23 Facts About Ron Hextall

1. Ron Hextall is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played for 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Quebec Nordiques and the New York Islanders.

2. Ron Hextall was selected by the Flyers in the sixth round of the 1982 NHL Draft, and spent 11 of his 13 seasons in Philadelphia.

3. Ron Hextall made the unconventional hire of Dave Hakstol from the University of North Dakota as coach May 8, 2015.

4. Ron Hextall is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender most often associated with the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League.

5. Ron Hextall has done a great job digging the Flyers out of salary cap hell and restocking their farm system.

6. Ron Hextall has to do something about the NHL goaltending situation as they've now used five goalies this season.

7. Ron Hextall was hired on May 7, 2014 to replace Paul Holmgren who was kicked upstairs.

8. Ron Hextall being let go as General Manager of the Flyers earlier on Monday came as a shock to many.

9. Ron Hextall being let go as General Manager of the Flyers earlier on Monday came as a shock to many.

10. Ron Hextall was the general manager the Flyers needed, but his far-too.

11. Ron Hextall leaves the Flyers organization in better standing than it was when he took over as GM in May 2014.

12. Ron Hextall became a bit too obsessed with the long game.

13. Ron Hextall was dismissed after four and half seasons on the job.

14. Ron Hextall married Diane Ogibowski, a former figure skater, and the pair have four children; Kristin, Brett, Rebecca, and Jeffrey.

15. On June 11, 2012, Ron Hextall finally won a Stanley Cup, as the assistant general manager of the Los Angeles Kings.

16. Ron Hextall brought a new style of goaltending to the NHL, providing support to his two defencemen due to his willingness to come out of the net and play the puck.

17. In total that season, Ron Hextall appeared nine times; once for the Bears in the AHL, and eight times for the Flyers.

18. Ron Hextall had targeted becoming the "first NHL goaltender to score a true goal" over a year earlier, and, speaking after the game, commented that: "I knew I could do it.

19. Ron Hextall continued to display the aggressive nature with which he had always played, swinging his stick at Brad Smith and Troy Murray early in his first NHL season.

20. Ron Hextall lived up to his aggressive reputation in the Conference final, played against the St Catharines Saints, fighting three different members of the opposition side during a single bench-clearing brawl.

21. Ron Hextall arrived at the Philadelphia Flyers training camp in 1984 with the expectation of playing in the NHL.

22. Ron Hextall played in three of the games, but completed only two and had a GAA of 9.32.

23. Ron Hextall began his junior hockey career with the Melville Millionaires in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.