Ron Busniuk

Ronald Edward Busniuk (born August 13, 1948 in Fort William, Ontario), is a Canadian hockey player. He played NCAA hockey at the University of Minnesota Duluth and was an All-American his senior year. After graduation, he played in the AHL with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs and the Cincinnati Swords.He took First Team AHL All-Star honours. He played only 6 NHL games, all with the Buffalo Sabres. Busniuk then moved to the WHA, playing a total of four full seasons with the Minnesota Fighting Saints, New England Whalers and Edmonton Oilers.

After retiring as a player, Busniuk became a coach.He led the Thunder Bay Twins Senior Hockey Team to two consecutive championships in the 1980s.He was later inducted into the Northern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame and the University of Minnesota Duluth Athletic Hall of Fame.

He is the older brother of Mike Busniuk, who also played in the NGL, with the Philadelphia Flyers.