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Ron Duguay
Ronald Duguay (born July 6, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach who played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1977 through 1989, and served four seasons as a minor league coach. As a player, he played in the 1979 Stanley Cup Finals with the New York Rangers.
He appeared as an in-studio analyst during MSG Network's coverage of the New York Rangers from 2007 to 2018. He was born in Sudbury, Ontario, and as a child resided in Val Caron, Ontario. Duguay played junior ice hockey for the hometown Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL).
Duguay played for his hometown Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL) throughout his entire junior career spanning from 1973 to 1977. He was a very valuable player for the Wolves and one of the team's top scorers. He recorded 134 points in the 1975–76 OMJHL season, which helped the team win the Hamilton Spectator Trophy as the best team in the regular season and make the league finals where they lost to the Hamilton Fincups in six games.
Duguay was selected to the Canada junior team for the 1977 World Junior Championships where he recorded one goal and four assists in five games as Canada finished in second place.
Duguay was drafted 13th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1977 NHL amateur draft. He played 864 career NHL games, scoring 274 goals and 346 assists for 620 points.[citation needed]
After being drafted in 1977, Duguay made the jump directly from junior ice hockey to the NHL, with 20 goals in his rookie year. Duguay played his first six seasons in New York, where he was known as much for his long hair and flashy behaviour as he was for his play on the ice.
With the Rangers, Duguay set a team record, for the fastest goal at the start of a game, at 9 seconds, on April 6, 1980, against the Philadelphia Flyers. Suffering injuries, his production did not progress as hoped, but after playing for Canada senior team in the 1981 Canada Cup, his play improved, and in 1981–82, he led the Rangers in scoring with 40 goals. That same season, he played in the NHL All-Star Game, representing the Rangers on the Wales Conference squad. In 1982–83, Duguay's numbers dropped, and he only scored 19 goals. Rangers coach Herb Brooks clashed with Duguay over his play and popularity in New York's night life, and on June 13, 1983, Duguay, Eddie Mio and Ed Johnstone were traded to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Willie Huber, Mark Osborne and Mike Blaisdell.
During Duguay's time with the Rangers, he took part in some of team president Sonny Werblin's schemes to make the Rangers more hip and visible in disco-era New York City. This includes singing on "Hockey Sock Rock", written by Alan Thicke. The song featured vocals by Duguay, Phil Esposito, Pat Hickey, Dave Maloney and John Davidson. It was released as a 45, as Platinum Records 1217–75 in 1979.
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Ron Duguay
Ronald Duguay (born July 6, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach who played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1977 through 1989, and served four seasons as a minor league coach. As a player, he played in the 1979 Stanley Cup Finals with the New York Rangers.
He appeared as an in-studio analyst during MSG Network's coverage of the New York Rangers from 2007 to 2018. He was born in Sudbury, Ontario, and as a child resided in Val Caron, Ontario. Duguay played junior ice hockey for the hometown Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL).
Duguay played for his hometown Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL) throughout his entire junior career spanning from 1973 to 1977. He was a very valuable player for the Wolves and one of the team's top scorers. He recorded 134 points in the 1975–76 OMJHL season, which helped the team win the Hamilton Spectator Trophy as the best team in the regular season and make the league finals where they lost to the Hamilton Fincups in six games.
Duguay was selected to the Canada junior team for the 1977 World Junior Championships where he recorded one goal and four assists in five games as Canada finished in second place.
Duguay was drafted 13th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1977 NHL amateur draft. He played 864 career NHL games, scoring 274 goals and 346 assists for 620 points.[citation needed]
After being drafted in 1977, Duguay made the jump directly from junior ice hockey to the NHL, with 20 goals in his rookie year. Duguay played his first six seasons in New York, where he was known as much for his long hair and flashy behaviour as he was for his play on the ice.
With the Rangers, Duguay set a team record, for the fastest goal at the start of a game, at 9 seconds, on April 6, 1980, against the Philadelphia Flyers. Suffering injuries, his production did not progress as hoped, but after playing for Canada senior team in the 1981 Canada Cup, his play improved, and in 1981–82, he led the Rangers in scoring with 40 goals. That same season, he played in the NHL All-Star Game, representing the Rangers on the Wales Conference squad. In 1982–83, Duguay's numbers dropped, and he only scored 19 goals. Rangers coach Herb Brooks clashed with Duguay over his play and popularity in New York's night life, and on June 13, 1983, Duguay, Eddie Mio and Ed Johnstone were traded to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Willie Huber, Mark Osborne and Mike Blaisdell.
During Duguay's time with the Rangers, he took part in some of team president Sonny Werblin's schemes to make the Rangers more hip and visible in disco-era New York City. This includes singing on "Hockey Sock Rock", written by Alan Thicke. The song featured vocals by Duguay, Phil Esposito, Pat Hickey, Dave Maloney and John Davidson. It was released as a 45, as Platinum Records 1217–75 in 1979.