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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Paul Lawless
Selected in first round
No.
14 overall by Hartford Whalers
Born July 2, 1964
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Left Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Windsor (OHL)
Birthplace:
Scarborough, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Scarborough, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Don Mills | MTJHL |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1980-81 |
Wexford | MTJHL |
40 | 38 |
40 | 78 |
-- | | |
Wexford | Jr. B |
4 | 3 |
1 | 4 |
2 | | 1981-82 |
Windsor | OHL |
68 | 24 |
25 | 49 |
47 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as the
No. 12 OHL prospect for the 1982 NHL draft. ... Was
Windsor's first-round pick, No. 7 overall, in 1981 OHL priority selection. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 21, 1982 (Pittsburgh at
Hartford)
Numbers: 11, 28 (Hartford); 18
(Phila.); 17 (Vancouver); 20 (Toronto)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Status:
Retired November 21, 1997 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1982-1989 |
HAR, PHI, VAN, TOR | 239 |
49 | 77 |
126 | 54 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1986-1987 |
Hartford | 3 |
0 | 2 |
2 | 2 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Hartford/Carolina Records: Most points in one game (6 vs. Toronto on
Jan. 4, 1987, shares record)
Miscellaneous: Had assist in his first NHL game. ... Missed part of
1986-87 season with strained ligaments in right knee, an injury suffered
during Hartford's Jan. 7, 1987, game at St. Louis. He did not return to
action until Hartford's Feb. 17, 1987, game at Chicago. ... Missed remainder
of 1986-87 regular season and start of 1987 playoffs with broken right hand,
an injury suffered when he was slashed in front of the net by Claude Lemieux
during Hartford's April 1, 1987, game at Montreal. ... Missed part of
1987-88 season with bruised ribs, an injury suffered in November 1987. ...
Attended Anaheim's first training camp in September 1993, but did not earn
spot on roster because team was concerned he had a slight heart abnormality
-- a small hole in his heart that was causing him to tire too quickly. The
condition, which he had inherited from his father, who died of a heart
attack when Lawless was 13, did not prevent Lawless from resuming play in
the minor leagues. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Windsor (OHL); Binghamton (AHL); Salt Lake (IHL); Milwaukee (IHL); Newmarket
(AHL); Davos, Lausanne (Switzerland); Bolzano (Italy); Graz (Austria); New
Haven (AHL); Cincinnati (IHL); Austin (WPHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL All-Star Second Team: 1993-94
(Cincinnati)
OHL All-Star Second Team: 1983-84
(Windsor)
OHL All-Star Game: 1984 (Windsor)
Cincinnati MVP: 1992-93
Salt Lake "Mr. Hustle" Award: 1984-85
Windsor Molson Cup
(Three-Stars Leader): 1983-84
Cincinnati (IHL) Records: Most career game-winning goals (22), most
career hat tricks (5)
1984-85: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Binghamton).
Coaching Career: Named Austin (WPHL) assistant coach on Nov. 21,
1997, and remained in position until Feb. 10, 1998. ... Named Austin (WPHL)
interim head coach on Feb. 10, 1998, and remained in position through
1997-98 season. ... Named Cincinnati (ECHL) interim head coach on March 5,
2002, and held position until June 7, 2002.
Management
Career: Purchased share of Austin (WPHL) team prior to 1996-97 season
and remained co-owner (with Blaine Stoughton) until March 1999. ...
Purchased share of Cincinnati (ECHL) franchise in September 2001. ... Named Cincinnati (ECHL) vice president of player development
on Sept. 26, 2001, and remained in position until March 5, 2002.
Miscellaneous: Voted OHL's "Fastest
Skater" in a 1983-84 poll of league coaches. ... Led IHL with 10 first goals
for Salt Lake in 1984-85. ... Signed with Cincinnati (IHL) as unrestricted
free agent on Feb. 13, 1993. ... Named IHL Player of Week for week ending April 12, 1993. ... Missed start of 1997-98 season
with pulled groin. ... Came out of
retirement to play two games for Austin (WPHL) team he was coaching during
1998-99 season. ... Played on Hartford's off-season charity softball team.
... Became a U.S. citizen during his playing career. ... Cincinnati (IHL)
retired Lawless' No. 13 on April 2, 1999. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Hartford traded Lawless to Philadelphia in exchange for Lindsay Carson on
January 22, 1988. |
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SNAPSHOT '82 | | Total Selected: |
252 | | Forwards: |
152 | | Defense: |
82 | | Goaltenders: |
18 | | Major Junior: |
129 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
27/4 | | College Players: |
20 | | High School: |
37 |
| Canadian: |
152 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
62 |
| European: |
35 |
| Reached NHL: |
109 |
| Stanley Cup: |
18 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
37 |
| Picks Traded: |
50 |
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