Paul Baier

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Paul Baier
Born (1985-02-02) February 2, 1985 (age 38)
Summit, New Jersey, U.S.
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for Rochester Americans
Portland Pirates
Binghamton Senators
Hershey Bears
SG Cortina
HC Valpellice
NHL Draft 95th overall, 2004
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2008–2014

Paul Baier (born February 2, 1985) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who mainly played in the American Hockey League (AHL).

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Playing career

Baier was drafted in the third round, 95th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to playing professional hockey, Baier attended Brown University. [1]

Unsigned from the Kings he participated in the Buffalo Sabres training camp prior to the 2008–09 season before he was released to AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates. Following his first full professional season with the Pirates Baier was invited to the Ottawa Senators training camp on September 12, 2009, and played the 2009–10 season with AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Senators. [2]

The following season Baier returned to the Rochester Americans, signing a one-year contract on September 14, 2010. [3]

Baier became a free agent for the 2011–12 season, and was signed by the Hershey Bears to a one-year AHL contract in July 2011. [4] Subsequently, the Washington Capitals invited him to their training camp in September 2011. [5]

However, Baier began the 2011–12 season with the Capitals' and Bears' ECHL affiliate the South Carolina Stingrays. [6] [7] On January 24, 2012, with only two games with the Hershey Bears, Baier was mutually released from his contract and immediately joined the Italian Serie A for the remainder of the year.

On July 29, 2013, he was signed to a one-year deal, alongside his younger brother Eric, as a free agent with the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL. [8] After just 12 games with the Solar Bears, Baier announced his retirement midseason on January 23, 2014. [9]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2002–03 Deerfield Academy HS Prep 252151724—————
2003–04Deerfield AcademyHS Prep23641022—————
2004–05 Brown University ECAC 32281024—————
2005–06 Brown UniversityECAC3006618—————
2006–07 Brown UniversityECAC3214555—————
2007–08 Brown UniversityECAC3125738—————
2007–08 Rochester Americans AHL 91345—————
2008–09 Portland Pirates AHL6238116730006
2009–10 Binghamton Senators AHL62281049—————
2010–11 Rochester AmericansAHL65281080—————
2011–12 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 3926840—————
2011–12 Hershey Bears AHL20005—————
2011–12 SG Cortina ITA 60330903316
2012–13 HC Valpellice ITA192241650224
2013–14 Orlando Solar Bears ECHL1210120—————
AHL totals2008273520630006

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References

  1. ↑ Kings Pick Two, Trade Huet For Garon On First Day Of Draft - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News
  2. ↑ "Senators training camp roster" (PDF). Ottawa Senators. 2009-09-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-16. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  3. ↑ "Panthers sign Baier to one-year AHL contract". Rochester Americans. 2010-09-14. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
  4. ↑ "Bears Sign Defenseman Paul Baier for 2011-12". Hershey Bears. 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  5. ↑ "Capitals Announce Training Camp Schedule and Roster". Washington Capitals. 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  6. ↑ "ECHL season-opening rosters". ECHL. 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  7. ↑ "Capitals cut 13 more from training camp roster". The Washington Post . 2011-09-21. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  8. ↑ "Tanski and Baier brothers sign with Orlando". Orlando Solar Bears. 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
  9. ↑ "Defenseman Paul Baier retires". Orlando Solar Bears. 2014-01-23. Retrieved 2014-01-23.


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