Ron Ashton

Ron Ashton
Ron Ashton
Born	May 8, 1954 (age 70); Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Winnipeg Jets
NHL draft	78th overall, 1974; Minnesota North Stars
WHA draft	27th overall, 1974; Winnipeg Jets
Playing career	1974–1979

Ronald Ashton^[1] (born May 8, 1954) is a former WHA left winger for the Winnipeg Jets. In the World Hockey Association, he played 36 games and registering 16 goals, 20 assists, and 366 penalty minutes. He was best known as a fourth line player, enforcer, and for accumulating over 100 penalty minutes in a game, setting and maintaining a record which still stands in the now defunct WHA. Ashton's stint with the Jets included him playing with the likes of hockey superstars Bobby Hull, Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson.

Personal

Ron Ashton is the brother of former NHLer Brent Ashton who had a lengthy National Hockey League career, and Gary Ashton who played major junior hockey in the Western Canadian Hockey League, now called the Western Hockey League. After announcing his retirement from hockey, Ron's career included working for the Labatt's Brewing Company in Saskatoon as a rep. Presently, Ron is now a top realtor in Saskatoon and area.

References

^ Surgent, Scott (2013). The Complete World Hockey Association, 9e. Tempe, Arizona. p. 318. ISBN 1-490967400.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

External links

Ron Ashton career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

[1] Surgent, Scott (2013). The Complete World Hockey Association, 9e. Tempe, Arizona. p. 318. ISBN 1-490967400.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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