Paul Stanton

Paul Frederick Stanton (born June 22, 1967) is an American former professional ice hockey player.
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1985 as a high school senior, Paul chose to play for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and was named an NCAA West All-American in 1988.
He played his first NHL game in the 1991 season for the Penguins, and was a member of the Stanley Cup winning team in 1991 and 1992. He was later traded to the Boston Bruins and then to the New York Islanders, playing parts of those seasons with each team's respective minor league teams.
In 1995 and 1996 he played 13 matches for Team USA at the Ice Hockey World Championships, winning the bronze medal.
In 1996 he left the NHL for Europe, playing in the DEL for the Adler Mannheim. With Mannheim he won the German championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999. Prior to the 2000–01 season, he became a member of the Nürnberg Ice Tigers until 2002, when he started for the Frankfurt Lions.
His most recent team has been IF Redhawks Malmö of the Swedish Elitserien.
Paul Stanton currently resides in Naples, Florida and now serves as an assistant coach for the Florida Gulf Coast University Hockey Team.
==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
1985–86 	University of Wisconsin	NCAA 		36 	4 	6 	10 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	University of Wisconsin	NCAA 		41 	5 	17 	22 	70 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	University of Wisconsin	NCAA 		45 	9 	38 	47 	98 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	University of Wisconsin	NCAA 		45 	7 	29 	36 	126 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Muskegon Fury 	IHL 		77 	5 	27 	32 	61 		15 	2 	4 	6 	21
1990–91 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		75 	5 	18 	23 	40 		22 	1 	2 	3 	24
1991–92 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		54 	2 	8 	10 	62 		21 	1 	7 	8 	42
1992–93 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		77 	4 	12 	16 	97 		1 	0 	1 	1 	0
1993–94 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		71 	3 	7 	10 	54 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Denver Grizzlies 	IHL 		11 	2 	6 	8 	15 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 		8 	4 	4 	8 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		18 	0 	4 	4 	9 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Adler Mannheim 	DEL 		47 	13 	24 	37 	88 		8 	2 	5 	7 	8
1996–97 	Adler Mannheim 	DEL 		50 	5 	26 	31 	64 		9 	2 	4 	6 	26
1997–98 	Adler Mannheim 	DEL 		48 	11 	27 	38 	72 		10 	4 	6 	10 	22
1998–99 	Adler Mannheim 	DEL 		38 	6 	16 	22 	50 		12 	2 	7 	9 	22
1999–00 	Adler Mannheim 	DEL 		56 	2 	19 	21 	77 		4 	0 	1 	1 	37
2000–01 	Nuremberg Ice Tigers 	DEL 		49 	11 	19 	30 	104 		4 	1 	1 	2 	26
2001–02 	Nuremberg Ice Tigers 	DEL 		57 	7 	29 	37 	94 		4 	1 	1 	2 	8
2002–03 	Frankfurt Lions 	DEL 		49 	10 	22 	32 	167 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Frankfurt Lions 	DEL 		52 	8 	30 	38 	104 		15 	1 	9 	10 	36
2004–05 	Malmö Redhawks 	SHL 		6 	0 	1 	1 	27 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		295 	14 	49 	63 	262 		44 	2 	10 	12 	66
DEL totals	DEL totals 	DEL totals		446 	73 	212 	286 	820 		72 	13 	37 	50 	201
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
All-WCHA Second Team 	1987–88	
AHCA West First-Team All-American	1987–88	
WCHA All-Tournament Team 	1988 	
All-WCHA First Team 	1988–89	
==References==
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