Ron Ellis
Ronald John Edward Ellis ( born January 8, 1945 in Lindsay, Ontario ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played from 1963 to 1981 for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League.
Career
Ron Ellis began his career as a hockey player with the Toronto Marlboros, for whom he played from 1960 to 1964 in the Ontario Hockey Association and with whom he won there in 1964 the Memorial Cup in his final season. In the season 1963/64, the winger made his debut in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, with whom in 1967 he won the prestigious Stanley Cup. After the 1974/75 season Ellis announced first end of his career. However, he returned in 1977 - after two years of absence - to the Maple Leafs back, for which he stood until 1981, four more years on the ice. In his time with the Maple Leafs Ellis participated four times in the NHL All-Star Game.
After his final career end of 1981 Ellis first opened a sporting goods store. From 1986, Ellis suffered from depression, which led him to in 2002 along with Kevin Shea, the book Over the boards: The Ron Ellis story to publish. In addition, Ellis worked as director of public relations of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.
For Canada, Ellis participated in the Summit Series in 1972, just as the Ice Hockey World Championship in 1977 in part.