- Ron Low
Ronald Albert "Ron" Low (born
June 21 , 1950 inBirtle, Manitoba ) is a formerCanadian ice hockey goaltender and coach.Playing career
Ron Low "starred" for two years for the
Dauphin Kings of theManitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) before turning pro, leading the Kings to the Manitoba championship and the Memorial Cup playoffs each year.Originally selected in the1970 NHL Amateur Draft by theToronto Maple Leafs , Low only played one season with Toronto before he was left exposed in the1974 NHL Expansion Draft where he was claimed by theWashington Capitals , where he would spend three seasons and would forever be in the Capitals' record books as the first goalie to get a shutout for the team on February 16, 1975 against theKansas City Scouts . After being traded to and spending two seasons in theDetroit Red Wings organization, he was claimed by theQuebec Nordiques in the1979 NHL Expansion Draft . Low was traded to theEdmonton Oilers after playing only 15 games with the Nordiques. He was traded to theNew Jersey Devils in 1983, where he completed his NHL career at the end of the1984–85 NHL season .Coaching career
After playing six games with the Nova Scotia Oilers of the
American Hockey League , he became an assistant coach for the team. He would later become the head coach and would remain in that position until 1989 when he became an assistant coach with the Edmonton Oilers. Six years later he became the head coach of the Oilers, a position he held for four seasons. After coaching theHouston Aeros for a season, he was named the head coach of theNew York Rangers . After being relieved of his coaching duties with the Rangers, he would still remain in the organization as a scout until 2004. During the summer of 2004 he became a scout andgoaltender coach for theOttawa Senators . In August 2007, Low was promoted to the position of assistant coach of theOttawa Senators . He was fired from this position on February 27, 2008.He won the
Stanley Cup in 1987, and 1990 as an assistant coach with theEdmonton Oilers .Awards & Achievements
*Turnbull Cup
MJHL Championships (1969 & 1970)
*EHL South Rookie of the Year (1971)
*CHL Second All-Star Team (1974)
*CHL First All-Star Team (1979)
*CHL Most Valuable Player (1979)
*“Honoured Member” of theManitoba Hockey Hall of Fame External links
* [http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1970/70103.html Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com]
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* [http://www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/honoured/players.html?category=9&id=135 Ron Low's biography] at [http://www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/index.html Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame]ee also
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List of NHL head coaches
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