Ron Low
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Ronald Albert "Ron" Low (born June 21, 1950 in Birtle, Manitoba) is a former Canadian ice hockey goaltender.
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[edit] Playing career
Originally selected in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs, Low only played one season with Toronto before he was left exposed in the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft where he was claimed by the Washington Capitals, where he would spend three seasons and would forever be in the Capitals' record books as the first goalie to get a shutout for the team on February 16, 1975 against the Kansas City Scouts. After being traded to and spending two seasons in the Detroit Red Wings organization, he was claimed by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft. Low was traded to the Edmonton Oilers after playing only 15 games with the Nordiques. He was traded to the New Jersey Devils in 1983, where he completed his NHL career at the end of the 1984-85 NHL season.
[edit] Coaching career
After playing six games with the Nova Scotia Oilers of the American Hockey League, he became an assistant coach for the team. He would later become the head coach and would remain in that position until 1989 when he became an assistant coach with the Edmonton Oilers. Six years later he became the head coach of the Oilers, a position he held for four seasons. After coaching the Houston Aeros for a season, he was named the head coach of the New York Rangers. After being relieved of his coaching duties with the Rangers, he would still remain in the organization as a scout until 2004. During the summer of 2004 he became a scout and goaltender coach for the Ottawa Senators.
He won the Stanley Cup in 1990 as an Assistant Coach with the Edmonton Oilers.
[edit] External links
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
- Playing and Coaching Statistics at hockeydb.com
- Profile at legends of hockey.net
[edit] See also
| Preceded by George Burnett |
Head Coaches of the Edmonton Oilers 1995–1999 |
Succeeded by Kevin Lowe |
| Preceded by John Tortorella |
Head Coaches of the New York Rangers 2000–2002 |
Succeeded by Bryan Trottier |
Categories: 1950 births | Canadian ice hockey players | Toronto Maple Leafs players | Washington Capitals players | Detroit Red Wings players | Quebec Nordiques players | Edmonton Oilers players | New Jersey Devils players | Edmonton Oilers coaches | Stanley Cup champions | New York Rangers coaches | Living people
