Paul Heaver

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Paul Heaver
Born (1955-02-15) February 15, 1955 (age 69)
Paddington, England, UK
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Toronto Toros
Birmingham Bulls
NHL Draft 98th overall, 1975
Atlanta Flames
WHA Draft 41st overall, 1975
Toronto Toros
Playing career 19751977

Paul Gerhard Heaver (born February 15, 1955) is a British-Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA). [1] Drafted in the sixth round of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft by the Atlanta Flames, Heaver opted to play in the WHA after being selected by the Toronto Toros in the third round of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. [1] He played parts of two WHA seasons for the Toros and Birmingham Bulls. [2]

Heaver was born in Paddington, England, United Kingdom, but grew up in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1967 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Swiss Chalet minor ice hockey team. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "1975 NHL Amateur Draft -- Paul Heaver". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  2. "Paul Heaver at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  3. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-08.