Ron Caron

Ronald Caron (December 19, 1929 – January 9, 2012) was a Canadian executive in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens and St. Louis Blues.

[1] Caron began his career in professional ice hockey as a part-time scout with the Montreal Junior Canadiens in 1959.

[1] He succeeded Al MacNeil as head coach of the Montreal Voyageurs for the 1970–71 campaign, but was replaced by Floyd Curry during the season.

Within the next ten campaigns, he served the team as assistant general manager and director of recruitment and player personnel.

[3] During his tenure, he was involved in bringing players like Doug Gilmour, Brett Hull, and Adam Oates to St. Louis.