Paul Lawless

Paul Lawless
Born	(1964-07-02) July 2, 1964 Scarborough, ON, CAN
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 in Scarborough, Ontario and raised in Toronto, Ontario). He attended Cedarbrae Collegiate in Scarborough. He is most noted for having been a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hartford Whalers, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs.

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.

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
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	0	0	0	0	0
1982-83	Windsor Spitfires	OHL	33	15	20	35	25	0	0	0	0	0
1983-84	Hartford Whalers	NHL	6	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	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	0	0	0	0	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	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	13	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987-88	Hartford Whalers	NHL	27	4	5	9	16	0	0	0	0	0
1987-88	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	8	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
1988-89	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1988-89	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL	53	30	35	65	58	0	0	0	0	0
1989-90	Newmarket Saints	AHL	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1989-90	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1992-93	New Haven Senators	AHL	20	10	12	22	63	0	0	0	0	0
1992-93	Cincinnati Cyclones	IHL	29	29	25	54	64	0	0	0	0	0
1992-93	Graz EC	Aust.	29	21	27	48	0	0	0	0	0	0
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	0	0	0	0	0
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	0	0	0	0	0
1998-99	Austin Ice Bats	WPHL	2	2	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
NHL totals			238	49	77	126	54	3	0	2	2	2

Coaching record

Team	Year	League	Regular season						Post season
Team	Year	League	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

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Ron Francis	Hartford Whalers first round draft pick 1982	Succeeded by Sylvain Turgeon

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