Ron Delorme

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player and scout}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

| image_size =

| position = Right Wing

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 185

| played_for = Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics
Colorado Rockies
Vancouver Canucks

| ntl_team =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|9|3|mf=y}}

| birth_place = North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada

| draft = 56th overall

| draft_year = 1975

| draft_team = Kansas City Scouts

| wha_draft = 34th overall

| wha_draft_year = 1975

| wha_draft_team = Denver Spurs

| career_start = 1975

| career_end = 1985

}}

Ronald Elmer "Chief" Delorme (born September 3, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and the chief amateur scout for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Delorme played in the NHL for the Colorado Rockies and the Vancouver Canucks, and in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics.

Delorme was born in North Battleford, but grew up in Cochin, Saskatchewan. Though Delorme retired from the NHL in 1985, he has remained on the Vancouver Canucks staff for over 20 years as a scout and was appointed chief amateur scout in 2000.{{Cite web |url=http://www.metismuseum.ca/media/db/11993|title=Metis Hockey Players|last=Barkwell|first=Lawrence|access-date=March 24, 2018}}

Delorme is a Canadian Métis.{{Cite web|url=https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/news/national-hockey-league-embraces-aboriginals/|title=National Hockey League embraces aboriginals - Indian Country Media Network|website=indiancountrymedianetwork.com|language=en-US|access-date=November 1, 2017}} As a Cree man, he was instrumental in breaking barriers for Indigenous people in professional sport, and continues to inspire Indigenous youth to participate in sport by visiting reserves and sharing his story.{{Cite web|url=http://battlefordsnow.com/article/596105/north-battlefords-ron-delorme-1-8-sask-hockey-hall-fame-inductees|title=North Battleford's Ron Delorme 1 of 8 Sask Hockey Hall of Fame inductees|last=battlefordsNOW Staff|website=battlefordsnow.com|access-date=March 14, 2018}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="5"|Regular season

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! colspan="5"|Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

1972–73

| Prince Albert Raiders

| SJHL

| 45

142236

| —

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| 1973–74

| Swift Current Broncos

| WCHL

| 59

19153496

| 13

12317
1974–75

| Lethbridge Broncos

| WCHL

| 69

305787144

| 6

17820
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| 1975–76

| Lethbridge Broncos

| WCHL

| 26

8122087

| 7

36924
1975–76

| Tucson Mavericks

| CHL

| 18

25718

| —

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| 1975–76

| Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics

| WHA

| 22

13428

| —

1976–77

| Tulsa Oilers

| CHL

| 6

1230

| —

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| 1976–77

| Baltimore Clippers

| SHL

| 24

46104

| —

1976–77

| Colorado Rockies

| NHL

| 29

641023

| —

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| 1977–78

| Colorado Rockies

| NHL

| 68

10112147

| 2

00010
1978–79

| Colorado Rockies

| NHL

| 77

2082847

| —

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| 1979–80

| Colorado Rockies

| NHL

| 75

1942376

| —

1980–81

| Colorado Rockies

| NHL

| 65

11162770

| —

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| 1981–82

| Vancouver Canucks

| NHL

| 59

9817177

| 15

02231
1982–83

| Vancouver Canucks

| NHL

| 56

581387

| 4

00010
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| 1983–84

| Vancouver Canucks

| NHL

| 64

22468

| 4

1018
1984–85

| Vancouver Canucks

| NHL

| 31

12351

| —

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! colspan="3"|NHL totals

! 524 !! 83 !! 63 !! 146 !! 667

! 25 !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 59

References

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