Ronald Leo Lalonde (born October 30, 1952) is a Canadian former professional

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player. He played in the

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with the

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and

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between 1972 and 1979.

Playing career

Lalonde was born in

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. As a youth, he played in the 1965

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with the Scarboro Lions

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team. He played junior in the Ontario Hockey League before turning professional with the

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in 1972–73. He played nine games with the

that season and made the Penguins' roster the following season. He was traded to the

in December 1974, and would play the rest of his career through the 1979–80 season in the Capitals organization. Lalonde played 397 games in the NHL, scoring 45 goals and 78 assists for 123 points. During his time with the Capitals, he became the first player in franchise history to record a hat trick on March 30, 1975 against the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

External links

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Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
1952 births Living people Canadian ice hockey centres EC Red Bull Salzburg players Franco-Ontarian people Hershey Bears players Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks Pittsburgh Penguins players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Ice hockey people from Toronto Washington Capitals players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-centre-1950s-stub