Introduction
Ronald Lawrence Schock (born December 19, 1943) is a Canadian retired National Hockey League centre from 1964 to 1978. His younger brother, Danny Schock, also played briefly in the NHL. Ron retired following 909 games, recording a total of 166 goals, 351 assists, and 517 points.
While playing with the St. Louis Blues, Schock attended a hockey dinner and was asked where he would least like to be traded. He responded, either the New York Rangers or Pittsburgh Penguins. Two days later he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Ron Shock is perhaps most famous for his double overtime "Midnight Goal" that won game 7 for the Blues over the Minnesota North Stars on May 3, 1968, and sent the Blues to the Stanley Cup finals in the first year of the NHL expansion. (;) Arguably, this was a major contribution to the early popularity of the St. Louis Blues franchise (.)
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1961–62 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA | 50 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Kingston Frontenacs | EPHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA | 44 | 38 | 36 | 74 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Minneapolis Bruins | CPHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1964–65 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 33 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | 43 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1965–66 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 66 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Kansas City Blues | CPHL | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 55 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1968–69 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 67 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1969–70 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 76 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | ||
| 1970–71 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 71 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 77 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1972–73 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 78 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 77 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 23 | 63 | 86 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1975–76 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 14 | 44 | 62 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1977–78 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 40 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 79 | 21 | 45 | 66 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 40 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 909 | 166 | 351 | 517 | 260 | 55 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 29 | ||||