Ron Handy Explained

Birth Date:January 15, 1963
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:175
Position:Centre
Shoots:Right
Played For:New York Islanders
St. Louis Blues
Draft:57th overall
Draft Year:1981
Draft Team:New York Islanders
Career Start:1983
Career End:2000

Ronald Handy (born January 15, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League.

Biography

Handy was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team.[1]

Handy played with the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues. Handy was more known for his lengthy and traveled career through the minor league circuits of hockey. His last stop as a player was as a member of the Arkansas Riverblades, which he became the head coach of after retiring as a player.

On July 31, 2015, Ron Handy was inducted into The Committee Hall of Fame. He was only one of six members inducted into the 2015 Committee HOF Class.

Career statistics

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
1979–80Port Credit TitansMJBHL3 2 3 5 0
1979–80Toronto MarlborosOMJHL39 48 60 108
1980–81Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL66 43 43 86 45
1981–82Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL20 15 10 25 20
1981–82Kingston CanadiansOHL44 35 38 73 234 1 1 2 16
1982–83Kingston CanadiansOHL67 52 96 148 64
1982–83Indianapolis CheckersCHL9 2 7 9 010 3 8 11 18
1983–84Indianapolis CheckersCHL66 29 46 75 4010 2 5 7 0
1984–85Springfield IndiansAHL69 29 35 64 383 2 2 4 0
1984–85New York IslandersNHL10 0 2 2 0
1985–86Springfield IndiansAHL79 31 30 61 66
1986–87Indianapolis CheckersIHL82 55 80 135 576 4 3 7 2
1987–88Peoria RivermenIHL78 53 63 116 617 2 3 5 4
1987–88St. Louis BluesNHL4 0 1 1 0
1988–89Indianapolis IceIHL81 43 57 100 52
1989–90Fort Wayne KometsIHL82 36 39 75 525 3 1 4 0
1990–91Kansas City BladesIHL64 42 39 81 41
1991–92Kansas City BladesIHL38 16 19 35 3015 13 8 21 8
1992–93Kansas City BladesIHL6 1 1 2 2
1992–93Peoria RivermenIHL18 0 7 7 16
1992–93Wichita ThunderCHL11 6 12 18 20
1993–94Wichita ThunderCHL57 29 80 109 9811 12 10 22 12
1994–95Sheffield SteelersBHL6 8 6 14 2
1994–95Denver GrizzliesIHL1 0 0 0 0
1994–95Wichita ThunderCHL46 24 45 69 7211 15 16 31 4
1995–96Huntsville Channel CatsSHL-Sr.3 3 1 4 0
1995–96Louisiana IceGatorsECHL58 20 65 85 345 2 4 6 2
1996–97Louisiana IceGatorsECHL66 33 67 100 5817 5 17 22 0
1997–98Huntsville Channel CatsCHL46 27 33 60 502 0 1 1 0
1998–99Lake Charles Ice PiratesWPHL15 5 10 15 21
1999–00Arkansas RiverBladesECHL9 1 1 2 8
NHL totals140330
AHL totals148606512510432240
IHL totals4502463055513113322153714

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA. 2018. Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2019-01-12.