Ron Grahame

Ron Grahame
Date of birth	June 7, 1950
place of birth	Victoria , British Columbia , Canada
size	180 cm
Weight	79 kg
position	goalkeeper
Catch hand	Left
Career stations
1968-1969	Victoria Cougars
1969-1973	University of Denver
1973-1974	Macon Whoopees
1974-1977	Houston Eros
1977-1988	Boston Bruins
1978-1980	Los Angeles Kings
1980-1981	Québec Nordiques

Ronald Ian Grahame (born June 7, 1950 in Victoria , British Columbia ) is a former Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper who from 1973 to 1981 for the Boston Bruins , Los Angeles Kings and the Québec Nordiques in the National Hockey League and the Houston Eros in the World Hockey Association played. His son John is also a professional ice hockey goalkeeper.

Career

Ron Grahame was selected by the New York Raiders in the World Hockey Association's General Player Draft in 1972 . Without having played for the Raiders, he was transferred to the Houston Eros . There he played his first games in the WHA during the 1973/74 season and won the Avco World Trophy for the first time as the third goalkeeper with the Eros . In the 1974/75 season he was number 1 in Houston and won the championship again with the team. Grahame also received awards as the best goalkeeper and most valuable player in the play-offs . Two years later, he was again named the WHA's best goalkeeper. Only three goalkeepers have managed more shutouts than Grahame in the WHA .

But then he was drawn to the competitive league, the National Hockey League . Grahame signed a contract with the Boston Bruins in October 1977 and was instant goalkeeper. At the beginning of the 1978/79 season he was transferred to the Los Angeles Kings . However, there was only the number 2. During the 1980/81 season he was sold to the Québec Nordiques , for which he played a few more games. He also played that season in the American Hockey League with the Binghamton Whalers . He then ended his career and was a member of the University of Denver's coaching staff for a total of three years .

Achievements and Awards

• BCJHL First All-Star Team: 1969
• WCHA First All-Star Team: 1973
• WCHA Player of the Year: 1973
• NCAA West First All-American Team: 1973
• Avco World Trophy : 1974, 1975
• Ben Hatskin Trophy : 1975 and 1977 (best goalkeeper in the WHA)
• WHA Playoff MVP : 1975
• WHA First All-Star Team : 1975
• WHA Second All-Star Team : 1976

Web links

• Ron Grahame at legendsofhockey.net (English)
• Ron Grahame at hockeydb.com (English)
• Ron Grahame at hockeygoalies.org

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Scott Surgent: The World Hockey Association Factbook. 2010, p. 238, ISBN 978-0-9644774-8-3