Paul Stanton (ice hockey)

Paul Frederick Stanton (born June 22, 1967) is an American former professional ice hockey player.

Paul Stanton
Born (1967-06-22) June 22, 1967
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
Boston Bruins
New York Islanders
Adler Mannheim
Nürnberg Ice Tigers
Frankfurt Lions
IF Redhawks Malmö
National team  United States
NHL Draft 149th overall, 1985
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 1989–2005

Career

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1985 as a high school senior, Paul chose to play for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and was named an NCAA West All-American in 1988.

He played his first NHL game in the 1991 season for the Penguins, and was a member of the Stanley Cup winning team in 1991 and 1992. He was later traded to the Boston Bruins and then to the New York Islanders, playing parts of those seasons with each team's respective minor league teams.

In 1995 and 1996 he played 13 matches for Team USA at the Ice Hockey World Championships, winning the bronze medal.

In 1996 he left the NHL for Europe, playing in the DEL for the Adler Mannheim. With Mannheim he won the German championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999. Prior to the 2000–01 season, he became a member of the Nürnberg Ice Tigers until 2002, when he started for the Frankfurt Lions.

His most recent team has been IF Redhawks Malmö of the Swedish Elitserien.

Paul Stanton currently resides in Naples, Florida and now serves as an assistant coach for the Florida Gulf Coast University Hockey Team.

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1985–86 University of Wisconsin NCAA 36461016 —————
1986–87 University of Wisconsin NCAA 415172270 —————
1987–88 University of Wisconsin NCAA 459384798 —————
1988–89 University of Wisconsin NCAA 4572936126 —————
1989–90 Muskegon Fury IHL 775273261 1524621
1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 755182340 2212324
1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 54281062 2117842
1992–93 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 774121697 10110
1993–94 Boston Bruins NHL 71371054 —————
1994–95 Denver Grizzlies IHL 1126815 —————
1994–95 Providence Bruins AHL 84484 —————
1994–95 New York Islanders NHL 180449 —————
1995–96 Adler Mannheim DEL 4713243788 82578
1996–97 Adler Mannheim DEL 505263164 924626
1997–98 Adler Mannheim DEL 4811273872 10461022
1998–99 Adler Mannheim DEL 386162250 1227922
1999–00 Adler Mannheim DEL 562192177 401137
2000–01 Nuremberg Ice Tigers DEL 49111930104 411226
2001–02 Nuremberg Ice Tigers DEL 577293794 41128
2002–03 Frankfurt Lions DEL 49102232167 —————
2003–04 Frankfurt Lions DEL 5283038104 15191036
2004–05 Malmö Redhawks SHL 601127 —————
NHL totals 295 14 49 63 262 44 2 10 12 66
DEL totals 446 73 212 286 820 72 13 37 50 201

Awards and honors
Award Year
All-WCHA Second Team 1987–88 [1]
AHCA West First-Team All-American 1987–88 [2]
WCHA All-Tournament Team 1988 [3]
All-WCHA First Team 1988–89 [1]

References
  1. "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  2. "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  3. "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Archived from the original on 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
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