Ron Zanussi

Ronald Kenneth Zanussi (born August 31, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played five seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Minnesota North Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1977 and 1982.

Playing career Zanussi was born in Toronto, Ontario, and played minor hockey for the West Hill Minor Hockey League team in the SHA (Scarborough Hockey Association). As a youth, he played in the 1969 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Dorset Park. He later played with the London Knights of the OHA. He was selected in the third round, 51st overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft and in the eighth round, 87th overall by the Cleveland Crusaders in the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft. He played his first pro year with the Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1976–77, scoring 53 goals and was named the co-winner of the IHL's rookie of the year award. He joined the North Stars the following season, playing the majority of the next four years in Minnesota before moving onto the Maple Leafs for two. Zanussi retired in 1984 having played 299 NHL games and scoring 52 goals.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1973–74 London Knights OHA 65 21 20 41 110 — — — — — 1974–75 London Knights OMJHL 69 34 52 86 123 — — — — — 1975–76 London Knights OMJHL 40 17 19 36 55 5 2 1 3 8 1976–77 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 77 53 33 86 138 9 9 6 15 20 1977–78 Minnesota North Stars NHL 68 15 17 32 89 — — — — — 1977–78 Fort Worth Texans CHL 6 2 1 3 5 — — — — — 1978–79 Minnesota North Stars NHL 63 14 16 30 82 — — — — — 1978–79 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 4 3 1 4 6 — — — — — 1979–80 Minnesota North Stars NHL 72 14 31 45 93 14 0 4 4 17 1980–81 Minnesota North Stars NHL 41 6 11 17 89 — — — — — 1980–81 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 3 3 2 5 5 — — — — — 1980–81 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 12 3 0 3 6 3 0 0 0 0 1981–82 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 43 0 8 8 14 — — — — — 1981–82 Cincinnati Tigers CHL 21 12 9 21 32 4 0 2 2 4 1982–83 St. Catharines Saints AHL 18 5 5 10 8 — — — — — 1982–83 Sherbrooke Jets AHL 52 4 17 21 45 — — — — — 1983–84 St. Catharines Saints AHL 59 4 15 19 59 — — — — — NHL totals 299 52 83 135 373 17 0 4 4 17