Ron Harris (ice hockey)

Ron Harris
Born	(1942-06-30) June 30, 1942 Verdun, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Detroit Red Wings Oakland Seals Atlanta Flames New York Rangers
Playing career	1962–1976

Ronald Thomas Harris (born June 30, 1942) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 476 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Detroit Red Wings, Oakland Seals, Atlanta Flames, and New York Rangers.

On January 13, 1968, Harris, playing with the Oakland Seals against the Minnesota North Stars, was involved in the accident that caused the death of Bill Masterton. Harris is still plagued with memories of the incident to this day and has conducted only one interview on this subject (with the St. Paul Pioneer Press in 2003) where he stated, "It bothers you the rest of your life. It wasn't dirty and it wasn't meant to happen that way. Still, it's very hard because I made the play. It's always in the back of my mind."

After Harris retired from the NHL, he began getting involved in other areas of the game, coaching the Windsor Spitfires and Spokane Flyers at the major junior level, and later working as an assistant coach for the Quebec Nordiques in the NHL.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1960–61	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA-Jr.		47	1	9	10	63		12	0	0	0	45
1961–62	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA-Jr.		50	7	29	36	85		10	3	2	5	25
1962–63	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		1	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1962–63	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		62	3	18	21	88		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		3	0	0	0	7		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	Cincinnati Wings	CPHL		66	4	21	25	129		—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Memphis Wings	CPHL		70	18	18	36	75		—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		—	—	—	—	—		1	0	0	0	0
1965–66	San Francisco Seals	WHL-Sr.		54	12	16	28	74		7	2	1	3	15
1966–67	California Seals	WHL-Sr.		31	8	9	17	40		6	1	0	1	12
1967–68	California/Oakland Seals	NHL		54	4	6	10	60		—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		73	3	13	16	91		—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		72	2	19	21	99		4	0	0	0	8
1970–71	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		42	2	8	10	65		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		61	1	10	11	80		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Atlanta Flames	NHL		24	2	4	6	8		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	New York Rangers	NHL		46	3	10	13	17		10	0	3	3	2
1973–74	New York Rangers	NHL		63	2	12	14	25		11	3	0	3	14
1974–75	New York Rangers	NHL		34	1	7	8	22		3	1	0	1	9
1975–76	New York Rangers	NHL		3	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				476	20	91	111	474		28	4	3	7	33

External links

• Ron Harris career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database