Ron Meighan
Born (1963-05-26) May 26, 1963
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Minnesota North Stars
Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Draft 13th overall, 1981
Minnesota North Stars
Playing career 19811984

Ron James Meighan (born May 26, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Biography

Meighan was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Gloucester, Ontario.[1] He was awarded the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the most outstanding defenceman in the Ontario Hockey League, during the 1981–82 OHL season.

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.

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 10 0 0 0 6
1980–81 Niagara Falls Flyers OHL 63 8 27 35 92 12 0 0 0 14
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 16 0 4 4 23
NHL totals 48 3 7 10 18

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-11.


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