Paul Traynor
Encyclopedia
Paul Traynor is a Canadian
ice hockey
player who currently plays for Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
, but never managed to play in the National Hockey League
.
He first moved to Germany
in 2004 playing for the Kölner Haie
and then signed in June 2006 with Iserlohn Roosters
. Before his move, he had played for teams in the American Hockey League
, International Hockey League and the East Coast Hockey League. On April 19, 2009 he left the Roosters and joined Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams on a two-year contract.
On May 13, 2011, Traynor moved to his fourth DEL club, joining the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers on a one-year contract.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player who currently plays for Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Playing career
Traynor was a 7th round draft pick for the Winnipeg Jets, selected as the 162nd pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft1995 NHL Entry Draft
The 1995 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta. The drafting order was now set partially by a lottery system whereby teams would not be guaranteed first pick if they finished last. Instead, a draft lottery was instituted in which the winner of the lottery could move...
, but never managed to play in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
.
He first moved to Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in 2004 playing for the Kölner Haie
Kölner Haie
The Kölner Haie are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team was one of the founding members of the DEL.The team colours are red and white....
and then signed in June 2006 with Iserlohn Roosters
Iserlohn Roosters
The Iserlohn Roosters are a professional ice hockey team based in Iserlohn, North-Rhine-Westphalia. They are members of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga since 2000 and play their home games at the Eissporthalle Iserlohn which is also known as Eissporthalle am Seilersee. Playing nine years in the DEL the...
. Before his move, he had played for teams in the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
, International Hockey League and the East Coast Hockey League. On April 19, 2009 he left the Roosters and joined Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams on a two-year contract.
On May 13, 2011, Traynor moved to his fourth DEL club, joining the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers on a one-year contract.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Rangers The Kitchener Rangers are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League that have called Kitchener, Ontario, Canada their home since 1963. The Rangers are a publicly owned hockey team, governed by a 40-person Board of Directors made up of season ticket subscribers. The Rangers hosted... |
OHL Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... |
50 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 62 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 65 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 23 | ||
| 1996–97 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 66 | 11 | 48 | 59 | 72 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 1997–98 | Raleigh Icecaps Raleigh IceCaps The Raleigh Icecaps were a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1991 and playing at Dorton Arena, located at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds, the IceCaps were members of the ECHL... |
ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States... |
20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Albany River Rats Albany River Rats The Albany River Rats were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Albany, New York at the Times Union Center.- Founding to 2010 :... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | South Carolina Stingrays South Carolina Stingrays The South Carolina Stingrays are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Stingrays play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at the North Charleston Coliseum. The Carolina Ice Palace, also located in... |
ECHL | 27 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 39 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1999–2000 1999–2000 AHL season The 1999–2000 AHL season was the 64th season of the American Hockey League. Nineteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hartford Wolf Pack finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.-Team changes:... |
Rochester Americans Rochester Americans The Rochester Americans are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and a top affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home games in Rochester, New York, at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial... |
AHL | 41 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Utah Grizzlies Utah Grizzlies The Utah Grizzlies are a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL. They play out of West Valley City, Utah, United States, with their home games at the Maverik Center.- Franchise history :... |
IHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 67 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 46 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Syracuse Crunch Syracuse Crunch The Syracuse Crunch are a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Syracuse, New York, at the War Memorial at Oncenter... |
AHL | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 42 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 2002-03 ECHL season The 2002-03 ECHL season was the 15th season of the ECHL. The ECHL All-Star Game was held at Germain Arena in Estero, Florida and was hosted by the Florida Everblades. The Northern Conference All-Stars dominated the game, beating the Southern Conference All-Stars 8:2. Atlantic City's Scott... |
Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Trenton Titans Trenton Titans The Trenton Titans are a professional minor league ice hockey team that currently plays in the ECHL. The team participates in the Atlantic Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Titans play their home games at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, New Jersey. Established in 1999, the... |
ECHL | 22 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 67 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Kölner Haie Kölner Haie The Kölner Haie are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team was one of the founding members of the DEL.The team colours are red and white.... |
DEL | 50 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2005–06 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 47 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 176 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2006–07 | Iserlohn Roosters Iserlohn Roosters The Iserlohn Roosters are a professional ice hockey team based in Iserlohn, North-Rhine-Westphalia. They are members of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga since 2000 and play their home games at the Eissporthalle Iserlohn which is also known as Eissporthalle am Seilersee. Playing nine years in the DEL the... |
DEL | 51 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 52 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 104 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 52 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | DEL | 50 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2010–11 | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | DEL | 52 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| DEL totals | 354 | 31 | 104 | 135 | 594 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 46 | ||||