Paul Stanton (ice hockey)

Paul Stanton
Born	(1967-06-22) June 22, 1967 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Right
Played for	Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins New York Islanders Adler Mannheim Nürnberg Ice Tigers Frankfurt Lions IF Redhawks Malmö
National team	United States
NHL draft	149th overall, 1985 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	1989–2005

Paul Frederick Stanton (born June 22, 1967) is an American former professional ice hockey player.

Career

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1985 as a high school senior, Paul chose to play for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and was named an NCAA West All-American in 1988.

He played his first NHL game in the 1991 season for the Penguins, and was a member of the Stanley Cup winning team in 1991 and 1992. He was later traded to the Boston Bruins and then to the New York Islanders, playing parts of those seasons with each team's respective minor league teams.

In 1995 and 1996 he played 13 matches for Team USA at the Ice Hockey World Championships, winning the bronze medal.

In 1996 he left the NHL for Europe, playing in the DEL for the Adler Mannheim. With Mannheim he won the German championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999. Prior to the 2000–01 season, he became a member of the Nürnberg Ice Tigers until 2002, when he started for the Frankfurt Lions.

His most recent team has been IF Redhawks Malmö of the Swedish Elitserien.

Paul Stanton currently resides in Naples, Florida and now serves as an assistant coach for the Florida Gulf Coast University Hockey Team.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1985–86	University of Wisconsin	NCAA		36	4	6	10	16		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	University of Wisconsin	NCAA		41	5	17	22	70		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	University of Wisconsin	NCAA		45	9	38	47	98		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	University of Wisconsin	NCAA		45	7	29	36	126		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Muskegon Fury	IHL		77	5	27	32	61		15	2	4	6	21
1990–91	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		75	5	18	23	40		22	1	2	3	24
1991–92	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		54	2	8	10	62		21	1	7	8	42
1992–93	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		77	4	12	16	97		1	0	1	1	0
1993–94	Boston Bruins	NHL		71	3	7	10	54		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Denver Grizzlies	IHL		11	2	6	8	15		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Providence Bruins	AHL		8	4	4	8	4		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	New York Islanders	NHL		18	0	4	4	9		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Adler Mannheim	DEL		47	13	24	37	88		8	2	5	7	8
1996–97	Adler Mannheim	DEL		50	5	26	31	64		9	2	4	6	26
1997–98	Adler Mannheim	DEL		48	11	27	38	72		10	4	6	10	22
1998–99	Adler Mannheim	DEL		38	6	16	22	50		12	2	7	9	22
1999–00	Adler Mannheim	DEL		56	2	19	21	77		4	0	1	1	37
2000–01	Nuremberg Ice Tigers	DEL		49	11	19	30	104		4	1	1	2	26
2001–02	Nuremberg Ice Tigers	DEL		57	7	29	37	94		4	1	1	2	8
2002–03	Frankfurt Lions	DEL		49	10	22	32	167		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Frankfurt Lions	DEL		52	8	30	38	104		15	1	9	10	36
2004–05	Malmö Redhawks	SHL		6	0	1	1	27		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				295	14	49	63	262		44	2	10	12	66
DEL totals				446	73	212	286	820		72	13	37	50	201

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-WCHA Second Team	1987–88
AHCA West First-Team All-American	1987–88
WCHA All-Tournament Team	1988
All-WCHA First Team	1988–89

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database