Position: D ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-1 ▪ Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: September 26, 1970 in Beamsville, Ontario
Draft: Pittsburgh, 2nd round (37th overall), 1989 NHL Entry
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| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1993-94 | 23 | FLA | NHL | 39 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 109 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13.3 | ||
| 1994-95 | 24 | FLA | NHL | 37 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.0 | ||
| 1995-96 | 25 | FLA | NHL | 78 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | -2 | 236 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 1996-97 | 26 | FLA | NHL | 77 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 0.0 | ||
| 1997-98 | 27 | FLA | NHL | 77 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3 | -5 | 293 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 0.0 | ||
| 1998-99 | 28 | FLA | NHL | 75 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | -1 | 218 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1.9 | 836 | 11:09 |
| 1999-00 | 29 | FLA | NHL | 77 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | -1 | 172 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 6.8 | 586 | 7:37 |
| 2000-01 | 30 | FLA | NHL | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 | 359 | 14:22 |
| 2001-02 | 31 | FLA | NHL | 45 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 157 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 10.3 | 638 | 14:10 |
| Career | NHL | 530 | 14 | 58 | 72 | 23 | 31 | 1702 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 2 | 4 | 360 | 3.9 | 2420 | 10:54 | ||
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | PIM | S | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 1993-94 | 23 | FLA | NHL | 39 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 2.79 | 0.38 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | -0.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| 1994-95 | 24 | FLA | NHL | 37 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.05 | 3.73 | 0.49 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 12 | -0.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 1995-96 | 25 | FLA | NHL | 78 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 3.03 | 0.58 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 57 | 16 | -2 | -0.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| 1996-97 | 26 | FLA | NHL | 77 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 4.06 | 0.82 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 44 | 3 | 32 | 4 | 13 | -0.4 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
| 1997-98 | 27 | FLA | NHL | 77 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 3.81 | 0.83 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 45 | 10 | -5 | -1.8 | 0.8 | -1.0 |
| 1998-99 | 28 | FLA | NHL | 75 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 2.91 | 0.72 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 29 | 2 | -1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 1999-00 | 29 | FLA | NHL | 77 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.05 | 2.23 | 0.57 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 25 | 5 | -1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| 2000-01 | 30 | FLA | NHL | 25 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 2.64 | 0.72 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | -0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| 2001-02 | 31 | FLA | NHL | 45 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.16 | 0.07 | 3.49 | 0.87 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
| Career | NHL | 530 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 3.21 | 0.68 | 15 | 67 | 82 | 26 | 242 | 11 | 248 | 48 | 31 | -2.2 | 21.2 | 19.0 | ||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1986-87 | 16 | St. Catharines Falcons | ON-Jr.B | 40 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 56 | ||||||||||
| 1987-88 | 17 | Hamilton Steelhawks | OHL | 56 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 171 | ||||||||||
| 1988-89 | 18 | Niagara Falls Thunder | OHL | 49 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 225 | ||||||||||
| 1989-90 | 19 | Niagara Falls Thunder | OHL | 60 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 231 | ||||||||||
| 1990-91 | 20 | Knoxville Cherokees | ECHL | 20 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 83 | ||||||||||
| 1990-91 | 20 | 2 Teams | IHL | 42 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 110 | ||||||||||
| 1990-91 | 20 | Albany Choppers | IHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1990-91 | 20 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 35 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 103 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 21 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 75 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 248 | ||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 22 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 76 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 427 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | ECHL | 20 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 83 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | IHL | 193 | 11 | 43 | 54 | 785 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | OHL | 165 | 15 | 54 | 69 | 627 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | ON-Jr.B | 40 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 56 | |||||||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1987-88 | 17 | Hamilton Steelhawks | OHL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||
| 1988-89 | 18 | Niagara Falls Thunder | OHL | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 56 | ||||||||||
| 1989-90 | 19 | Niagara Falls Thunder | OHL | 16 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 71 | ||||||||||
| 1990-91 | 20 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 21 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 70 | ||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 22 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | ||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | IHL | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 110 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | OHL | 45 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 155 | |||||||||||
| Thru 9 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Paul Laus | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.0 | -1.0 | |
| Josh Gorges | 88.7 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | |
| Brent Hughes | 88.4 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | |
| Paul Baxter | 84.4 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.3 | |
| Tracy Pratt | 83.7 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
| Bryan Watson | 83.5 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Ron Harris | 82.6 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Andy Sutton | 82.3 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Darius Kasparaitis | 82.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| Neil Komadoski | 81.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | |
| Bill MacKenzie | 81.3 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | |||
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| Paul Laus | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.0 | -1.0 | |||
| Josh Gorges | 88.7 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | |||
| Brent Hughes | 88.4 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | |||
| Paul Baxter | 84.4 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.3 | |||
| Ron Harris | 84.3 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Neil Komadoski | 81.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | |||
| Bill MacKenzie | 81.3 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | |||||
| Chris Campoli | 80.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | ||||
| Billy Stuart | 80.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||||
| Tracy Pratt | 80.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.1 | |
| Brad Werenka | 79.3 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | ||||
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Penalties in Minutes 1997-98 NHL 293 (4) 1998-99 NHL 218 (6) 1999-00 NHL 172 (9) Career NHL 1702 (88) |
June 24, 1993: Claimed by Florida from Pittsburgh in Expansion Draft, June 24, 1993.
November 15, 2000: Missed majority of 2000-01 due to hernia injury vs. Carolina, November 15, 2000.
January 20, 2002: Missed entire 2002-03 due to wrist injury vs. Montreal, January 20, 2002.
September 20, 2003: Officially announced retirement, September 20, 2003.
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