Jeff Paul

{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

| image_size =

| position = Defence

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 222

| played_for = Colorado Avalanche

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|3|1|mf=y}}

| birth_place = London, Ontario, Canada

| draft = 42nd overall

| draft_year = 1996

| draft_team = Chicago Blackhawks

| career_start = 1998

| career_end = 2009

}}

Jeffrey M. Paul (born March 1, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current coach of the Kladno Knights of the Czech Republic Extraliga. He played in 10 professional seasons.

Career

Born in London, Ontario, Paul was drafted to the National Hockey League in 1996 by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2nd round, 42nd overall. He played two games in the NHL for the Colorado Avalanche during the 2002–03 season. On September 1, 2005, Paul was signed as a free agent by the Montreal Canadiens. Paul last played professionally for SHC Fassa in Italy's Serie A.

He served as a one-time assistant coach of the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League during the 2012–13 season.{{cite web| url = http://ontariohockeyleague.com/jeff-paul-joins-knights-as-assistant-coach/ | title = Knights' hire assistant coach Jeff Paul | publisher = Ontario Hockey League | date = 2012-08-14 | accessdate = 2012-08-14}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="5"|Regular season

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! colspan="5"|Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

1994–95

| Niagara Falls Thunder

| OHL

| 57

3101364

| 6

0220
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| 1995–96

| Niagara Falls Thunder

| OHL

| 48

17881

| 10

04437
1996–97

| Erie Otters

| OHL

| 60

42327152

| 5

20212
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| 1997–98

| Erie Otters

| OHL

| 48

31720108

| 7

02213
1998–99

| Portland Pirates

| AHL

| 6

0004

| —

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| 1998–99

| Indianapolis Ice

| IHL

| 55

077120

| 7

02212
1999–00

| Cleveland Lumberjacks

| IHL

| 69

6612210

| 9

10112
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| 2000–01

| Norfolk Admirals

| AHL

| 59

5611171

| 9

02212
2001–02

| Hershey Bears

| AHL

| 58

11314201

| 7

0116
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| 2002–03

| Hershey Bears

| AHL

| 50

235123

| —

2002–03

| Colorado Avalanche

| NHL

| 2

0007

| —

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| 2003–04

| San Antonio Rampage

| AHL

| 57

268174

| —

2003–04

| Hartford Wolf Pack

| AHL

| 17

05538

| 15

12331
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| 2004–05

| Portland Pirates

| AHL

| 54

123137

| —

2005–06

| Hamilton Bulldogs

| AHL

| 27

04468

| —

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| 2006–07

| Tilburg Trappers

| NED

| 33

141832176

| —

2007–08

| EV Duisburg

| DEL

| 53

15686

| —

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| 2008–09

| SHC Fassa

| ITA

| 44

4111588

| —

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! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 328 !! 11 !! 39 !! 50 !! 916

! 31 !! 1 !! 5 !! 6 !! 49

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 2 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 7

! — !! — !! — !! — !! —

References

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