Rob Ramage

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CanadaCanada  Rob Ramage Ice hockey player
Date of birth January 11, 1959
place of birth Byron , Ontario , Canada
size 188 cm
Weight 95 kg
position defender
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1979 , 1st lap, 1st position
Colorado Rockies
Career stations
1975-1988 London Knights
1978-1979 Birmingham Bulls
1979-1982 Colorado Rockies
1982-1988 St. Louis Blues
1988-1989 Calgary Flames
1989-1991 Toronto Maple Leafs
1991-1992 Minnesota North Stars
1992-1993 Tampa Bay Lightning
1993 Canadiens de Montréal
1993-1994 Philadelphia Flyers

George Robert "Rob" Ramage (born January 11, 1959 in Byron , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player , coach and scout and current official who played 1128 games for Colorado in the course of his active career between 1975 and 1994 Rockies , St. Louis Blues , Calgary Flames , Toronto Maple Leafs , Minnesota North Stars , Tampa Bay Lightning , Canadiens de Montréal and Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League and 80 others in the position of defender for the Birmingham Bulls in the World Hockey Association has denied. Ramage, who had been selected as the overall first by the Colorado Rockies in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft, celebrated his greatest career success by winning the Stanley Cup , which he won in 1989 with the Calgary Flames and in 1993 with the Canadiens de Montréal. Since summer 2017 he has been the Director of Player Development for his ex-team Canadiens de Montréal.

Career

In the junior team of the London Knights , in the Ontario Hockey Association , Ramage stood out for both his robust style of play and his offensive skills. The team also included other future NHL greats such as Dino Ciccarelli , Pat Riggin and Brad Marsh .

After the World Hockey Association lowered the age limit, he was attracted to the quick buck and so he spent his last year, before he could be drafted for the NHL, with the Birmingham Bulls in the WHA. The WHA was already financially troubled in its 1978/79 season and so the focus was no longer on expensive stars, but on talented young players. Future NHL stars like Rick Vaive , Michel Goulet , Craig Hartsburg and his teammate from London, Pat Riggin, also played with Ramage in Birmingham . Ramage played a decent season and was so selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft as a " First Overall Draftpick ".

The team in Colorado was in a state of upheaval and the expectations placed on the young defender were huge. Ramage was not up to the situation. After three seasons he asked for a change. The team moved to New Jersey and was ready to let him go for a first-round draft right. The St. Louis Blues were willing to pay this price and gave a draft right with which the New Jersey Devils later got John MacLean from.

With the Blues, Coach Barclay Plager personally took care of the further development of the still unpolished Ramage and he succeeded in doing so. The defender developed into a specialist in the outnumbered game and became the permanent fixture in the defense that Colorado had originally promised.

At the end of the 1987/88 season there was a chance for the Blues to bring Brett Hull from Calgary and Ramage and Rick Wamsley were the price they had to pay. The Calgary Flames already had a lot of players like Al MacInnis and Gary Suter on the blue line, and so he had to fit into the existing hierarchy. As a reward, he won the Stanley Cup in the 1988/89 season .

The following years were marked by numerous changes. After two seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs , they did not protect him in the 1991 NHL Expansion Draft . The Minnesota North Stars took the opportunity and brought him to their home. A year later it was the next Expansion Draft that brought him to the Tampa Bay Lightning . There he did not even finish his first season and was handed over to the Canadiens de Montréal in March , with whom he won his second Stanley Cup in June. After six games the following season with the Canadiens, his journey continued to the Philadelphia Flyers . After 16 games with the Flyers, he ended his career.

After a few years as a television commentator for the St. Louis Blues, Ramage took on an assistant coach position with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2011/12 season , which he left after a year. The Canadian then worked as a scout for the St. Louis Blues for two years . For the 2014/15 season he was hired by the Canadiens de Montréal as a development coach . After three years in office, he was promoted to Director of Player Development in the 2017/18 season .

Road traffic accident resulting in death

On December 15, 2003, on the way back from the funeral of his friend Keith McCreary, he was involved in a serious traffic accident in which Keith Magnuson , the former team captain and coach of the Chicago Blackhawks , was killed. As a driver of the vehicle, he had to answer five counts in September 2007. A few weeks later, in October 2007, Ramage was found guilty of all charges.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1975/76 London Knights OMJHL 65 12 31 43 113 5 0 1 1 11
1976/77 London Knights OMJHL 65 15th 58 73 177 20th 3 11 14th 55
1977/78 London Knights OMJHL 59 17th 47 64 162 11 4th 5 9 29
1978/79 Birmingham Bulls WHA 80 12 36 48 165 - - - - -
1979/80 Colorado Rockies NHL 75 8th 20th 28 135 - - - - -
1980/81 Colorado Rockies NHL 79 20th 42 62 193 - - - - -
1981/82 Colorado Rockies NHL 70 13 29 42 201 - - - - -
1982/83 St. Louis Blues NHL 78 16 35 51 193 4th 0 3 3 22nd
1983/84 St. Louis Blues NHL 80 15th 45 60 121 11 1 8th 9 32
1984/85 St. Louis Blues NHL 80 7th 31 38 178 3 1 3 4th 6th
1985/86 St. Louis Blues NHL 77 10 56 66 171 19th 1 10 11 66
1986/87 St. Louis Blues NHL 59 11 28 39 106 6th 2 2 4th 21st
1987/88 St. Louis Blues NHL 67 8th 34 42 127 - - - - -
1987/88 Calgary Flames NHL 12 1 6th 7th 37 9 1 3 4th 21st
1988/89 Calgary Flames NHL 68 3 13 16 156 20th 1 11 12 26th
1989/90 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 80 8th 41 49 202 5 1 2 3 20th
1990/91 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 80 10 25th 35 173 - - - - -
1991/92 Minnesota North Stars NHL 34 4th 5 9 69 - - - - -
1992/93 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 66 5 12 17th 138 - - - - -
1992/93 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 8th 0 1 1 8th 7th 0 0 0 4th
1993/94 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 6th 0 1 1 2 - - - - -
1993/94 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 15th 0 1 1 14th - - - - -
OMJHL overall 189 44 136 180 452 36 7th 17th 24 95
NHL overall 1044 139 425 564 2224 84 8th 42 50 218

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1977 Canada June World Cup 2nd place, silver 7th 0 1 1 6th
1978 Canada June World Cup 3rd place, bronze 6th 1 3 4th 6th
1981 Canada WM 4th Place 8th 0 1 1 0
Juniors overall 13 1 4th 5 12
Men overall 8th 0 1 1 0

( 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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ thehockeynews.com, Ramage trial begins monday ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.thehockeynews.com
  2. ↑ nhl.com, Ramage found guilty on all counts in crash that killed Magnuson
personal data
SURNAME Ramage, Rob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ramage, George Robert (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player, coach, official and scout
DATE OF BIRTH January 11, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Byron , Ontario