Paul Cyr

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Paul Cyr
Born(1963-10-31)October 31, 1963
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
Died May 12, 2012(2012-05-12) (aged 48)
Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Buffalo Sabres
New York Rangers
Hartford Whalers
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft 9th overall, 1982
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 1982–1993

Paul Andre Cyr (October 31, 1963 – May 12, 2012) [1] [2] was a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing who played for the Buffalo Sabres, New York Rangers and Hartford Whalers in the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Career

Cyr began his career with the Nanaimo Clippers of the British Columbia Hockey League, for whom he played the 1979–80 season, and then the Victoria Cougars of the Western Hockey League from 1980 to 1982. [2] He was a member of the first Canadian team to win a gold medal at the World Junior Hockey Championship in 1982. Cyr only made the team after being recalled due to another player's injury. [3] He scored in the Boxing Day game versus the Soviet Union. [4] In the tournament, he scored a total of four goals and ten points in the ten games he played. [3]

The Buffalo Sabres drafted Cyr ninth overall in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft. He made his debut for the Sabres that year, and played the next six seasons for the team, before being traded midway through the 1987–88 season to the New York Rangers in exchange for Mike Donnelly and a fifth round draft pick. After two injury-plagued seasons with the Rangers, Cyr signed as a free agent with the Hartford Whalers before the 1990–91 season. He had one successful year with the Whalers, appearing in 70 games and scoring 25 points. [5] He was demoted to the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League the subsequent year, where remained until his retirement in 1993. [2]

Cyr played in a total of 470 games in the NHL over nine seasons, scoring 101 goals and 140 assists. [5]

Personal life and death

In 1987, Cyr was shot in the stomach while vacationing in the Dominican Republic. He recovered. His house burned down during his retirement, which he rebuilt himself. [2] Cyr died of heart failure in May 2012. [6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1979–80 Nanaimo Clippers BCHL 60285280202—————
1979–80 Victoria Cougars WHL —————70004
1980–81 Victoria CougarsWHL643622588514651146
1981–82 Victoria CougarsWHL585256108167432512
1982–83 Victoria CougarsWHL2021224361—————
1982–83 Buffalo Sabres NHL 3615122759101346
1983–84 Buffalo SabresNHL711627435230110
1984–85 Buffalo SabresNHL7122244663522415
1985–86 Buffalo SabresNHL71203151120—————
1986–87 Buffalo SabresNHL73111627122—————
1987–88 Buffalo SabresNHL2011238—————
1987–88 New York Rangers NHL404131741—————
1988–89 New York RangersNHL10002—————
1990–91 Hartford Whalers NHL70121325107610110
1991–92 Hartford WhalersNHL1703319—————
1991–92 Springfield Indians AHL 43111829301103312
1992–93 Springfield IndiansAHL4171421441532512
NHL totals47010114024162324461031

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1982 Canada WJC 7461012
1983 CanadaWJC713419
Junior totals14591431

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ "Paul Cyr Stats". NHL.com. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Former Alberni NHLer passes away". Alberni Valley News. May 23, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Alberni hockey player honoured for World Junior Hockey Championship appearance". Alberni Valley News. December 24, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  4. ↑ Wharnsby, Tim (December 22, 2001). "Canada's golden anniversary". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  5. 1 2 Snow, Keith. "Former Sabre Cyr Dead at 48". NHL.com. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Former NHLer Cyr dead at 48". Times Colonist. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
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