Paul Lawless
hideThis article has multiple issues. Please help or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages)
|
Paul Lawless | |||
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | July 2, 1964||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Hartford Whalers Philadelphia Flyers Vancouver Canucks Toronto Maple Leafs Graz EC | ||
NHL Draft |
14th overall, 1982 Hartford Whalers | ||
Playing career | 1983–1999 |
Paul J. Lawless (born July 2, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Hartford Whalers, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs.
Early life[]
Lawless was born in Scarborough, Ontario and raised in Toronto, Ontario.[citation needed] As a youth, he played in the 1977 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto.[1] He attended the Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute in Scarborough.[citation needed]
Playing career[]
Lawless began his NHL career with the Hartford Whalers in 1984. He also played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs. He left the NHL after the 1989 season. He played several more years in the minor leagues and in Europe before retiring following the 1999 season. Paul played some of his junior hockey with George Finn, who starred as Carl Racki in the 1986 film Youngblood.[citation needed]
Awards[]
Hartford/Carolina records[]
- Most points in one game (6 vs. Toronto on Jan. 4, 1987, shares record)
IHL[]
- 1992–93: Cincinnati MVP
- 1993–94: IHL All-Star Second Team: (Cincinnati)
- Cincinnati Most career game-winning goals (22)
- Cincinnati Most career hat tricks (5)
Other[]
- 1983–84: OHL All-Star Second Team (Windsor)
- 1983–84: OHL All-Star Game (Windsor)
- 1983–84: Windsor Molson Cup (Three-Stars Leader)
- 1984–85: Salt Lake "Mr. Hustle" Award
Career statistics[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1980–81 | Wexford Raiders | OPJHL | 40 | 38 | 40 | 78 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||
1981–82 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 68 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
1982–83 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 47 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 33 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 55 | 31 | 49 | 80 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1984–85 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 72 | 49 | 48 | 97 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | ||
1985–86 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 64 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1986–87 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 60 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
1987–88 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 27 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 53 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | HC Davos | CHE.2 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | HC Lausanne | CHE.2 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 79 | 99 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 46 | ||
1991–92 | HC Lausanne | CHE.2 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 68 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | HC Bolzano | ITA | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | ||
1992–93 | EC Graz | AUT | 29 | 21 | 27 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1992–93 | New Haven Senators | AHL | 20 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 29 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 71 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 112 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||
1994–95 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 64 | 44 | 52 | 96 | 119 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 8 | ||
1995–96 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 77 | 27 | 58 | 85 | 99 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | ||
1996–97 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 14 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Austin Ice Bats | WPHL | 30 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 54 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 26 | ||
1997–98 | Austin Ice Bats | WPHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Austin Ice Bats | WPHL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 238 | 49 | 77 | 126 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
IHL totals | 380 | 211 | 255 | 466 | 480 | 45 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 48 |
Coaching record[]
Team | Year | League | Regular season | Post season | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G | W | L | T | OTL | Pct | Result | |||
Austin Ice Bats | 1997-98 | WPHL | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.536 | |
Cincinnati Cyclones | 2001-02 | ECHL | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.808 | Lost in round 2 |
References[]
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1964 births
- Austin Ice Bats (WPHL) players
- Binghamton Whalers players
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) players
- EC Graz players
- Hartford Whalers draft picks
- Hartford Whalers players
- HC Davos players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Living people
- Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) players
- New Haven Senators players
- Newmarket Saints players
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL) players
- Sportspeople from Scarborough, Toronto
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Vancouver Canucks players
- Windsor Spitfires players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States