Shot Right Name Ron Busniuk Career start 1970 NHL team Buffalo Sabres Role Ice hockey player Career end 1978 | NHL Draft Undrafted Height 1.8 m Position Centerman Playing career Weight 82 kg | |
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Born August 13, 1948 (age 75)
Fort William, ON, CAN ( 1948-08-13 ) Education University of Minnesota Duluth | ||
Ronald Edward Busniuk (born August 13, 1948 in Fort William, Ontario), is a Canadian hockey player. He played NCAA hockey at the University of Minnesota Duluth and was an All-American his senior year. After graduation, he played in the AHL with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs and the Cincinnati Swords. He took First Team AHL All-Star honors. Bosniuk played most of his career in the WHA with the Minnesota Fighting Saints, New England Whalers and Edmonton Oilers. He played only 6 NHL games, all with the Buffalo Sabres.
After retiring as a player, Busniuk became a coach. He led the Thunder Bay Twins Senior Hockey Team to two consecutive championships in the 1980s. He was later inducted into the Northern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame and the University of Minnesota Duluth Athletic Hall of Fame.
He is the older brother of Mike Busniuk of the Philadelphia Flyers.