- Paul Baxter
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
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played_for =Quebec Nordiques Pittsburgh Penguins Calgary Flames Cleveland Crusaders
league = NHL
position = Defence
shoots =
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 189
nickname =
nationality = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1955|10|28|mf=y
birth_place = Winnipeg, MB, CAN
draft = 49th overall
draft_year = 1975
draft_team =Pittsburgh Penguins
wha_draft = 11th overall
wha_draft_year = 1974
wha_draft_team =Cleveland Crusaders
career_start = 1974
career_end = 1987Paul Gordon Baxter (born
Oct 25 , 1955 in Winnipeg,Manitoba ) was anNational Hockey League defenceman from 79" to 87" and an NHL assistant coach for eleven seasons. He is currently coaching theWenatchee Wild in theNAHL .Career
The
Cleveland Crusaders drafted Baxter in the first round, 11th overall, of the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft. The following year he was drafted into the NHL (third round; 49th overall) by thePittsburgh Penguins . He played a year in the NHL representing theQuebec Nordiques , as well as three years with the Penguins and another four with theCalgary Flames . Baxter spent prior time with teams in the NAHL and WCHL. He retired from the NHL after 470 games, recording a total of 48 goals, 121 assists, 169 points, and 1564 penalty minutes. Paul is the all-time leader in penalty minutes for the WHA with 962, and is also the single-season leader for the Pittsburgh Penguins with 409 during the 1981–82 season.Paul Baxter continued his career as a coach, leading the IHL's Salt-Lake Golden Eagles to the championship title in '87-'88. He would go on to become the assistant coach of multiple NHL clubs.
Coaching History
1987–88 Salt-Lake Golden Eagles IHL Head Coach
1988–89 Salt-Lake Golden Eagles IHL Head Coach
1989–90 Calgary Flames NHL Assistant Coach
1990–91 Calgary Flames NHL Assistant Coach
1991–92 Calgary Flames NHL Assistant Coach
1992–93 Chicago Blackhawks NHL Assistant Coach
1993–94 Chicago Blackhawks NHL Assistant Coach
1994–95 Chicago Blackhawks NHL Assistant Coach
1995–96 Saint John Flames AHL Head Coach
1996–97 Saint John Flames AHL Head Coach
1997–98 San Jose Sharks NHL Assistant Coach 1998–99 San Jose Sharks NHL Assistant Coach
1999–00 San Jose Sharks NHL Assistant Coach
2001–02 Florida Panthers NHL Assistant Coach
2002–03 Florida Panthers NHL Assistant Coach
2006- HIFK SM-liiga (FIN) Head Coach
Awards & Achievements
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Stanley Cup Championship (1989)
*“Honoured Member” of theManitoba Hockey Hall of Fame External links
* [http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1975/75049.html Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com]
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* [http://www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/honoured/players.html?category=9&id=45 Paul Baxter’s biography] at [http://www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/index.html Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame]
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