Paul Stanton

This article is about the ice hockey player. For the American character actor, see Paul Stanton (actor).
Paul Stanton
Born June 22, 1967
Boston, MA, USA
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defenceman
Shot Right
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
Boston Bruins
New York Islanders
Adler Mannheim
Nürnberg Ice Tigers
Frankfurt Lions
IF Redhawks Malmo
National team  United States
NHL Draft 149th overall, 1985
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 1989–2005

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

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 Nurnberg Ice Tigers until 2002, when he started for the Frankfurt Lions.

His most recent team has been IF Redhawks Malmo 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.

Awards and honors

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

References

  1. ↑ "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-26.

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