# Greg Paslawski

Gregory Stephen "Mud" Paslawski (born August 25, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played eleven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres, Quebec Nordiques, Philadelphia Flyers and Calgary Flames.
Paslawski was born in Kindersley, Saskatchewan to parents Sally and Walter Paslawski. He played junior hockey for the Prince Albert Raiders. Not drafted, Paslawski signed with the Montreal Canadiens in October 1981. He made his professional debut in 1983–84 with Montreal. He was traded later that season to the St. Louis Blues.
From there, his best season was the 1985–86 NHL season, where he was a key contributor to the Blues' road to an upset victory, scoring a hat trick against the Minnesota North Stars and scored the game-tying goal in game six of the Conference finals against Calgary, a game known as the Monday Night Miracle. His best season statistically was the 1986–87 season, when he scored 29 goals and 64 points, both career highs. In all, he played in 650 games in his NHL career, scoring 187 goals and 185 assists for 372 points.

## 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 |
| 1979–80 | Prince Albert Raiders | SJHL | 58 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81 | Prince Albert Raiders | SJHL | 59 | 55 | 60 | 115 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981–82 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 43 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 75 | 46 | 42 | 88 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 1983–84 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 34 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1984–85 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 72 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1985–86 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 56 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 13 |
| 1986–87 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 76 | 29 | 35 | 64 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1987–88 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1988–89 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 75 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1989–90 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 71 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990–91 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 43 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 80 | 28 | 17 | 45 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 60 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993–94 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 29 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994–95 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 69 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| 1995–96 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 60 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 650 | 187 | 185 | 372 | 169 | 60 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 25 |