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Ralph Cox

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Ralph Cox
Born (1957-02-27) February 27, 1957 (age 67)
Braintree, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Tulsa Oilers (CHL)
Binghamton Dusters (AHL)
Muskegon Mohawks (IHL)
SaiPa (SM-liiga)
Klagenfurter AC (Austria)
New Haven Nighthawks (AHL)
Rapperswil (NLB)
National team  United States
NHL draft 122nd overall, 1977
Boston Bruins
Playing career 1979–1986

Ralph Cox (born February 27, 1957) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Boston Bruins in the 7th round (122nd overall) of the 1977 NHL Entry Draft.

Cox played his high school hockey at Archbishop Williams High School in Braintree, Massachusetts, USA and is one of the best players in program history. Cox then played NCAA hockey with the New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey team. He was NCAA First-Team All-Conference in 1978–79 and ECAC Hockey Player of the Year in 1979. Cox was the team's leading goal-scorer for three consecutive years and is the only University of New Hampshire player to ever score 40 goals in two different seasons. He was the last player cut from the famed 1980 Mens Olympic Hockey Team that won the gold medal at Lake Placid, with head coach Herb Brooks citing the lingering effects of Cox's recent ankle injury as the reason.[1]

Cox was inducted into the New Hampshire Athletics Hall of Fame in 1986.[2] He then joined the Pittsburgh Penguins (as general managed by Craig Patrick, the assistant coach on the 1980 Miracle team) as a scout, where he received two Stanley Cup rings (in 1991 and 1992), and had his name officially engraved on the Stanley Cup in 1992.[3]

Personal life

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Cox is the father of three children: Brian, Delia, and Dylan.[citation needed]

In film

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In the 1981 television movie Miracle on Ice, the character of Ralph Cox is played by actor Brian Mozur.[4] A more accurate portrayal of Cox[5] is presented by Canadian actor Kenneth Mitchell in the 2004 Disney film Miracle.[6]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1975–76 University of New Hampshire NCAA 29 14 9 23 32
1976–77 University of New Hampshire NCAA 37 40 36 76 50
1977–78 University of New Hampshire NCAA 30 31 39 70 44
1978–79 University of New Hampshire NCAA 32 42 32 74 59
1979–80 Tulsa Oilers CHL 10 2 2 4 9
1979–80 Binghamton Dusters AHL 7 0 1 1 0
1980–81 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 7 2 3 5 0
1980–81 Tulsa Oilers CHL 5 1 2 3 2
1981–82 SaiPa Liiga 33 23 28 51 89
1982–83 SaiPa Liiga 32 23 12 35 80 2 0 2 2 18
1983–84 Klagenfurter AC Austria 38 38 24 62 50
1983–84 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 3 0 0 0 0
1984–85 SaiPa Liiga 34 24 16 40 43
1985–86 SC Rapperswil-Jona NLB 2 2 1 3 11
Liiga totals 99 70 56 126 212 2 0 2 2 18

Awards and honors

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Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1977–78 [7]
AHCA East All-American 1977–78 [8]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1978–79 [7]
AHCA East All-American 1978–79 [8]

References

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  1. ^ Ralph Cox's bio at hockeydraftcentral
  2. ^ UNHWildcats: Former Men's Hockey Standout Ralph Cox Named to ECAC's 50th Anniversary Team< Archived December 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup Engravings 1991, 1992, 2009 Archived March 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Brian Mozur". IMDb.
  5. ^ "Miracle: Another Look :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "Kenneth Mitchell". IMDb.
  7. ^ a b "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  8. ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by ECAC Hockey Player of the Year
1978–79
Succeeded by