Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-3 Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: March 1, 1963 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 2007
Drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.
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In a sport filled with classy characters, none more so than Ronny Franchise. Thanks for turning on a whole region to the charms of ice hockey, sir.
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | GC | GC/G | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SOG/G | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
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| 1979-80 | 16 | Sault Ste. Marie Legion | NOHA | 45 | 57 | 92 | 149 | 3.31 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1980-81 | 17 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OMJHL | 64 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 1.08 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1981-82 | 18 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 25 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 1.92 | 46 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1981-82 | 18 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 59 | 25 | 43 | 68 | 1.15 | 25 | 0.43 | 91 | 38 | 93 | 27 | -13 | 51 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 163 | 2.76 | 15.3 | ||
| 1982-83 | 19 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 79 | 31 | 59 | 90 | 1.14 | 33 | 0.42 | 114 | 33 | 129 | 23 | -25 | 60 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 212 | 2.68 | 14.6 | ||
| 1983-84 | 20 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 72 | 23 | 60 | 83 | 1.15 | 29 | 0.41 | 119 | 59 | 78 | 8 | -10 | 45 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 202 | 2.81 | 11.4 | ||
| 1984-85 | 21 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 80 | 24 | 57 | 81 | 1.01 | 29 | 0.36 | 129 | 63 | 95 | 6 | -23 | 66 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 195 | 2.44 | 12.3 | ||
| 1984-85 | 21 | Canada | WEC-A | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.70 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 22 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 53 | 24 | 53 | 77 | 1.45 | 28 | 0.53 | 113 | 48 | 64 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 120 | 2.26 | 20.0 | ||
| 1986-87 | 23 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 75 | 30 | 63 | 93 | 1.24 | 35 | 0.46 | 140 | 61 | 70 | 1 | 10 | 45 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 189 | 2.52 | 15.9 | ||
| 1987-88 | 24 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 80 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 0.94 | 28 | 0.35 | 104 | 51 | 71 | 10 | -8 | 87 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 172 | 2.15 | 14.5 | ||
| 1988-89 | 25 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 69 | 29 | 48 | 77 | 1.12 | 29 | 0.43 | 116 | 49 | 83 | 20 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 156 | 2.26 | 18.6 | ||
| 1989-90 | 26 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 80 | 32 | 69 | 101 | 1.26 | 36 | 0.45 | 137 | 61 | 77 | 14 | 13 | 73 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 170 | 2.13 | 18.8 | ||
| 1990-91 | 27 | 2 Teams | NHL | 81 | 23 | 64 | 87 | 1.07 | 30 | 0.37 | 119 | 46 | 87 | 12 | -2 | 72 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 174 | 2.15 | 13.2 | ||
| 1990-91 | 27 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 67 | 21 | 55 | 76 | 1.13 | 26 | 0.39 | 97 | 40 | 70 | 11 | -2 | 51 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 149 | 2.22 | 14.1 | ||
| 1990-91 | 27 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 14 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.79 | 4 | 0.26 | 22 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1.79 | 8.0 | ||
| 1991-92 | 28 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 70 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 0.77 | 20 | 0.29 | 107 | 44 | 89 | 19 | -7 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 121 | 1.73 | 17.4 | ||
| 1992-93 | 29 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 84 | 24 | 76 | 100 | 1.19 | 34 | 0.41 | 156 | 84 | 96 | 30 | 6 | 68 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 215 | 2.56 | 11.2 | ||
