Canadian national team by winning the silver medal at the 1991 World Cup .
Career
Ronning was selected in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues in the seventh round in the 134th place overall after he had attracted attention in his two seasons in the Western Hockey League . In 1984 he had won the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy for the best newcomer to the league and the following year the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy for the most valuable player in the league.
Ronning managed in the course of the playoffs of the 1985/86 season , which he had mostly spent with the Canadian national team , the jump into the squad of the Blues, where he could recommend himself for further assignments. He stayed there until the 1990/91 season , only interrupted by a one-year detour to HC Asiago in the Italian Serie A in the 1989/90 season. On March 5, 1991, the Blues transferred Ronning, Geoff Courtnall , Robert Dirk , Sergio Momesso and a five-round pick to the Vancouver Canucks for Garth Butcher and Dan Quinn . At the Canucks, he reached his full potential, so that he played his best NHL season in the 1992/93 season with 29 goals and 85 points. The following year he reached the final of the Stanley Cup with the Western Canadians , where the team was subject to the New York Rangers . On July 1, 1996 he moved as a free agent to the Phoenix Coyotes , where he only played for two seasons, since the Coyotes transferred him to the Nashville Predators on October 31, 1998 , who had just been admitted to the NHL. Ronning was the Predators' top scorer for several seasons. He held the franchise record for most goals until the 2005/06 season . On March 16, 2002, the Predators transferred Ronning for Jere Karalahti and a four-round pick to the Los Angeles Kings . The center played only 14 season games for the Kings, because on June 22, 2002 Ronning was transferred to the Minnesota Wild , where he completed the 2002/03 season . After becoming a free agent again before the 2003/04 game year , he left his future open for a long time. On January 9, 2004, he finally signed a one-year contract with the New York Islanders . This season would also be his last in the NHL. On February 15, 2006, he announced his retirement from competitive sports.
Achievements and Awards
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International
- 1991 silver medal at the 1991 World Cup
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
1982/83 | New Westminster Royals | BCJHL | 52 | 83 | 68 | 151 | 22nd | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1983/84 | New Westminster Bruins | WHL | 71 | 69 | 67 | 136 | 10 | 9 | 8th | 13 | 21st | 10 | ||
1984/85 | New Westminster Bruins | WHL | 70 | 89 | 108 | 197 | 20th | 11 | 10 | 14th | 24 | 4th | ||
1985/86 | Hockey Canada | International | 71 | 55 | 63 | 118 | 53 | |||||||
1985/86 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
1986/87 | Hockey Canada | International | 26th | 17th | 16 | 33 | 12 | |||||||
1986/87 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 42 | 11 | 14th | 25th | 6th | 4th | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1987/88 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 26th | 5 | 8th | 13 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1988/89 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 64 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 18th | 7th | 1 | 3 | 4th | 0 | ||
1988/89 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 12 | 11 | 20th | 31 | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1989/90 | Asiago Hockey | Series A1 | 36 | 67 | 49 | 113 | 29 | 6th | 7th | 12 | 19th | 4th | ||
1990/91 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 48 | 14th | 18th | 32 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1990/91 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 11 | 6th | 6th | 12 | 0 | 6th | 6th | 3 | 9 | 12 | ||
1991/92 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 80 | 24 | 47 | 71 | 42 | 13 | 8th | 5 | 13 | 6th | ||
1992/93 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 79 | 29 | 56 | 85 | 30th | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6th | ||
1993/94 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 76 | 25th | 43 | 68 | 42 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 15th | 16 | ||
1994/95 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 41 | 6th | 19th | 25th | 27 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8th | 2 | ||
1995/96 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 79 | 22nd | 45 | 67 | 42 | 6th | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6th | ||
1996/97 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 69 | 19th | 32 | 51 | 26th | 7th | 0 | 7th | 7th | 12 | ||
1997/98 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 80 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 36 | 6th | 1 | 3 | 4th | 4th | ||
1998/99 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 7th | 2 | 5 | 7th | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1998/99 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 72 | 18th | 35 | 53 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1999/00 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 82 | 26th | 36 | 62 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2000/01 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 80 | 19th | 43 | 62 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2001/02 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 67 | 18th | 31 | 49 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2001/02 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 14th | 1 | 4th | 5 | 8th | 4th | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2002/03 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 80 | 17th | 31 | 48 | 24 | 17th | 2 | 7th | 9 | 4th | ||
2003/04 | New York Islanders | NHL | 40 | 9 | 15th | 24 | 2 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
WHL overall | 141 | 158 | 175 | 333 | 30th | 20th | 18th | 27 | 45 | 14th | ||||
NHL overall | 1137 | 306 | 563 | 869 | 453 | 126 | 29 | 57 | 86 | 72 |
International
Represented Canada to:
year | team | event | result | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | |
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1991 | Canada | WM | 10 | 1 | 4th | 5 | 8th | ||
Men overall | 10 | 1 | 4th | 5 | 8th |
( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1 play-downs / relegation )
Web links
- Cliff Ronning at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Cliff Ronning at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Cliff Ronning at hockeydb.com (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ronning, Cliff |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ronning, Clifford John |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1965 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Burnaby , British Columbia, Canada |