Greg Paslawski

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Greg Paslawski
Born (1961-08-25) August 25, 1961 (age 62)
Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Montreal Canadiens
St. Louis Blues
Winnipeg Jets
Buffalo Sabres
Quebec Nordiques
Philadelphia Flyers
Calgary Flames
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19811996

Gregory Stephen "Mud" Paslawski (born August 25, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played eleven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres, Quebec Nordiques, Philadelphia Flyers and Calgary Flames.

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Paslawski was born in Kindersley, Saskatchewan to parents Sally and Walter Paslawski. He played junior hockey for the Prince Albert Raiders. Not drafted, Paslawski signed with the Montreal Canadiens in October 1981. He made his professional debut in 1983–84 with Montreal. He was traded later that season to the St. Louis Blues. [1]

From there, his best season was the 1985–86 NHL season, where he was a key contributor to the Blues' road to an upset victory, scoring a hat trick against the Minnesota North Stars [2] and scored the game-tying goal in game six of the Conference finals against Calgary, a game known as the Monday Night Miracle. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] His best season statistically was the 1986–87 season, when he scored 29 goals and 64 points, both career highs. In all, he played in 650 games in his NHL career, scoring 187 goals and 185 assists for 372 points. [9]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1979–80 Prince Albert Raiders SJHL 58173249142
1980–81 Prince Albert RaidersSJHL595560115106
1981–82 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 4315112631
1982–83 Nova Scotia VoyageursAHL754642883261348
1983–84 Montreal Canadiens NHL 261454
1983–84 St. Louis Blues NHL3486141791012
1984–85 St. Louis BluesNHL722220422130002
1985–86 St. Louis BluesNHL5622113318171071713
1986–87 St. Louis BluesNHL762935642761124
1987–88 St. Louis BluesNHL17213431122
1988–89 St. Louis BluesNHL752626521892132
1989–90 Winnipeg Jets NHL711830481471340
1990–91 Winnipeg JetsNHL439101910
1990–91 Buffalo Sabres NHL122134
1991–92 Quebec Nordiques NHL8028174518
1992–93 Philadelphia Flyers NHL6014193312
1992–93 Calgary Flames NHL13459063030
1993–94 Calgary FlamesNHL152022
1993–94 Peoria Rivermen IHL 291616321263360
1994–95 Peoria RivermenIHL6926436915991104
1995–96 Peoria RivermenIHL601627432210000
NHL totals6501871853721696019133225

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