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Paul Lawless

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: July 2, 1964 in Scarborough, Ontario

Drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the 1st round (14th overall) of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1982-83 18 HAR NHL 47 6 9 15 6 -31 4 5 1 0 0 84 7.1
1983-84 19 HAR NHL 6 0 3 3 1 -5 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.0
1985-86 21 HAR NHL 64 17 21 38 15 -3 20 12 5 0 1 139 12.2
1986-87 22 HAR NHL 60 22 32 54 21 24 14 18 4 0 2 161 13.7
1987-88 23 TOT NHL 49 4 11 15 5 -11 16 4 0 0 1 96 4.2
1987-88 23 HAR NHL 28 4 5 9 4 -2 16 4 0 0 1 71 5.6
1987-88 23 PHI NHL 8 0 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.0
1987-88 23 VAN NHL 13 0 1 1 0 -9 0 0 0 0 0 15 0.0
1988-89 24 TOR NHL 7 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.0
1989-90 25 TOR NHL 6 0 1 1 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.0
Career NHL 239 49 77 126 48 -32 54 39 10 0 4 504 9.7

NHL Miscellaneous

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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
1982-83 18 HAR NHL 47 0.13 0.19 0.32 0.12 0.09 1.79 5 7 12 5 27 3 55 0 -31 -0.4 0.0 -0.4
1983-84 19 HAR NHL 6 0.00 0.50 0.50 0.14 0.00 1.17 0 2 2 1 3 1 7 0 -5 0.0 0.0 -0.1
1985-86 21 HAR NHL 64 0.27 0.33 0.59 0.23 0.31 2.17 13 16 29 11 58 16 46 1 -3 1.3 0.8 2.0
1986-87 22 HAR NHL 60 0.37 0.53 0.90 0.35 0.23 2.68 19 27 46 18 68 11 33 0 24 3.4 1.5 4.9
1987-88 23 TOT NHL 49 0.08 0.22 0.31 0.11 0.33 1.96 3 9 12 4 32 8 35 0 -11 -0.5 0.5 0.0
1987-88 23 HAR NHL 28 0.14 0.18 0.32 0.13 0.57 2.54 3 4 7 3 20 6 16 0 -2 -0.1 0.5 0.4
1987-88 23 PHI NHL 8 0.00 0.63 0.63 0.17 0.00 1.25 0 4 4 1 7 0 7 0 0 0.1 0.1 0.2
1987-88 23 VAN NHL 13 0.00 0.08 0.08 0.02 0.00 1.15 0 1 1 0 5 2 12 0 -9 -0.4 -0.1 -0.5
1988-89 24 TOR NHL 7 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.57 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 -2 -0.3 0.0 -0.2
1989-90 25 TOR NHL 6 0.00 0.17 0.17 0.05 0.00 1.00 0 1 1 0 3 0 8 1 -4 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2
Career NHL 239 0.21 0.32 0.53 0.20 0.23 2.11 40 62 102 39 193 39 188 2 -32 3.4 2.7 6.1

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1985-86 21 HAR NHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0
1986-87 22 HAR NHL 2 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 7 0.0
Career NHL 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 12 0.0

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1980-81 16 Wexford Raiders ON-Jr.A 44 41 41 82 2
1981-82 17 Windsor Spitfires OHL 68 24 25 49 47
1982-83 18 Windsor Spitfires OHL 33 15 20 35 25
1983-84 19 Windsor Spitfires OHL 55 31 49 80 26
1984-85 20 Binghamton Whalers AHL 8 1 1 2 0
1984-85 20 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 72 49 48 97 14
1988-89 24 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 53 30 35 65 58
1989-90 25 HC Davos Swiss-2 36 8 21 29 29
1989-90 25 Newmarket Saints AHL 3 1 0 1 0
1990-91 26 HC Lausanne Swiss-2 36 26 29 55
1991-92 27 HC Bolzano Italy 5 3 5 8 0
1992-93 28 EC Graz Austria 29 21 27 48
1992-93 28 New Haven Senators AHL 20 10 12 22 63
1992-93 28 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 29 29 25 54 64
1993-94 29 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 71 30 27 57 112
1994-95 30 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 64 44 52 96 119
1995-96 31 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 77 27 58 85 99
1996-97 32 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 14 2 10 12 14
1996-97 32 Austin Ice Bats WPHL 30 11 35 46 54
1997-98 33 Austin Ice Bats WPHL 1 1 0 1 -3 14 0 1 0 0 4 25.0
1998-99 34 Austin Ice Bats WPHL 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 5 40.0
Career 3 Seasons AHL 31 12 13 25 63
Career 1 Season Austria 29 21 27 48
Career 7 Seasons IHL 380 211 255 466 480
Career 1 Season Italy 5 3 5 8 0
Career 3 Seasons OHL 156 70 94 164 98
Career 1 Season ON-Jr.A 44 41 41 82 2
Career 2 Seasons Swiss-2 72 34 50 84 29
Career 3 Seasons WPHL 33 14 36 50 -1 70 2 1 0 0 9 33.3

