Ron Hoover

Ronald Kenneth Hoover (born October 28, 1966) is a Canadian retired ice hockey left winger.

Biography Hoover was born in Oakville, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Greater Sudbury.

He was drafted 158th overall by the Hartford Whalers in the 1986 NHL entry draft and after four seasons with the Western Michigan University, he signed with the Boston Bruins as a free agent in 1989. He played 17 games for Boston in two seasons, scoring four goals. His first NHL goal came on January 3, 1991 in Boston's 8-3 victory over Vancouver at Boston Garden. He spent most of his Bruins' tenure with the American Hockey League's Maine Mariners. In 1991 he signed with the St. Louis Blues but only managed to play just one game for St. Louis. Instead, he spent five seasons with the Peoria Rivermen of the International Hockey League where he was a popular player for the team with his goal-scoring ability. He then had a brief spell with the Cincinnati Cyclones where he played just four games before joining the San Antonio Dragons. He never matched his number from Peoria, scoring just two goals in 21 games. He moved to the United Hockey League with the Brantford Smoke and scored 27 goals in 41 games for the team before returning to San Antonio. Once again though his spell was uneventful, scoring just one goal in 21 games. He retired shortly afterwards in 1998.

Hoover's son Matthew (b. 1996) is also a hockey player, who will begin his NCAA career at Canisius College beginning in September 2016.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1983–84 Oakville Blades COJHL 40 33 26 59 47 — — — — — 1983–84 Richmond Hill Dynes OJHL 1 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 1984–85 Oakville Blades COJHL 38 29 41 70 76 — — — — — 1985–86 Western Michigan University NCAA 43 10 23 33 36 — — — — — 1986–87 Western Michigan University NCAA 34 7 10 17 22 — — — — — 1987–88 Western Michigan University NCAA 42 39 23 62 40 — — — — — 1988–89 Western Michigan University NCAA 42 32 27 59 66 — — — — — 1989–90 Boston Bruins NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1989–90 Maine Mariners AHL 75 28 26 54 57 — — — — — 1990–91 Boston Bruins NHL 15 4 0 4 31 8 0 0 0 18 1990–91 Maine Mariners AHL 62 28 16 44 40 — — — — — 1991–92 St. Louis Blues NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1991–92 Peoria Rivermen IHL 71 27 34 61 30 10 4 4 8 4 1992–93 Peoria Rivermen IHL 58 17 13 30 28 4 1 1 2 2 1993–94 Peoria Rivermen IHL 80 26 24 50 89 6 0 1 1 10 1994–95 Peoria Rivermen IHL 76 22 20 42 70 9 2 1 3 12 1995–96 Peoria Rivermen IHL 74 22 15 37 94 12 0 3 3 8 1996–97 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 4 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 1996–97 San Antonio Dragons IHL 21 2 3 5 18 8 1 1 2 0 1997–98 San Antonio Dragons IHL 21 1 3 4 20 — — — — — 1997–98 Brantford Smoke UHL 41 27 24 51 20 9 2 8 10 18 NHL totals 18 4 0 4 31 8 0 0 0 18 AHL totals 137 56 42 98 97 — — — — — IHL totals 405 118 113 231 349 49 8 11 19 36

Awards and honours Award Year All-CCHA Second Team 1987-88