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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Kent Paynter
Selected in
eighth round
No. 159 overall by Chicago Black Hawks
Born
April 27, 1965
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-0 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Kitchener (OHL)
Birthplace:
Summerside, PEI (Canada)
Hometown: Summerside, Prince Edward
Island |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1981-82 |
Summerside | MaJHL |
35 | 7 |
23 | 30 |
66 | | 1982-83 |
Kitchener | OHL |
65 | 4 |
11 | 15 |
97 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Was Kitchener's third-round pick, No. 44 overall, in 1982
OHL priority selection. ... Was St. Jean's second-round pick, No. 20
overall, in 1982 QMJHL midget draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 5, 1987 (Chicago at Boston)
Numbers:
33, 38, 7 (Chicago); 36, 37
(Wash.); 5 (Winnipeg); 3 (Ott.)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1998 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1987-1994 |
CHI, WAS, WIN, OTT | 37 |
1 | 3 |
4 | 69 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1990-1991 |
Washington | 4 |
0 | 0 |
0 | 10 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1992-93: Played on Ottawa Senators expansion team.
Miscellaneous: Left unprotected by Winnipeg for 1992 NHL Expansion Draft.
He was claimed by Ottawa on June 18, 1992. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season
with charley horse, an injury suffered during Ottawa's Jan. 30, 1993, game
at Montreal. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Kitchener (OHL); Nova Scotia (AHL); Saginaw (IHL); Baltimore (AHL); Moncton
(AHL); New Haven (AHL); Prince Edward Island (AHL); Milwaukee, Indianapolis
(IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Moved to Charlottetown,
Prince Edward Island, after his retirement and ran a local car wash called
Wash World.
Personal: Full name is Kent Douglas
Paynter. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Paynter played out his contract
with Chicago in 1988-89 and became an unrestricted free agent when the
Blackhawks did not offer him a contract for the 1989-90 season. He signed
with Washington on August 21, 1989. |
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SNAPSHOT '83 | | Total Selected: |
242 | | Forwards: |
134 | | Defense: |
86 | | Goaltenders: |
22 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
19/5 | | College Players: |
15 | | High School: |
47 |
| Canadian: |
148 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
60 | | U.S.-Born: |
60 |
| European: |
34 |
| Reached NHL: |
113 |
| Stanley Cup: |
21 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
20 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
34 |
| Picks Traded: |
41 |
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