# Paul Lawless

Paul J. Lawless (born July 2, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Hartford Whalers, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs.

## Early life

Lawless was born in Scarborough, Ontario and raised in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1977 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. He attended the Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute in Scarborough.

## Playing career

Lawless began his NHL career with the Hartford Whalers in 1984. He also played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs. He left the NHL after the 1989 season. He played several more years in the minor leagues and in Europe before retiring following the 1999 season.

## 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

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1980–81 | Wexford Raiders | OPJHL | 40 | 38 | 40 | 78 | | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 1981–82 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 68 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1982–83 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 47 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 33 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 55 | 31 | 49 | 80 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984–85 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 72 | 49 | 48 | 97 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 |
| 1985–86 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 64 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986–87 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 60 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1987–88 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 27 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 53 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | HC Davos | CHE.2 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | HC Lausanne | CHE.2 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 79 | 99 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 46 |
| 1991–92 | HC Lausanne | CHE.2 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 68 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | HC Bolzano | ITA | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
| 1992–93 | EC Graz | AUT | 29 | 21 | 27 | 48 | | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | New Haven Senators | AHL | 20 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 29 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 71 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 112 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| 1994–95 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 64 | 44 | 52 | 96 | 119 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 8 |
| 1995–96 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 77 | 27 | 58 | 85 | 99 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 1996–97 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 14 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Austin Ice Bats | WPHL | 30 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 54 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 26 |
| 1997–98 | Austin Ice Bats | WPHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Austin Ice Bats | WPHL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 238 | 49 | 77 | 126 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| IHL totals | IHL totals | IHL totals | 380 | 211 | 255 | 466 | 480 | 45 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 48 |

## Coaching record

| Team | Year | League | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Post season |
| Team | Year | League | G | W | L | T | OTL | Pct | Result |
| Austin Ice Bats | 1997-98 | WPHL | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.536 | |
| Cincinnati Cyclones | 2001-02 | ECHL | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.808 | Lost in round 2 |