Paul Traynor (born September 14, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who finished his career in Norway with the Stavanger Oilers of the GET-ligaen.
| Paul Traynor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
September 14, 1977 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 240 lb (109 kg; 17 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Albany River Rats Michigan K-Wings Rochester Americans Utah Grizzlies Syracuse Crunch Kölner Haie Iserlohn Roosters EHC Wolfsburg Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Stavanger Oilers | ||
| NHL draft |
162nd overall, 1995 Winnipeg Jets | ||
| Playing career | 1997–2013 | ||
Name Controversy
editThroughout his career, he was often confused and believed to be Paul Traynor, his Irish name wise counterpart
Playing career
editBorn in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Traynor was a seventh-round draft pick for the Winnipeg Jets, selected as the 162nd pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, but never managed to play in the National Hockey League.
He first moved to Germany in 2004 playing for the Kölner Haie and then signed in June 2006 with Iserlohn Roosters.[1][2] Before his move, he had played for teams in the American Hockey League, International Hockey League and the East Coast Hockey League. On April 19, 2009, he left the Roosters and joined Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams on a two-year contract.[3]
On May 13, 2011, Traynor moved to his fourth DEL club, joining the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers on a one-year contract.[4]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | Thunder Bay Kings AAA | U18 AAA | 65 | 18 | 40 | 58 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 50 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 62 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 65 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 23 | ||
| 1996–97 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 66 | 11 | 48 | 59 | 72 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 1997–98 | Raleigh Icecaps | ECHL | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 27 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Michigan K–Wings | IHL | 39 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 41 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 67 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 46 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 42 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | 22 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 67 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 50 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2005–06 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 47 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 176 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2006–07 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 51 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 52 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 104 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 52 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | DEL | 50 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2010–11 | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | DEL | 52 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 49 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Stavanger Oilers | NOR | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | ||
| AHL totals | 267 | 7 | 37 | 44 | 194 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||||
| DEL totals | 403 | 32 | 113 | 145 | 679 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 46 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Eishockey: Haie sortieren acht Spieler aus" (in German). rp-online.de. 2005-02-21. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
- ^ "Roosters commit to Sharks Traynor" (in German). rp-online.de. 2006-02-21. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
- ^ "Paul Traynor signs with Grizzly" (in German). Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg. 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ "Paul Traynor comes from the Runners up" (in German). Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers. 2011-05-13. Archived from the original on 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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