Ron Plumb

Ronald William Plumb (born July 17, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Ron is the brother of Robert Plumb.

Playing career Plumb was born in Kingston, Ontario. A Peterborough Petes junior player who won the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the league's best defenceman in 1970, Plumb was drafted ninth overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. After two seasons with their Central Hockey League farm club Oklahoma City Blazers, the Bruins protected him in the June, 1972 expansion draft. But with little chance to play with the veteran-laden NHL team, he jumped to the unproven World Hockey Association Philadelphia Blazers only weeks later.

He remained with the Blazers as they moved to Vancouver in the following season. Plumb then played for the San Diego Mariners in 1975, the Cincinnati Stingers for the following three seasons, and the New England Whalers. He then played one season in the National Hockey League with the Hartford Whalers, remaining in the organization for two more years, but playing in the AHL with the Springfield Indians.

In the WHA, Plumb won the Dennis A. Murphy Trophy as the WHA's best defenceman in 1977, and was also selected a First or Second Team All-Star for much of the league's history. Plumb played 549 career games in the WHA, the second most in league history next to André Lacroix, who was his teammate in Philadelphia, San Diego and New England.

Plumb followed his North American pro career with three seasons in Europe, 1983 with ERC Freiburg in the 2.Bundesliga, then 1984–1986 with the Fife Flyers in the British Hockey League.

Honours Plumb was inducted into the Kingston and District Sports Hall of Fame on May 2, 2008.

In 2010, he was elected as an inaugural inductee into the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1967–68 Peterborough Petes OHA-Jr. 47 3 19 22 38 5 0 2 2 7 1968–69 Peterborough Petes OHA-Jr. 53 4 10 14 57 10 2 1 3 19 1969–70 Peterborough Petes OHA-Jr. 54 16 29 45 77 6 2 3 5 19 1970–71 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 72 3 19 22 73 5 0 0 0 12 1971–72 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 72 10 42 52 90 6 1 2 3 8 1972–73 Philadelphia Blazers WHA 78 10 41 51 66 4 0 2 2 13 1973–74 Vancouver Blazers WHA 75 6 32 38 40 — — — — — 1974–75 San Diego Mariners WHA 78 10 38 48 56 10 2 3 5 19 1975–76 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 80 10 36 46 31 — — — — — 1976–77 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 79 11 58 69 52 4 1 2 3 0 1977–78 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 53 13 34 47 45 — — — — — 1977–78 New England Whalers WHA 27 1 9 10 18 14 1 5 6 16 1978–79 New England Whalers WHA 78 4 16 20 33 9 1 3 4 0 1979–80 Hartford Whalers NHL 26 3 4 7 14 — — — — — 1979–80 Springfield Indians AHL 52 2 20 22 42 — — — — — 1980–81 Springfield Indians AHL 79 11 51 62 150 7 3 6 9 8 1981–82 Springfield Indians AHL 80 4 31 35 56 — — — — — 1982–83 EHC Freiburg II FRG II 36 14 38 52 72 — — — — — 1984–85 Fife Flyers GBR 36 26 54 80 88 9 3 14 17 14 1985–86 Fife Flyers GBR 36 20 51 71 76 5 0 4 4 8 WHA totals 549 65 264 329 341 41 5 15 20 48 AHL totals 211 17 102 119 248 7 3 6 9 8