Paul Cyr
| Paul Cyr | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 31, 1963 Port Alberni, BC, CAN |
| Died | May 12, 2012 (aged 48) Nakusp, BC, CAN |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Position | Left Wing |
| Shot | Left |
| Played for | Buffalo Sabres New York Rangers Hartford Whalers |
| National team |  Canada |
| NHL Draft | 9th overall, 1982 Buffalo Sabres |
| Playing career | 1982–1993 |
Paul Andre Cyr (October 31, 1963 – May 12, 2012[1]) was a Canadian ice hockey left wing. He began his career with the Nanaimo Clippers of the British Columbia Hockey League, for whom he played the 1979–1980 season, and then the Victoria Cougars of the WHL from 1980 to 1982.
The Buffalo Sabres drafted Cyr ninth overall in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft. He made his debut for the Sabres that year, and would play the next six seasons for the team, before being traded midway through the 1987–1988 season to the New York Rangers in exchange for Mike Donnelly and a fifth round pick. After two injury-plagued seasons with the Rangers, Cyr signed as a free agent with the Hartford Whalers before the 1990–1991 season. He had one successful year with the Whalers, appearing in 70 games and scoring 25 points, before being demoted to the AHL Springfield Indians the subsequent year, where he would remain until his retirement in 1993.
Cyr played in a total of 470 games in the NHL over nine seasons, scoring 101 goals and 140 assists. He was also a member of the first Canadian team to win a gold medal in the 1982 World Junior Hockey Championships.
Cyr died of heart failure in May 2012.[2] He was 48.
Career statistics
--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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1979-1980 Nanaimo Clippers BCJHL 0 0 0 0 0
1979-1980 Victoria Cougars WHL -- -- -- -- -- 7 0 0 0 4
1980-1981 Victoria Cougars WHL 64 36 22 58 85 14 6 5 11 46
1981-1982 Victoria Cougars WHL 58 52 56 108 167 4 3 2 5 12
1982-1983 Victoria Cougars WHL 20 21 22 43 61 -- -- -- -- --
1982-1983 Buffalo Sabres NHL 36 15 12 27 59 10 1 3 4 6
1983-1984 Buffalo Sabres NHL 71 16 27 43 52 3 0 1 1 0
1984-1985 Buffalo Sabres NHL 71 22 24 46 63 5 2 2 4 15
1985-1986 Buffalo Sabres NHL 71 20 31 51 120 -- -- -- -- --
1986-1987 Buffalo Sabres NHL 73 11 16 27 122 -- -- -- -- --
1987-1988 Buffalo Sabres NHL 20 1 1 2 38 -- -- -- -- --
1987-1988 New York Rangers NHL 40 4 13 17 41 -- -- -- -- --
1988-1989 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- --
1990-1991 Hartford Whalers NHL 70 12 13 25 107 6 1 0 1 10
1991-1992 Springfield Indians AHL 43 11 18 29 30 11 0 3 3 12
1991-1992 Hartford Whalers NHL 17 0 3 3 19 -- -- -- -- --
1992-1993 Springfield Indians AHL 41 7 14 21 44 15 3 2 5 12
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NHL Totals 470 101 140 241 623 24 4 6 10 31
References
- ↑ Legacy.com
- ↑ "Former NHLer Cyr dead at 48". Times Colonist. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
External links
- Paul Cyr's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Paul Cyr's biography at Legends of Hockey
| Preceded by Phil Housley |
Buffalo Sabres first round draft pick 1982 |
Succeeded by Dave Andreychuk |