Also in other sports:nflRon Francis (DB · 1987–1990).

CNHL🏛 Hall of Fame · 2007 📈 Late Developer · 1996

Ron Francis

6'3" · 200 lbsBorn March 1, 19631982–2004Draft: 1981 · Rd 1, Pick 4 · HFDNHL.com ↗

NHL Stats

Career Snapshot

Sport-specific career totals from the active profile tables, with VAL shown whenever the sport has a value file.

NHL profile

Peak 3Y VAL

17.2

1990, 1996, 1997 avg

Career VAL

253.4

Value Above League

Games

1,731

Goals

549

Assists

1,249

Points

1,798

Playoff VAL

131.8

postseason

Career Shape

Compiler

20% in peak 3y

All-time standings

Career boards only, within NHL

On the NHL Career Dominance board — top-25 in more than one all-time category at once.

Cross-sport prominence: 99.7th percentile among NHL careers — a within-sport percentile, because career value is not comparable across sports.

Franchise face

Etched into the franchise monument

#1 · Carolina Hurricanes172.8 legacy · 61% attributed career shareVAL × verified franchise tenure, with bounded honors evidence

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On the boards· Appears on 4 boards

Boards that rank NHL careers

NHL Age Milestones — Youngest to 100 Goals, 500 Points, 50 Goals and 100 Points NHL Breakout Seasons — Biggest Career-High Leaps NHL Career Arc Types NHL Career Dominance — top-25 in multiple all-time categories NHL Clutch Delta — Who Rises in the Stanley Cup Playoffs

Similar careers

Players whose careers had the same shape — total value, peak, best three-season stretch, length and when the value came — measured with VAL against their own leagues.

Where this data comes from

Rosters, bio, draft details, and season/career totals come directly from the NHL's own official public API.

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Methodology · Trust Center

Season	Age	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	SOG	S%	VAL
1982	18–19	Hartford Whalers	59	25	43	68	-15	51	12	0	1	163	15.3%	7.6
1983	19–20	Hartford Whalers	79	31	59	90	-26	60	4	2	4	210	14.8%	10.4
1984	20–21	Hartford Whalers	72	23	60	83	-12	45	5	0	5	202	11.4%	9.4
1985	21–22	Hartford Whalers	80	24	57	81	-24	64	4	0	1	199	12.1%	8.6
1986	22–23	Hartford Whalers	53	24	53	77	+5	24	7	1	4	120	20.0%	11.4
1987	23–24	Hartford Whalers	75	30	63	93	+11	45	7	0	7	189	15.9%	13.3
1988	24–25	Hartford Whalers	80	25	50	75	-8	87	11	1	3	172	14.5%	8.8
1989	25–26	Hartford Whalers	69	29	48	77	+4	36	8	0	4	156	18.6%	11
1990	26–27	Hartford Whalers	80	32	69	101	+13	73	15	1	5	170	18.8%	15.5
1991	27–28	All teams	81	23	64	87	-2	72	10	1	7	174	13.2%	11.3
1992	28–29	Pittsburgh Penguins	70	21	33	54	-7	30	5	1	2	121	17.4%	4.9
1993	29–30	Pittsburgh Penguins	84	24	76	100	+6	68	9	2	4	215	11.2%	13.9
1994	30–31	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	27	66	93	-3	62	8	0	2	216	12.5%	12.7
1995	31–32	Pittsburgh Penguins	44	11	48	59	+30	18	3	0	1	94	11.7%	11
1996	32–33	Pittsburgh Penguins	77	27	92	119	+25	56	12	1	4	158	17.1%	20.3
1997	33–34	Pittsburgh Penguins	81	27	63	90	+7	20	10	1	2	183	14.8%	15.7
1998	34–35	Pittsburgh Penguins	81	25	62	87	+12	20	7	0	5	189	13.2%	14.3
1999	35–36	Carolina Hurricanes	82	21	31	52	-2	34	8	0	2	133	15.8%	6.9
2000	36–37	Carolina Hurricanes	78	23	50	73	+10	18	7	0	4	150	15.3%	12.8
2001	37–38	Carolina Hurricanes	82	15	50	65	-15	32	7	0	4	130	11.5%	8.9
2002	38–39	Carolina Hurricanes	80	27	50	77	+4	18	14	0	5	165	16.4%	13.3
2003	39–40	Carolina Hurricanes	82	22	35	57	-22	30	8	1	1	156	14.1%	7.3
2004	40–41	All teams	80	13	27	40	-9	14	7	0	2	91	14.3%	4.1

Ron Francis

NHL Stats

Career Snapshot

All-time standings

Etched into the franchise monument

On the boards· Appears on 4 boards

Boards that rank NHL careers

Similar careers

Where this data comes from

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Intelligence

Cross-Sport Career Standing

Career Geography