Ron Francis - Awards and Achievements

Awards and Achievements

He won 2 Stanley Cups, in 1990–91 and the following season, with the Pittsburgh Penguins. His best season was 1995–96 when he had 119 points; that season, he led the league in assists with 92. The previous season, he had not only led the league in assists with 48 over the strike-shortened half-season schedule, but became the first player to win both the Frank J. Selke Trophy and the Lady Byng Trophy in the same season.

His Whalers number No. 10 was raised at the Hartford Civic Center on January 6, 2006 (though not officially retired, the Whalers organization no longer existing to retire it), along with Ulf Samuelsson's No. 5 and Kevin Dineen's #11. Additionally his Hurricanes No. 10 jersey was retired by the Carolina organization on January 28, 2006. He was also pictured in the Pittsburgh Penguins Ring of Honor that formerly circled the upper level of the Pittsburgh Civic Arena.

On June 28, 2007, he was selected to enter the Hockey Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot. He was formally inducted on November 12, 2007.

  • Selected to the NHL All-Star Game in 1983, 1985, 1990 and 1996.
  • Won a Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1991 and 1992.
  • NHL Plus-Minus Award winner in 1995.
  • Awarded the Frank J. Selke Trophy in 1995.
  • Awarded the Lady Byng Trophy in 1995, 1998 and 2002.
  • Awarded the King Clancy Memorial Trophy in 2002.
  • Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007.
  • Currently in 4th place of all-time regular season NHL point leaders with 1798 points
  • Currently in 24th place of all-time regular season NHL goals with 549 goals
  • Currently in 2nd place of all-time regular season NHL assists with 1249 assists
  • Currently in 3rd place on all-time NHL regular season games played with 1731 games

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