| 1993-94 | 30 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 82 | 27 | 66 | 93 | 1.13 | 33 | 0.40 | 134 | 60 | 111 | 34 | -3 | 62 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 216 | 2.63 | 12.5 | ||
| 1994-95 | 31 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 44 | 11 | 48 | 59 | 1.34 | 19 | 0.44 | 77 | 25 | 43 | 21 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 2.14 | 11.7 | ||
| 1995-96 | 32 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 77 | 27 | 92 | 119 | 1.55 | 39 | 0.51 | 189 | 92 | 101 | 29 | 25 | 56 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 158 | 2.05 | 17.1 | ||
| 1996-97 | 33 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 81 | 27 | 63 | 90 | 1.11 | 32 | 0.39 | 141 | 50 | 110 | 26 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 183 | 2.26 | 14.8 | ||
| 1997-98 | 34 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 81 | 25 | 62 | 87 | 1.07 | 30 | 0.37 | 126 | 50 | 73 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 189 | 2.33 | 13.2 | ||
| 1998-99 | 35 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 82 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 0.63 | 20 | 0.24 | 78 | 29 | 67 | 16 | -2 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 1.62 | 15.8 | 1797 | 21:55 |
| 1999-00 | 36 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 78 | 23 | 50 | 73 | 0.94 | 26 | 0.34 | 104 | 43 | 59 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 150 | 1.92 | 15.3 | 1714 | 21:58 |
| 2000-01 | 37 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 82 | 15 | 50 | 65 | 0.79 | 22 | 0.27 | 93 | 47 | 71 | 10 | -15 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 130 | 1.59 | 11.5 | 1661 | 20:15 |
| 2001-02 | 38 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 80 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 0.96 | 28 | 0.35 | 107 | 51 | 58 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 165 | 2.06 | 16.4 | 1655 | 20:41 |
| 2002-03 | 39 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 82 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 0.70 | 21 | 0.26 | 83 | 38 | 80 | 13 | -22 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 156 | 1.90 | 14.1 | 1635 | 19:56 |
| 2003-04 | 40 | 2 Teams | NHL | 80 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 0.50 | 15 | 0.18 | 58 | 30 | 38 | 1 | -9 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 1.14 | 14.3 | 1266 | 15:49 |
| 2003-04 | 40 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 68 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 0.44 | 11 | 0.16 | 44 | 23 | 34 | 1 | -12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 1.16 | 12.7 | 1101 | 16:12 |
| 2003-04 | 40 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.83 | 4 | 0.29 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1.00 | 25.0 | 165 | 13:44 |
| Career | NHL | 1731 | 549 | 1249 | 1798 | 1.04 | 642 | 0.37 | 2635 | 1152 | 1843 | 350 | -10 | 979 | 349 | 188 | 12 | 79 | 3754 | 2.17 | 14.6 | 9728 | 20:06 |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SOG/G | SPCT | TOI | ATOI | |
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| 1980-81 | 17 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OMJHL | 19 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0.79 | 34 | |||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 22 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.30 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2.70 | 3.7 | |||
| 1986-87 | 23 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 | -1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2.50 | 13.3 | |||
| 1987-88 | 24 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.33 | 25.0 | |||
| 1988-89 | 25 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.50 | 0.0 | |||
| 1989-90 | 26 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.86 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3.00 | 14.3 | |||
| 1990-91 | 27 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | SC | 24 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0.71 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 2.00 | 14.6 | ||
| 1991-92 | 28 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | SC | 21 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 1.29 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 2.76 | 13.8 | ||
