Ronald ("the Beast") Ashton (born May 8, 1954) is a former WHA left winger for the Winnipeg Jets. In the World Hockey Association, he played 36 games and registering 1 goal, 3 assists, and 66 penalty minutes. He was best known as a fourth line player and enforcer. Ashton's stint with the Jets included him playing with the likes of hockey superstars Bobby Hull, Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson.