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Paul Kruse

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1    Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: March 15, 1970 in Merritt, British Columbia

Drafted by the Calgary Flames in the 4th round (83rd overall) of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL/WHA Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1990-91 20 Calgary Flames NHL 1 0 0 0 -1 7 0 0 0 0 0
1991-92 21 Calgary Flames NHL 16 3 1 4 1 65 3 0 0 0 12 25.0
1992-93 22 Calgary Flames NHL 27 2 3 5 2 41 2 0 0 0 17 11.8
1993-94 23 Calgary Flames NHL 68 3 8 11 -6 185 3 0 0 0 52 5.8
1994-95 24 Calgary Flames NHL 45 11 5 16 13 141 11 0 0 2 52 21.2
1995-96 25 Calgary Flames NHL 75 3 12 15 -5 145 3 0 0 0 83 3.6
1996-97 26 2 Teams NHL 62 6 2 8 -9 141 6 0 0 1 49 12.2
1996-97 26 Calgary Flames NHL 14 2 0 2 -4 30 2 0 0 1 10 20.0
1996-97 26 New York Islanders NHL 48 4 2 6 -5 111 4 0 0 0 39 10.3
1997-98 27 2 Teams NHL 74 7 2 9 -11 187 7 0 0 2 52 13.5
1997-98 27 New York Islanders NHL 62 6 1 7 -12 138 6 0 0 2 44 13.6
1997-98 27 Buffalo Sabres NHL 12 1 1 2 1 49 1 0 0 0 8 12.5
1998-99 28 Buffalo Sabres NHL 43 3 0 3 0 114 3 0 0 0 33 9.1 275 6:24
1999-00 29 Buffalo Sabres NHL 11 0 0 0 -2 43 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 69 6:15
2000-01 30 San Jose Sharks NHL 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 3:32
Career 11 Seasons NHL 423 38 33 71 -18 1074 38 0 0 5 357 10.6 347 6:19

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM SOG G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/-
1990-91 20 Calgary Flames NHL 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1.00 7.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1
1991-92 21 Calgary Flames NHL 16 0.19 0.06 0.25 0.12 0.06 4.06 0.75 3 1 4 2 10 1 9 1 1
1992-93 22 Calgary Flames NHL 27 0.07 0.11 0.19 0.07 0.07 1.52 0.63 2 2 4 2 11 0 9 0 2
1993-94 23 Calgary Flames NHL 68 0.04 0.12 0.16 0.06 -0.09 2.72 0.76 3 7 10 4 21 0 29 2 -6
1994-95 24 Calgary Flames NHL 45 0.24 0.11 0.36 0.16 0.29 3.13 1.16 19 9 28 13 28 0 16 1 13
1995-96 25 Calgary Flames NHL 75 0.04 0.16 0.20 0.07 -0.07 1.93 1.11 3 11 14 5 26 0 31 0 -5
1996-97 26 2 Teams NHL 62 0.10 0.03 0.13 0.06 -0.15 2.27 0.79 6 2 8 4 19 1 27 0 -9
1996-97 26 Calgary Flames NHL 14 0.14 0.00 0.14 0.08 -0.29 2.14 0.71 2 0 2 1 3 0 7 0 -4
1996-97 26 New York Islanders NHL 48 0.08 0.04 0.13 0.06 -0.10 2.31 0.81 4 2 6 3 16 1 20 0 -5
1997-98 27 2 Teams NHL 74 0.09 0.03 0.12 0.06 -0.15 2.53 0.70 8 2 10 5 12 0 23 0 -11
1997-98 27 New York Islanders NHL 62 0.10 0.02 0.11 0.06 -0.19 2.23 0.71 7 1 8 4 10 0 22 0 -12
1997-98 27 Buffalo Sabres NHL 12 0.08 0.08 0.17 0.07 0.08 4.08 0.67 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 1
1998-99 28 Buffalo Sabres NHL 43 0.07 0.00 0.07 0.04 0.00 2.65 0.77 3 0 3 2 5 0 5 0 0
1999-00 29 Buffalo Sabres NHL 11 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.18 3.91 0.64 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 -2
2000-01 30 San Jose Sharks NHL 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 11 Seasons NHL 423 0.09 0.08 0.17 0.07 -0.04 2.54 0.84 47 34 81 35 133 2 153 4 -18

