Paul Baxter

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Paul Gordon Baxter 
*Born: October 28, 1955 in Winnipeg, Manitoba
*Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
*Position: Defense, Coach, General Manager, & Owner
Selected by Cleveland Crusaders 1st round (#11) in 1974 WHA Amateur Draft
Selected by Pittsburgh Penguins 3rd round (#49) in 1975 NHL Amateur Draft
==Playing Career==
The Cleveland Crusaders drafted Baxter in the first round, 11th overall, of the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft. The following year he was drafted into the NHL (third round; 49th overall) by the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played a year in the NHL representing the Quebec Nordiques, as well as three years with the Penguins and another four with the Calgary Flames. Baxter spent prior time with teams in the NAHL and WCHL. He retired from the NHL after 470 games, recording a total of 48 goals, 121 assists, 169 points, and 1564 penalty minutes. Paul is the all-time leader in penalty minutes for the WHA with 962, and is also the single-season leader for the Pittsburgh Penguins with 409 during the 1981–82 season.
Paul Baxter continued his career as a coach, leading the IHL's Salt-Lake Golden Eagles to the championship title in '87-'88. He would go on to become the assistant coach of multiple NHL clubs.
part owner of Wichita Falls Wildcats
==Career Statistics==
===Playing===
  	  	  	 	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
1972-73 	Winnipeg Monarchs 	MJHL 	 	44 	9 	22 	31 	359 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1972-73 	Winnipeg Jets 	WCHL 	 	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1973-74 	Winnipeg Clubs 	WCHL 	 	63 	10 	30 	40 	384 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1974-75 	Cape Cod Codders 	NAHL 	 	2 	1 	0 	1 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1974-75 	Cleveland Crusaders	WHA 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	37 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1975-76 	Syracuse Blazers 	NAHL 	 	3 	1 	2 	3 	9 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1975-76 	Cleveland Crusaders	WHA 	 	67 	3 	7 	10 	201 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	10
1976-77 	Maine Nordiques 	NAHL 	 	6 	1 	4 	5 	52 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1976-77 	Quebec Nordiques 	WHA 	 	66 	6 	17 	23 	244 	 	12 	2 	2 	4 	35
1977-78 	Quebec Nordiques 	WHA 	 	76 	6 	29 	35 	240 	 	11 	4 	7 	11 	42
1978-79 	Quebec Nordiques 	WHA 	 	76 	10 	36 	46 	240 	 	4 	0 	2 	2 	7
1979-80 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 	 	61 	7 	13 	20 	145 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1980-81 	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL 	 	51 	5 	14 	19 	204 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	28
1981-82 	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL 	 	76 	9 	34 	43 	409 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	14
1982-83 	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL 	 	75 	11 	21 	32 	238 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1983-84 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	74 	7 	20 	27 	182 	 	11 	0 	2 	2 	37
1984-85 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	70 	5 	14 	19 	126 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	18
1985-86 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	47 	4 	3 	7 	194 	 	13 	0 	1 	1 	55
1986-87 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	18 	0 	2 	2 	66 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	10
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals	 	472 	48 	121 	169 	1564 	 	40 	0 	5 	5 	162
WHA Totals	WHA Totals 	WHA Totals	 	290 	25 	89 	114 	962 	 	30 	6 	11 	17 	94
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Coaching===
  	  	  	 	 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	Type 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	Pts 	Finish 	 	GP 	W 	L 	Results
1987-88	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	IHL 	Head 	 	82 	40 	34 	- 	8 	88 	2nd West 	 	19 	12 	7 	Won League
1988-89	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	IHL 	Head 	 	82 	56 	22 	- 	4 	116 	1st West 	 	14 	9 	5 	Lost Finals
1989-90	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	Assist	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1990-91	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	Assist	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1991-92	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	Assist	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1992-93	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	Assist	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1993-94	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	Assist	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1994-95	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	Assist	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1995-96	Saint John Flames 	AHL 	Head 	 	80 	35 	30 	11 	4 	85 	1st Atlantic 	 	16 	10 	6 	Lost Conf Final
1996-97	Saint John Flames 	AHL 	Head 	 	80 	28 	36 	13 	3 	72 	2nd Atlantic 	 	5 	2 	3 	Lost Div Semi
1997-98	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 	Assist	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1998-99	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 	Assist	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1999-00	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 	Assist	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2001-02	Florida Panthers 	NHL 	Assist	 	82 	22 	44 	10 	6 	60 	4th SE 	 	DNQ 	DNQ 	DNQ 	DNQ
2002-03	Florida Panthers 	NHL 	Assist	 	67 	20 	26 	12 	9 	61 	- 	 	- 	- 	- 	-
2006-07	HIFK Helsinki 	Finland	Head 	 	25 	18 	 	 	 	 	6th 	 	6 	1 	4 	Lost Qtr Final
2007-08	HIFK Helsinki 	Finland	Head 	 	56 	34 	16 	- 	6 	97 	7th 	 	7 	3 	4 	Lost Qtr Final
2008-09	Wenatchee Wild 	NAHL 	Head 	 	58 	35 	19 	- 	4 	74 	2nd West 	 	13 	9 	4 	Lost Final
2009-10	Wenatchee Wild 	NAHL 	Head 	 	58 	45 	10 	- 	3 	93 	1st West 	 	18 	8 	2 	Lost in Tournament
2010-11	Wenatchee Wild 	NAHL 	Head 	 	24 	13 	9 	- 	2 	28 	- 	 	- 	- 	- 	-
2011-12	Wichita Falls Wildcats 	NAHL 	Head 	 	60 	20 	35 	- 	5 	45 	6th South 	 	DNQ 	DNQ 	DNQ 	DNQ
2012-13	Wichita Falls Wildcats 	NAHL 	Head 	 	60 	26 	30 	- 	4 	56 	5th South 	 	DNQ 	DNQ 	DNQ 	DNQ
2013-14	Wichita Falls Wildcats 	NAHL 	Head 	 	60 	31 	35 	- 	4 	66 	4th South 	 	3 	0 	3 	Lost Div Semi
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Managing===
Wenatchee Wild & Wichita Falls Wildcats (2015-16)
== Awards & Achievements ==
*Avco Trophy World Hockey Association Championship (1977)
*Turner Cup International Hockey League Championship (1988)
*“Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
==Career Moves==
*Signed as a free agent by Quebec Nordiques (WHA) after Cleveland (WHA) franchise folded, June, 1976
*Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh Penguins, August 7, 1980
*Signed as a free agent by Calgary Flames, September 29, 1983
==External Links==
*
*Paul Baxter's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Category:Born in 1955
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Winnipeg Monarchs players
Category:Winnipeg Jets (WHL) players
Category:Winnipeg Clubs players
Category:Cleveland Crusaders players
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks
Category:Quebec Nordiques players
Category:Syracuse Blazers players
Category:Maine Nordiques players
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players
Category:Calgary Flames players
Category:Retired in 1987
Category:Canadian ice hockey coaches
Category:Salt Lake Golden Eagles coaches
Category:Calgary Flames coaches
Category:Chicago Blackhawks coaches
Category:Saint John Flames coaches
Category:San Jose Sharks coaches
Category:Florida Panthers coaches
Category:Manitoba junior hockey All-Time Roster
Category:Wenatchee Wild coaches
Category:Wichita Falls Wildcats coaches
Category:HIFK Helsinki coaches
Category:Cape Codders players