| Paul Stanton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1967-06-22)June 22, 1967 (age 58) 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 professionalice hockey player.
Drafted by thePittsburgh Penguins in 1985 as a high school senior, Paul chose to play for theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison, and was named anNCAA West All-American in 1988.
He played his first NHL game in the1991 season for the Penguins, and was a member of theStanley Cup winning team in 1991 and1992. He was later traded to theBoston Bruins and then to theNew York Islanders, playing parts of those seasons with each team's respective minor league teams.
In 1995 and 1996 he played 13 matches forTeam USA at theIce Hockey World Championships, winning the bronze medal.
In 1996 he left the NHL for Europe, playing in theDEL for theAdler Mannheim. With Mannheim he won the German championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999. Prior to the 2000–01 season, he became a member of theNürnberg Ice Tigers until 2002, when he started for theFrankfurt Lions. He won another German championship as team captain of the heavy underdog Lions in 2004, after Frankfurt had eliminated three higher ranked clubs (Cologne Sharks,Hamburg Freezers andBerlin Polar Bears) in the DEL playoffs.
His most recent team has beenIF Redhawks Malmö of theSwedishElitserien.
Paul Stanton currently resides inNaples,Florida and now serves as an assistant coach for theFlorida Gulf Coast University Hockey Team.
| 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 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHASecond Team | 1987–88 | [1] |
| AHCAWest First-Team All-American | 1987–88 | [2] |
| WCHAAll-Tournament Team | 1988 | [3] |
| All-WCHAFirst Team | 1988–89 | [1] |
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