| Ralph Hopiavuori | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Hopiavuori in 1972–73 | |||
| Born |
(1951-07-15) July 15, 1951 (age 73) Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Cleveland Crusaders Indianapolis Racers | ||
| NHL draft |
30th overall, 1971 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 1971–1981 | ||
Ralph Hopiavuori (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Hopiavuori played parts of three WHA seasons with the Cleveland Crusaders and Indianapolis Racers. He was drafted in the third round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs. Hopiavuori was born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
Hopiavuori is of Finnish descent.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1968–69 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA-Jr. | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA-Jr. | 42 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA-Jr. | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA-Jr. | 24 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Port Huron Wings | IHL | 45 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 134 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 1972–73 | Cleveland Crusaders | WHA | 29 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1973–74 | Cleveland Crusaders | WHA | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1973–74 | Jacksonville Barons | AHL | 46 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 28 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Mohawk Valley Comets | NAHL-Sr. | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Roanoke Valley Rebels | SHL-Sr. | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Mohawk Valley Comets | NAHL-Sr. | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Cambridge Hornets | OHA-Sr. | 20 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Cambridge Hornets | OHA-Sr. | 16 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Cambridge Hornets | OHA-Sr. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 70 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 71 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||
References
- ^ "1971 NHL Amateur Draft -- Ralph Hopiavuori". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- "Ralph Hopiavouri at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- Honkavaara, Aarne. "JÄÄKIEKKOKIRJA 1975-1976". Jaakiekkokirja.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1951 births
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Cleveland Crusaders players
- Indianapolis Racers players
- Jacksonville Barons players
- Kitchener Rangers players
- Living people
- Mohawk Valley Comets (NAHL) players
- Port Huron Wings players
- Roanoke Valley Rebels (SHL) players
- Ice hockey people from Kirkland Lake
- Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks
- Toronto Marlboros players
- Canadian people of Finnish descent
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- Canadian ice hockey defenceman, 1950s births stubs