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
Born (1977-09-14) September 14, 1977 (age 47)
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

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Throughout his career, he was often confused and believed to be Paul Traynor, his Irish name wise counterpart

Playing career

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Born 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

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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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Paul Traynor signs with Grizzly" (in German). Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg. 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  4. ^ "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.
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