Ron Delorme

Ron Delorme
Born (1955-09-03) September 3, 1955 (age 69)
North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics
Colorado Rockies
Vancouver Canucks
NHL draft 56th overall, 1975
Kansas City Scouts
WHA draft 34th overall, 1975
Denver Spurs
Playing career 1975–1985

Ronald Elmer "Chief" Delorme (born September 3, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and the chief amateur scout for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Delorme played in the NHL for the Colorado Rockies and the Vancouver Canucks, and in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics.

Delorme was born in North Battleford, but grew up in Cochin, Saskatchewan. Though Delorme retired from the NHL in 1985, he has remained on the Vancouver Canucks staff for over 20 years as a scout and was appointed chief amateur scout in 2000.[1]

Delorme is a Canadian Métis.[2] As a Cree man, he was instrumental in breaking barriers for Indigenous people in professional sport, and continues to inspire Indigenous youth to participate in sport by visiting reserves and sharing his story.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1972–73 Prince Albert Raiders SJHL 45 14 22 36 — — — — — —
1973–74 Swift Current Broncos WCHL 59 19 15 34 96 13 1 2 3 17
1974–75 Lethbridge Broncos WCHL 69 30 57 87 144 6 1 7 8 20
1975–76 Lethbridge Broncos WCHL 26 8 12 20 87 7 3 6 9 24
1975–76 Tucson Mavericks CHL 18 2 5 7 18 — — — — —
1975–76 Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics WHA 22 1 3 4 28 — — — — —
1976–77 Tulsa Oilers CHL 6 1 2 3 0 — — — — —
1976–77 Baltimore Clippers SHL 24 4 6 10 4 — — — — —
1976–77 Colorado Rockies NHL 29 6 4 10 23 — — — — —
1977–78 Colorado Rockies NHL 68 10 11 21 47 2 0 0 0 10
1978–79 Colorado Rockies NHL 77 20 8 28 47 — — — — —
1979–80 Colorado Rockies NHL 75 19 4 23 76 — — — — —
1980–81 Colorado Rockies NHL 65 11 16 27 70 — — — — —
1981–82 Vancouver Canucks NHL 59 9 8 17 177 15 0 2 2 31
1982–83 Vancouver Canucks NHL 56 5 8 13 87 4 0 0 0 10
1983–84 Vancouver Canucks NHL 64 2 2 4 68 4 1 0 1 8
1984–85 Vancouver Canucks NHL 31 1 2 3 51 — — — — —
NHL totals 524 83 63 146 667 25 1 2 3 59

References

  1. ^ Barkwell, Lawrence. "Metis Hockey Players". Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "National Hockey League embraces aboriginals - Indian Country Media Network". indiancountrymedianetwork.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  3. ^ battlefordsNOW Staff. "North Battleford's Ron Delorme 1 of 8 Sask Hockey Hall of Fame inductees". battlefordsnow.com. Retrieved March 14, 2018.