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Ronald Nicholas Andruff

Selected by Montreal Canadiens 2nd round (#32) in 1973 NHL Amateur Draft
Selected by Winnipeg Jets 1st round (#11) in 1973 WHA Amateur Draft


In 1973, he was selected as the first draft pick of the Winnipeg Jets, of the World Hockey Association, as well as the 32nd pick overall (second round) of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. Ron chose to join the Stanley Cup Champion Canadiens.

During his 9 years as a pro , he won the Bronze Medal with Team Canada in the Moscow Isvestia Tournament; shared in three Stanley Cups with the Canadiens; won the American Hockey League (AHL) Calder Cup, the AHL Scoring Title and the Les Cunningham Award for the league’s Most Valuable Player.

He played his last two seasons in Germany with Mannheim ERC winning the Deutsche Meisterschaft (German National Hockey League Championship) along with the Lieblingsspieler (MVP award as selected by the fans).

In 153 NHL games played, Andruff scored 19 goals and 36 assists.

Career Statistics[]

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1970-71 Kelowna Buckaroos BCJHL Statistics Unavailable
1971-72 Flin Flon Bombers WCHL 63 20 32 52 44 7 0 3 3 17
1972-73 Flin Flon Bombers WCHL 66 43 48 91 114 8 2 4 6 15
1973-74 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 72 11 27 38 93 6 4 0 4 0
1974-75 Montreal Canadiens NHL 5 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- --
Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 65 30 31 61 50 6 4 1 5 18
1975-76 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 74 42 46 88 58 9 5 8 13 9
1976-77 Colorado Rockies NHL 66 4 18 22 21 -- -- -- -- --
1977-78 Colorado Rockies NHL 78 15 18 33 31 2 0 0 0 0
1978-79 Colorado Rockies NHL 3 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
Philadelphia Firebirds AHL 35 16 16 32 8 -- -- -- -- --
New Haven Nighthawks AHL 33 9 23 32 10 10 6 11 17 0
1979-80 Mannheim ERC 1.GBun 47 44 40 84 117
1980-81 Mannheim ERC 1.GBun 44 35 43 78 110 10 8 7 15 16
1981-82 Duesseldorf EG 1.GBun 4 1 3 4 6 -- -- -- -- --
NHL Totals 153 19 36 55 54 2 0 0 0 0

Career Moves[]

  • Traded to Colorado by Montreal with Sean Shanahan for cash, September 13, 1976.

Awards & Achievements[]

  • American Hockey League Goal Scoring Leader (1976)
  • American Hockey League All-Star First Team (1976)
  • Les Cunningham Award American Hockey League MVP (1976)
  • Calder Cup American Hockey League Championship (1976)
  • American Hockey League Playoff Points Leader (1979)
  • German 1.Bundesliga League Championship (1980)

References[]

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