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1993-94 23 Calgary Flames NHL 7 0 0 0 -3 14 0 0 0 0 11 0.0
1994-95 24 Calgary Flames NHL 7 4 2 6 2 10 3 0 1 0 18 22.2
1995-96 25 Calgary Flames NHL 3 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 3 0.0
1997-98 27 Buffalo Sabres NHL 1 1 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 50.0
1998-99 28 Buffalo Sabres NHL 10 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 43 4:21
Career 5 Seasons NHL 28 5 2 7 -1 36 4 0 1 0 34 14.7 43 4:21

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1986-87 16 Merritt Centennials BCJHL 35 8 15 23 120
1987-88 17 Merritt Centennials BCJHL 44 12 32 44 223
1987-88 17 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 1 0 0 0 0
1988-89 18 Kamloops Blazers WHL 68 8 15 23 209
1989-90 19 Kamloops Blazers WHL 67 22 23 45 291
1990-91 20 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 83 24 20 44 313
1991-92 21 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 57 14 15 29 267
1992-93 22 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 35 1 4 5 206
1999-00 29 Utah Grizzlies IHL 44 10 13 23 13 71 10 0 0 1 98 10.2
2000-01 30 Chicago Wolves IHL 71 8 12 20 -10 180 5 3 0 2 81 9.9
2001-02 31 Sheffield Steelers Britain 44 12 16 28 152
Career 2 Seasons BCJHL 79 20 47 67 343
Career 1 Season Britain 44 12 16 28 152
Career 5 Seasons IHL 290 57 64 121 3 1037 15 3 0 3 179 10.1
Career 3 Seasons WHL 136 30 38 68 500

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1987-88 17 Merritt Centennials BCJHL 4 1 4 5 18
1988-89 18 Kamloops Blazers WHL 16 0 0 0 36
1989-90 19 Kamloops Blazers M-Cup 3 1 2 3 0 8 0
1989-90 19 Kamloops Blazers WHL 17 3 5 8 79
1990-91 20 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 4 1 1 2 4
1991-92 21 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 5 1 2 3 19
1999-00 29 Utah Grizzlies IHL 5 0 3 3 28 0 0 0 0
2000-01 30 Chicago Wolves IHL 16 2 3 5 22 2 0 0 0
2001-02 31 Sheffield Steelers Britain 8 2 2 4 20
Career 1 Season BCJHL 4 1 4 5 18
Career 1 Season Britain 8 2 2 4 20
Career 4 Seasons IHL 30 4 9 13 73 2 0 0 0
Career 1 Season M-Cup 3 1 2 3 0 8 0
Career 2 Seasons WHL 33 3 5 8 115

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Shooting Percentage

1994-95 NHL 21.2 (9)

Transactions

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November 27, 1996: Traded to NY Islanders by Calgary for Colorado's 3rd round choice (previously acquired by NY Islanders - later traded to Hartford - Hartford selected Francis Lessard) in 1997 Entry Draft, November 27, 1996.

March 24, 1998: Traded to Buffalo by NY Islanders with Jason Holland for Jason Dawe, March 24, 1998.

January 11, 2000: Loaned to Utah (IHL) by Buffalo after clearing NHL waivers, January 11, 2000.

September 10, 2000: Signed as a free agent by San Jose, September 10, 2000.

September 20, 2001: Signed as a free agent by Sheffield (Britain), September 20, 2001.

August 8, 2002: Signed as a free agent by Belfast (Britain), August 8, 2002.

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