Ronald William Plumb (born July 17, 1950) is a Canadian former professional

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. Ron is the brother of Robert Plumb.

Playing career

Plumb was born in

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. A

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junior player who won the

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as the league's best defenceman in 1970, Plumb was drafted ninth overall by the

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in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. After two seasons with their

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farm club Oklahoma City Blazers, the Bruins protected him in the June, 1972 expansion draft. But with little chance to play with the veteran-laden NHL team, he jumped to the unproven

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only weeks later. He remained with the Blazers as they moved to

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in the following season. Plumb then played for the

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, the

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for the following three seasons, and the

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. He then played one season in the

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with the

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, remaining in the organization for two more years, but playing in the AHL with the

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. In the WHA, Plumb won the Dennis A. Murphy Trophy as the WHA's best defenceman in

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, and was also selected a First or Second Team All-Star for much of the league's history. His total of 549 career games in the WHA is the second most overall, trailing only the 551 games played by André Lacroix. Lacroix was his teammate in Philadelphia, San Diego and New England. Plumb followed his North American pro career with three seasons in

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, 1983 with ERC Freiburg in the

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, then 1984–1986 with the

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in the

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Honours

Plumb was inducted into the

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on May 2, 2008. In 2010, he was elected as an inaugural inductee into the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Plumb, Ron 1950 births Living people Boston Bruins draft picks Canadian ice hockey defencemen Cincinnati Stingers players Fife Flyers players EHC Freiburg players Hartford Whalers players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Ice hockey people from Kingston, Ontario NHL first-round draft picks New England Whalers players Oklahoma City Blazers (1965–1977) players Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players Philadelphia Blazers players San Diego Mariners players Springfield Indians players Vancouver Blazers players

Playing career

Honours

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