Paul Traynor

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

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.

Name Controversy

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

Playing career

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

				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

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.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database