Ron Meighan

Ron Meighan
Position	defenceman
Shot	Right
Height Weight	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (89 kg)
Teams	Minnesota North Stars Pittsburgh Penguins
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1963-05-26)May 26, 1963, Montreal, PQ, CAN
NHL Draft	13th overall, 1981 Minnesota North Stars
Pro Career	1981 – 1984

Ron Meighan (born May 26, 1963, in Montreal, Quebec) is a former professional defenceman. He was drafted in the first round, 13th overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. He played forty-eight games in the National Hockey League: seven with the North Stars in the 1981–82 season and forty-one more with the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1982–83 season.

Despite an excellent junior career with the Niagara Falls Flyers and the North Bay Centennials (where the Flyers moved to in 1982), Meighan did not make it in the NHL.

In 1982 he was traded by Minnesota to the Pittsburgh Penguins. After playing the 1983-84 season with Baltimore Skipjacks. Meighan retired.

Awards

• Max Kaminsky Trophy (most outstanding defenceman in Ontario Hockey League): 1981–82 season

Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1979–80	Niagara Falls Flyers	OMJHL		61	3	10	13	20		-	-	-	-	-
1980–81	Niagara Falls Flyers	OHL		63	8	27	35	92		-	-	-	-	-
1981–82	Niagara Falls Flyers	OHL		58	27	41	68	85		4	0	4	4	9
1981–82	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		7	1	1	2	2		-	-	-	-	-
1982–83	North Bay Centennials	OHL		29	19	22	41	30		-	-	-	-	-
1982–83	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		41	2	6	8	16		-	-	-	-	-
1983–84	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		75	4	16	20	36		-	-	-	-	-
OMJHL/OHL Totals				211	57	100	157	227		4	0	0	4	9
NHL Totals				48	3	7	10	18		-	-	-	-	-

External links

• Ron Meighan's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Randy Boyd

Winner of the Max Kaminsky Trophy 1981–82

Succeeded by Al MacInnis