Paul Lawless

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Paul Lawless
Born (1964-07-02) July 2, 1964 (age 59)
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
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) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Hartford Whalers, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs.

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Early life

Lawless was born in Scarborough, Ontario and raised in Toronto, Ontario.[ citation needed ] As a youth, he played in the 1977 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. [1] He attended the Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute in Scarborough.[ citation needed ]

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.

Awards

Hartford/Carolina records

IHL

Other

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1980–81 Wexford Raiders OPJHL 4038407843142
1981–82 Windsor Spitfires OHL 682425494791124
1982–83 Hartford Whalers NHL 4769154—————
1982–83 Windsor SpitfiresOHL3315203525—————
1983–84 Hartford WhalersNHL60330—————
1983–84 Windsor SpitfiresOHL553149802620110
1984–85 Binghamton Whalers AHL 81120—————
1984–85 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 7249489714753820
1985–86 Hartford WhalersNHL641721382010000
1986–87 Hartford WhalersNHL602232541420222
1987–88 Hartford WhalersNHL2745916—————
1987–88 Philadelphia Flyers NHL80550—————
1987–88 Vancouver Canucks NHL130110—————
1988–89 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL70000—————
1988–89 Milwaukee Admirals IHL5330356558—————
1989–90 Newmarket Saints AHL31010—————
1989–90 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL60110—————
1989–90 HC Davos CHE.2 168212949—————
1990–91 HC Lausanne CHE.234364379998881646
1991–92HC LausanneCHE.22929396838—————
1991–92 HC Bolzano ITA 53580749134
1992–93 EC Graz AUT 29212748—————
1992–93 New Haven Senators AHL2010122263—————
1992–93 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL2929255464—————
1993–94 Cincinnati CyclonesIHL71302757112114484
1994–95 Cincinnati CyclonesIHL644452961191099188
1995–96 Cincinnati CyclonesIHL772758859917461016
1996–97 Cincinnati CyclonesIHL142101214—————
1996–97 Austin Ice Bats WPHL 3011354654624626
1997–98 Austin Ice BatsWPHL110114—————
1998–99 Austin Ice BatsWPHL22132—————
NHL totals23849771265430222
IHL totals3802112554664804522224448

Coaching record

TeamYearLeague Regular season Post season
GWLTOTLPctResult
Austin Ice Bats 1997-98WPHL1476010.536
Cincinnati Cyclones 2001-02 ECHL 13102100.808Lost in round 2

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References

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
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