What is Ron Francis?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Ron Francis | halloffame = 2007 | image = Ron Francis.jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = Francis in 2006 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1963|3|1}} | birth_place = [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario|Sault Ste. Marie]], [[Ontario]], Canada | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 200 | position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Centre]] | shoots = Left | played_for = [[Hartford Whalers]]<br>[[Pittsburgh Penguins]]<br>[[Carolina Hurricanes]]<br>[[Toronto Maple Leafs]] | ntl_team = CAN | draft = 4th overall | draft_year = 1981 | draft_team = [[Hartford Whalers]] | career_start = 1981 | career_end = 2004 }} '''Ronald Michael Francis, Jr.''' (born March 1, 1963 in [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario|Sault Ste. Marie]], [[Ontario]]) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] retired professional [[ice hockey]] centre that played 24 seasons and 1,805 career games in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) with the [[Hartford Whalers]], [[Pittsburgh Penguins]], [[Carolina Hurricanes]] and [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] organizations. He won a [[Stanley Cup]] in 1991 and in 1992 with the Penguins. His jersey number #10 was retired and raised to the rafters of the [[Hartford Civic Center]] on January 6, 2006 and is also retired by the Carolina Hurricanes. His picture could be seen on the Pittsburgh Penguins Ring of Honor at the [[Mellon Arena]] before the team relocated to [[Consol Energy Center]]. He was inducted into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 2009. ==Other websites== * {{hockeydb|1767}} * {{nhlprofile|8446951}} {{multistub|sports-bio|Canada}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Francis, Ron}} [[Category:1963 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Canadian ice hockey centres]] [[Category:Carolina Hurricanes players]] [[Category:Hartford Whalers players]] [[Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario]] [[Category:Lady Byng Memorial Trophy winners]] [[Category:People from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario]] [[Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players]] [[Category:Seattle Kraken]] [[Category:Stanley Cup champions]] [[Category:Toronto Maple L