| 1992-93 | 29 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 12 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 1.42 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 2.17 | 23.1 | |||
| 1993-94 | 30 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 | -2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.50 | 0.0 | |||
| 1994-95 | 31 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 12 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 1.58 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2.50 | 20.0 | |||
| 1995-96 | 32 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.82 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2.09 | 13.0 | |||
| 1996-97 | 33 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.20 | 16.7 | |||
| 1997-98 | 34 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3.17 | 5.3 | |||
| 1998-99 | 35 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.33 | 0.0 | 49 | 16:27 | |
| 2000-01 | 37 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.67 | 0.0 | 40 | 13:21 | |
| 2001-02 | 38 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 23 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0.70 | -2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 2.22 | 11.8 | 484 | 21:03 | |
| 2003-04 | 40 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.17 | 0.0 | 186 | 15:28 | |
| Career | NHL | 2 | 171 | 46 | 97 | 143 | 0.84 | 28 | 95 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 374 | 2.19 | 12.3 | 759 | 18:31 |
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All-Star Games 1983 NHL1985 NHL 1990 NHL 1996 NHL |
Awards 1994-95 NHL Frank J. Selke Trophy1994-95 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy 1997-98 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy 2001-02 NHL King Clancy Memorial Trophy 2001-02 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy |
Games Played 1984-85 NHL 80 (1)1987-88 NHL 80 (1) 1989-90 NHL 80 (1) 1990-91 NHL 81 (2) 1992-93 NHL 84 (2) 1998-99 NHL 82 (2) 2000-01 NHL 82 (3) 2002-03 NHL 82 (4) Career NHL 1731 (3) |
Goals Career NHL 549 (24) |
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Assists 1982-83 NHL 59 (10)1986-87 NHL 63 (5) 1989-90 NHL 69 (7) 1990-91 NHL 64 (10) 1992-93 NHL 76 (9) 1993-94 NHL 66 (9) 1994-95 NHL 48 (1) 1995-96 NHL 92 (1) 1996-97 NHL 63 (3) 1997-98 NHL 62 (4) 1999-00 NHL 50 (10) 2001-02 NHL 50 (4) Career NHL 1249 (2) |
Assists Per Game 1985-86 NHL 1.00 (5)1986-87 NHL 0.84 (6) 1989-90 NHL 0.86 (9) 1994-95 NHL 1.09 (1) 1995-96 NHL 1.19 (2) 1996-97 NHL 0.78 (8) 1997-98 NHL 0.77 (5) Career NHL 0.72 (19) |
Points 1994-95 NHL 59 (5)1995-96 NHL 119 (4) 1996-97 NHL 90 (8) 1997-98 NHL 87 (5) 2001-02 NHL 77 (9) Career NHL 1798 (4) |
Points Per Game 1985-86 NHL 1.45 (7)1994-95 NHL 1.34 (4) 1995-96 NHL 1.55 (4) 1997-98 NHL 1.07 (10) Career NHL 1.04 (38) |
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Goals Created 1997-98 NHL 30.2 (10)Career NHL 641.7 (7) |
Goals Created Per Game 1995-96 NHL 0.51 (9)Career NHL 0.37 (75) |
Total Goals For 1995-96 NHL 189 (3)1996-97 NHL 141 (5) 1997-98 NHL 126 (1) Career NHL 2635 (6) |
Power Play Goals For 1984-85 NHL 63 (2)1986-87 NHL 61 (4) 1992-93 NHL 84 (6) 1995-96 NHL 92 (2) 1996-97 NHL 50 (6) 1997-98 NHL 50 (10) 2001-02 NHL 51 (3) Career NHL 1152 (4) |
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Total Goals Against 1996-97 NHL 110 (7)Career NHL 1843 (9) |
Power Play Goals Against Career NHL 350 (78) |
Plus/Minus 1994-95 NHL 30 (1) |
Even Strength Goals Career NHL 349 (24) |
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Power Play Goals 2001-02 NHL 14 (6)Career NHL 188 (18) |
Game-Winning Goals 1986-87 NHL 7 (5)1990-91 NHL 7 (8) Career NHL 79 (23) |
Shots on Goal Career NHL 3754 (21) |
March 4, 1991: Traded to Pittsburgh by Hartford with Grant Jennings and Ulf Samuelsson for John Cullen, Jeff Parker and Zarley Zalapski, March 4, 1991.
July 13, 1998: Signed as a free agent by Carolina, July 13, 1998.
March 9, 2004: Traded to Toronto by Carolina for Toronto's 4th round choice (later traded to Columbus - Columbus selected Jared Boll) in 2005 Entry Draft, March 9, 2004.
September 14, 2005: Officially announced retirement, September 14, 2005.