Ross Lonsberry

Ross Lonsberry (born February 7, 1947) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins. He had his best seasons in a Flyers uniform and was a member of Philadelphia's back-to-back Stanley Cup championship teams in the mid-1970s.
==Playing Career==
Signed with the Boston Bruins organization as a teenager, Lonsberry enjoyed an outstanding junior career with the Estevan Bruins junior club of the SJHL, winning the scoring championship his final season with 144 points in only 60 games, and following with 23 goals in 25 playoff games en route to the Memorial Cup semifinals. Starting in 1966, Lonsberry had a three-year professional apprenticeship with the Bruins' Oklahoma City Blazers Central Hockey League farm team, while spending some time with the NHL club in each of the three seasons.
Coveted by the Los Angeles Kings, they traded for him in 1970 for two first round draft picks, and he became a steady two-way performer for Los Angeles, scoring twenty or more goals each of his two full seasons with the Kings and being named to play in the NHL All-Star Game in 1972.
Shortly thereafter, however, he was traded in a seven-player deal that was at the time the largest in league history to the Philadelphia Flyers, with whom he would meet with the most success. Playing on a line with Rick MacLeish and Gary Dornhoefer, his hard-nosed two-way style fit in perfectly with the "Broad Street Bullies," scoring over twenty goals in three of his six and a half seasons in Philadelphia and participating in both of the Flyers' Stanley Cup championships. His best season was 1974, the first such championship, where he had a career high 32 goals and followed with 13 points in 17 playoff games.
In 1978, Lonsberry was dealt for the final time to the Pittsburgh Penguins, remaining an effective player for his three years with that club. With Pittsburgh in a youth movement and declining to renew his contract, he retired after the 1981 season.
Lonsberry finished his career with 256 goals and 310 assists for 566 points in 968 games, adding 806 penalty minutes. He played in 100 playoff matches, scoring 21 goals and 25 assists.
==Career Statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1964–65 	Minneapolis Bruins 	CPHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	5 	1 	0 	1 	4
1964–65 	Estevan Bruins 	SJHL 	 	56 	40 	56 	96 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1965–66 	Estevan Bruins 	SJHL 	 	59 	67 	77 	144 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1966–67 	Oklahoma City Blazers	CPHL 	 	46 	12 	10 	22 	83 	 	11 	3 	2 	5 	31
1966–67 	Buffalo Bisons 	AHL 	 	7 	1 	1 	2 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1966–67 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	8 	0 	1 	1 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1967–68 	Oklahoma City Blazers	CPHL 	 	19 	2 	2 	4 	12 	 	7 	3 	3 	6 	22
1967–69 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	19 	2 	2 	4 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1968–69 	Oklahoma City Blazers	CPHL 	 	65 	28 	39 	67 	169 	 	12 	4 	8 	12 	21
1968–69 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1969–70 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	76 	20 	22 	42 	118 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1970–71 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	76 	25 	28 	53 	80 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1971–72 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	50 	9 	14 	23 	39 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1971–72 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	32 	7 	7 	14 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1972–73 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	77 	21 	29 	50 	59 	 	11 	4 	3 	7 	9
1973–74 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	75 	32 	19 	51 	48 	 	17 	4 	9 	13 	18
1974–75 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	80 	24 	25 	49 	99 	 	17 	4 	3 	7 	10
1975–76 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	80 	19 	28 	47 	87 	 	16 	4 	3 	7 	2
1976–77 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	75 	23 	32 	55 	43 	 	10 	1 	2 	3 	29
1977–78 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	78 	18 	30 	48 	45 	 	12 	2 	2 	4 	6
1978–79 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	80 	24 	22 	46 	38 	 	7 	0 	2 	2 	9
1979–80 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	76 	15 	18 	33 	36 	 	5 	2 	1 	3 	2
1980–81 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	80 	17 	33 	50 	76 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	2
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	968 	256 	310 	566 	806 	 	100 	21 	25 	46 	87
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Gallery==
10Oct66-Watson_Connelly_Cherry_Lonsberry_Orr_Ted_Rodgson.jpg|Joe Watson, Wayne Connelly, Ross Lonsberry, Bobby Orr and Ted Rodgson at Bruins training camp, October 10, 1966.
==External Links==
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