Peter John Paul Nicholson (February 16, 1954 – September 20, 2011) was a Canadian ice hockey forward. He played 62 games in the National Hockey Leaguefor the Washington Capitals from 1974 to 1976. He was selected in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft by the Capitals, and in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft by the Michigan Stags of the World Hockey Association.
Paul Nicholson | |||
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Born |
Listowel, Ontario, Canada | July 24, 1955||
Died |
September 20, 2011 London, Ontario, Canada | (aged 56)||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Washington Capitals | ||
NHL draft |
55th overall, 1974 Washington Capitals | ||
WHA draft |
40th overall, 1974 Michigan Stags | ||
Playing career | 1974–1978 |
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
editRegular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1971–72 | London Knights | OHA | 62 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
1972–73 | London Knights | OHA | 60 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1973–74 | London Knights | OHA | 67 | 36 | 33 | 69 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 39 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Richmond Robins | AHL | 34 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1975–76 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Richmond Robins | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Dayton Gems | IHL | 55 | 35 | 37 | 72 | 76 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 15 | ||
1976–77 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Dayton Gems | IHL | 67 | 28 | 39 | 67 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
1977–78 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 77 | 34 | 46 | 80 | 54 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 | ||
IHL totals | 199 | 97 | 122 | 219 | 180 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 23 | ||||
NHL totals | 62 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com