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1981-82 17 Windsor Spitfires OHL 9 1 1 2 4
1983-84 19 Windsor Spitfires OHL 2 0 1 1 0
1984-85 20 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 7 5 3 8 20
1989-90 25 HC Davos Swiss-2 10 13 13 26
1990-91 26 HC Lausanne Swiss-2 10 10 15 25
1991-92 27 HC Bolzano Italy 7 4 9 13 4
1993-94 29 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 11 4 4 8 4
1994-95 30 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 10 9 9 18 8
1995-96 31 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 17 4 6 10 16
1996-97 32 Austin Ice Bats WPHL 6 2 4 6 26
Career 4 Seasons IHL 45 22 22 44 48
Career 1 Season Italy 7 4 9 13 4
Career 2 Seasons OHL 11 1 2 3 4
Career 2 Seasons Swiss-2 20 23 28 51
Career 1 Season WPHL 6 2 4 6 26

Similarity Scores

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Thru 7 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Paul Lawless 4.9 2.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.4
Espen Knutsen 85.8 5.0 2.6 0.1 0.0 -0.2
Christian Bordeleau 80.8 5.1 2.0 0.2 0.0
Artem Anisimov 79.7 4.8 2.6 0.0
Shane Willis 78.3 4.7 1.9 0.4 -0.1 -0.1
Warren Young 73.5 5.5 2.0 0.7 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.3
Frank Ingram 72.9 3.7 1.3 -0.2
Dan Labraaten 72.9 5.0 2.2 0.8 0.5
Bob Corkum 72.8 4.8 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.2 -0.1 -0.7
John Quilty 72.5 3.9 1.4 0.7 0.2
David Jones 71.9 5.2 2.1 1.1 0.1
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Paul Lawless 4.9 2.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.4
Espen Knutsen 85.8 5.0 2.6 0.1 0.0 -0.2
Christian Bordeleau 80.8 5.1 2.0 0.2 0.0
Artem Anisimov 79.7 4.8 2.6 0.0
Shane Willis 78.3 4.7 1.9 0.4 -0.1 -0.1
Warren Young 73.5 5.5 2.0 0.7 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.3
Frank Ingram 72.9 3.7 1.3 -0.2
Dan Labraaten 72.9 5.0 2.2 0.8 0.5
John Quilty 72.5 3.9 1.4 0.7 0.2
David Jones 71.9 5.2 2.1 1.1 0.1
Paul Meger 71.7 5.0 2.0 0.8 0.3 0.1

Transactions

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January 22, 1988: Traded to Philadelphia by Hartford for Lindsay Carson, January 22, 1988.

March 1, 1988: Traded to Vancouver by Philadelphia with Vancouver's 5th round choice (previously acquired, later traded to Edmonton - Edmonton selected Peter White) in 1989 Entry Draft for Willie Huber, March 1, 1988.

February 27, 1989: Traded to Toronto by Vancouver for the rights to Peter Deboer, February 27, 1989.

November 21, 1997: Officially announced his retirement to become Assistant Coach/Co-owner of Austin (WPHL), November 21, 1997.

February 10, 1998: Named Head Coach of Austin (WPHL), February 10, 1998.

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