Wilf Paiement

Wilf Paiement (born October 16, 1955, in Earlton, Ontario) is a former professional right winger in the NHL from 1974 to 1988. He played for seven different NHL teams.
==Playing career==
Wilf Paiement was selected in the first round 1st (2nd overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft by the Kansas City Scouts of the NHL, the first-ever draft chice by the club. He played two seasons in Kansas City before the team moved to Colorado and became the Colorado Rockies. He would be the last active player to have played for the Scouts.
Paiement was a member of the Canadian team which returned to the World Championship 1977 in Austria after seven years of absence.
On October 25, 1978, Paiement attacked Detroit Red Wing's journeyman Dennis Polonich with his stick. The dimunitive five-foot-six-inch Polonich was trash-talking with Paiement, when Paiement struck Polonich's across the face with a two-handed slash, which resulted in severe facial lacerations, a smashed nose that required extensive reconstructive surgery, and a severe concussion. Along with a match penalty, Paiement was given the longest (at the time) suspension in NHL history - 15 games. Polonich sued, and was rewarded with a settlement of $850,000 in 1982. Polonich suffered with breathing problems from then on.
Paiement was traded from the Rockies to the Toronto Maple Leafs along with Pat Hickey for Lanny McDonald and Joel Quenneville on December 29, 1979. While in Toronto, he became the last player (aside from Wayne Gretzky to wear #99.
Paiement played in Toronto for the next three seasons before again being traded to the Quebec Nordiques for Miroslav Frycer and a 7th round pick in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft (Jeff Triano). After five seasons in Quebec, he was traded to the New York Rangers for Steve Patrick where he only played eight games. 
The Buffalo Sabres claimed Paiement off waivers on October 6, 1986. He only played one season in Buffalo before rounding out his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins and finally, the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the IHL in 1987–88.
== 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
1971–72 	Niagara Falls Flyers 	OHA 	 	34 	6 	13 	19 	74 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1972–73 	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA 	 	61 	18 	27 	45 	173 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1973–74 	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA 	 	70 	50 	73 	123 	134 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1974–75 	Kansas City Scouts 	NHL 	 	78 	26 	13 	39 	101 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1975–76 	Kansas City Scouts 	NHL 	 	57 	21 	22 	43 	121 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1976–77 	Colorado Rockies 	NHL 	 	78 	41 	40 	81 	101 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1977–78 	Colorado Rockies 	NHL 	 	80 	31 	56 	87 	114 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	7
1978–79 	Colorado Rockies 	NHL 	 	65 	24 	36 	60 	80 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1979–80 	Colorado Rockies 	NHL 	 	34 	10 	16 	26 	41 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1979–80 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	41 	20 	28 	48 	72 	 	3 	0 	2 	2 	17
1980–81 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	77 	40 	57 	97 	145 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	2
1981–82 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	69 	18 	40 	58 	203 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1981–82 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 	 	8 	7 	6 	13 	18 	 	14 	6 	6 	12 	28
1982–83 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 	 	80 	26 	38 	64 	170 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	4
1983–84 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 	 	80 	39 	37 	76 	121 	 	9 	3 	1 	4 	24
1984–85 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 	 	68 	23 	28 	51 	165 	 	18 	4 	2 	6 	58
1985–86 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 	 	44 	7 	12 	19 	145 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1985–86 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	8 	1 	6 	7 	13 	 	16 	5 	5 	10 	45
1986–87 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	56 	20 	17 	37 	108 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	Muskegon Lumberjacks 	IHL 	 	28 	17 	18 	35 	52 	 	5 	0 	2 	2 	15
1987–88 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	23 	2 	6 	8 	39 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	946 	356 	458 	814 	1757 	 	69 	18 	17 	35 	185
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==External links==
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*Wilf's Bio on Hockey Draft Central.com
Category:Born in 1955
Category:Buffalo Sabres players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Colorado Rockies players
Category:Kansas City Scouts draft picks
Category:Kansas City Scouts players
Category:Muskegon Lumberjacks (1984–1992) players
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:New York Rangers players
Category:Niagara Falls Flyers alumni
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players
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Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:St. Catharines Black Hawks alumni
Category:Retired in 1988