Ronald Michael "Franchise" Francis Jr. - Born March 1, 1963 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario is a Canadian/American retired ice Hockey centre and coach and is the current general manager of Seattle Kracken.

Francis played in the 1975 and 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with Sault Ste. Marie Pee Wee.

- 1985 Ice Hockey World Championships Silver Medal Winner with Team Canada.

- Stanley Cup Champion 1991, 1992 with Pittsburgh Penguins.
Stanley Cup finalist 2002

- Prince of Wales Trophy Champion 1991, 1992 with Pittsburgh Penguins, 2002 with Carolina Hurricanes.

- NHL President's Trophy Champion 1993 with Pittsburgh Penguins.

- Lady Byng Trophy Winner - 1995, 1998 with Pittsburgh Penguins, 2002 with with Carolina Hurricanes.

- Frank J. Selke Trophy Winner - 1995

- King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner - 2002.

Francis made his NHL debut with Hartford Whalers on November 14, 1981 vs Washington Capitals at Hartford Civic Center in a 4-0 Washington win.

Francis scored his 1st NHL goal vs Vincent Tremblay of Toronto Maple Leafs at 4:09 of 2nd period on November 18, 1981 at Hartford Civic Center in a 8-5 Hartford win.

Francis scored his 1st NHL hat-trick vs Grant Fuhr of Edmonton Oilers, and added a 4th goal vs Andy Moog on February 12, 1984 at Hartford Civic Center in a 11-0 spanking. His 1st goal was the game winner.

Francis played in 1731 regular season NHL games, scoring 549 goals (79 GWG / 4 OTG), 1249 assists with 977 penalty minutes and 171 NHL playoff games, scoring 46 goals (11 GWG / 2 OTG), 97 assists with 95 penalty minutes.

Francis played in NHL All-Star Games 1983, 1985, 1990, 1996.

Francis averaged more than a point a game in 23 NHL seasons.

Ron Francis was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007.

Ron Francis was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.

In 2017, Francis was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in the first 100 years of the league.

NOTE
Francis became the first player to win both the Frank J. Selke Trophy and the Lady Byng Trophy in the same season.

Francis wore number 4 during his NHL rookie season.