Ronald William Serafini (October 31, 1953 – October 30, 2021) was an American professional ice hockey defenseman who played only two games in the National Hockey League for the California Golden Seals and 16 games for the Cincinnati Stingers of the World Hockey Association.

Ron Serafini
Born (1953-10-31)October 31, 1953
Highland Park, Michigan, U.S.
Died October 30, 2021(2021-10-30) (aged 67)
Clarkston, Michigan, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for California Golden Seals
NHL Draft 50th overall, 1973
California Golden Seals
WHA Draft 88th overall, 1973
Cleveland Crusaders
Playing career 1973–1977

Serafini was born in Highland Park, Michigan, but grew up in Detroit, Michigan. As a youth, he played in the 1965 and 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Detroit Roostertail minor ice hockey team.[1]

After hockey career he worked as a Realtor in Clarkston, Michigan.

Regular season and playoffs edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1970–71 Detroit Jr. Red Wings SOJHL
1971–72 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA 61 6 17 23 164
1972–73 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA 63 17 25 42 221
1973–74 California Golden Seals NHL 2 0 0 0 2
1973–74 Salt Lake Golden Eagles WHL 74 8 31 39 202 5 0 0 0 2
1974–75 Denver Spurs CHL 75 7 21 28 83 2 0 1 1 9
1975–76 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 16 0 2 2 15
1975–76 Tucson Mavericks CHL 20 1 3 4 39
1975–76 Hampton Gulls SHL 27 4 20 24 20 9 1 7 8 10
1976–77 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 31 3 5 8 29
1976–77 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 10 1 0 1 17
1976–77 Winston-Salem Polar Twins SHL 8 1 2 3 4
1976–77 Hampton Gulls SHL 9 0 6 6 10
1977–78 VEU Feldkirch AUT 22 10 12 22 51
1978–79 VEU Feldkirch AUT
WHA totals 16 0 2 2 15
NHL totals 2 0 0 0 2

References edit

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-04.

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