Paul J. Lawless (born July 2, 1964) is a Canadian former professional
ice hockey
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left winger
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who played seven seasons in the
National Hockey League
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(NHL) as a member of the
Hartford Whalers
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,
Philadelphia Flyers
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,
Vancouver Canucks
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and
Toronto Maple Leafs
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.
Early life
Lawless was born in
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,
Ontario
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and raised in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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. As a youth, he played in the 1977
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
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with a
minor ice hockey
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team from Toronto.
He attended the
Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute
Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute (CCI or Cedarbrae CI), formerly Cedarbrae Secondary School is a semestered public secondary school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the Woburn neighbourhood in former suburb of Scarborough. It was e ...
in Scarborough.
Playing career
Lawless began his NHL career with the
Hartford Whalers
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in
1984
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. He also played for the
Philadelphia Flyers
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,
Vancouver Canucks
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and
Toronto Maple Leafs
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. He left the NHL after the
1989
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season. He played several more years in the minor leagues and in Europe before retiring following the 1999 season. Paul played some of his junior hockey with
George Finn
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Early life
G ...
, who starred as Carl Racki in the 1986 film ''
Youngblood''.
Awards
Hartford/Carolina records
*Most points in one game (6 vs. Toronto on Jan. 4, 1987, shares record)
IHL
*1992–93: Cincinnati MVP
*1993–94: IHL All-Star Second Team: (Cincinnati)
*Cincinnati Most career game-winning goals (22)
*Cincinnati Most career hat tricks (5)
Other
*1983–84: OHL All-Star Second Team (Windsor)
*1983–84: OHL All-Star Game (Windsor)
*1983–84: Windsor Molson Cup (Three-Stars Leader)
*1984–85: Salt Lake "Mr. Hustle" Award
Career statistics
Coaching record
References
External links
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1964 births
Austin Ice Bats (WPHL) players
Binghamton Whalers players
Canadian ice hockey left wingers
Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) players
EC Graz players
Hartford Whalers draft picks
Hartford Whalers players
HC Davos players
Living people
Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) players
National Hockey League first-round draft picks
New Haven Senators players
Newmarket Saints players
Philadelphia Flyers players
Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL) players
Sportspeople from Scarborough, Toronto
Ice hockey people from Toronto
Toronto Maple Leafs players
Vancouver Canucks players
Windsor Spitfires players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States