 in physical education and was one of the most successful hockey players in school history.After eight years in professional hockey as a member of the Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, Houston Aeros and Quebec Nordiques, he returned to Denver as an assistant coach from 1982–1989.Ron and his wife Charlotte have two sons, John, an NHL goaltender who won the 2004 Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning, and Jason, who graduated from the University of Denver in 2003 and now lives in Vancouver.