Ron Climie (born March 4, 1950 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 249 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA). He played for the Ottawa Nationals, Edmonton Oilers, and New England Whalers and scored 98 goals and 106 assists in the WHA.
He played junior hockey for the Hamilton Red Wings from 1966 to 1970 and was chosen 37th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. Climie then played two seasons for the Kansas City Blues before jumping to the WHA in 1972.
Climie retired in 1977.
Gallery[]
Gordie Howe and Ron Climie, February 23, 1974.
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1965–66 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA-Jr. | 29 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA-Jr. | 54 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA-Jr. | 50 | 37 | 23 | 60 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA-Jr. | 54 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Kansas City Blues | CHL | 69 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Kansas City Blues | CHL | 71 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Denver Spurs | WHL-Sr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Ottawa Nationals | WHA | 31 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1973–74 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 76 | 38 | 36 | 74 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974–75 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 49 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | New England Whalers | WHA | 25 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | New England Whalers | WHA | 65 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Rhode Island Reds | AHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | New England Whalers | WHA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 249 | 98 | 106 | 204 | 68 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||||
References[]
| Preceded by Jim Harrison |
Edmonton Oilers Regular Season Scoring Leader 1973/1974 |
Succeeded by Mike Rogers |