Ronald Andrew Sedlbauer (born October 22, 1954) is a former professional

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who played seven seasons in the

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Hockey career

Sedlbauer was drafted 23rd overall by the

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in the

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. He played 430 career NHL games, scoring 143 goals and 86 assists for 229 points. He also shares the modern-day record, along with

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, for fewest assists in a 40+ goal season. Sedlbauer scored 40 goals in the 1978–79 season, but only registered 16 assists. He held the record for 26 seasons until Nash tied it in the

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by scoring 41 goals and only 16 assists. After appearing in 32 games with ten goals and four assists to start the 1979–80 campaign, he was dealt from the

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to the

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for Dave Logan and

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on December 21. His contract was purchased from the Black Hawks by the

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on February 18, 1981. The transaction was the Maple Leafs' attempt to bolster its winger positions after injuries to

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and

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Life

Ron attended Burlington Central High School from 1968 to 1972. He was a member of the Halton junior football championship team in 1971. Ron also qualified for the O.F.S.A.A. track and field championships in the shot put event. Ron was thrilled to receive an honorary athletic letter from the school the year he graduated. Ron spent most of his youth playing hockey for the City of Burlington. He was drafted by the Hamilton Red Wings Jr. A hockey club while a member of the Burlington midget city rep team. After two and a half years with Hamilton, Ron was traded to the Kitchener Rangers, where he scored his only Jr. A hat trick; during his last game in junior; on his last ever shift. Ron now lives in Burlington with his wife Sue, and his son, Brendon. He is currently the vice-president of Cougar Shoes Inc., and president of the

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Jr. A hockey club.

Career statistics

Highlights

*1971 Drafted by Hamilton Red Wings Jr. A Hockey Club *1974 OHA (Jr. A) Regular Season Champions – Kitchener Rangers *1974 Drafted by Vancouver Canucks as their 1st pick, and 23rd overall in the NHL *1975 Scored 1st NHL goal versus

. *1974-75 Smythe Division Champions with Vancouver Canucks *1979 Set a new Vancouver Canuck single season goal scoring record of 40 goals. *1979 Won the Cyrus McLean Trophy as Vancouver Canucks leading scorer *1979 Scored 100th N.H.L. goal versus Toronto Maple Leafs *1979-80 Smythe Division Champions with Chicago Blackhawks *2004 Honoured as one of Hamilton's Hometown hockey heroes *2005 Selected to the Burlington Central High School Athletic Hall of Fame

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sedlbauer, Ron 1954 births Living people Canadian ice hockey left wingers Chicago Blackhawks players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Cincinnati Tigers players Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) players Kitchener Rangers players Seattle Totems (CHL) players Toronto Maple Leafs players Toronto Toros draft picks Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) players Vancouver Canucks draft picks Vancouver Canucks players Ice hockey people from Burlington, Ontario 20th-century Canadian sportsmen