Nick Paul

Nick Paul
Born (1995-03-20) March 20, 1995
Mississauga, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Ottawa Senators
Binghamton Senators (AHL)
NHL Draft 101st overall, 2013
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2015present

Nicholas Paul (born March 20, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing with the Binghamton Senators in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). A left winger, he was selected by the Dallas Stars in the fourth round, 101st overall, of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. He was born to Ellwood Paul and Melinda Rios-Paul. He has a brother named Jesse and a half brother named Christopher.

Playing career

Born in Mississauga, Ontario, Paul played for the Mississauga Chargers before signing with the Brampton Battalion, (later the North Bay Battalion). After his first season with the Battalion, where he scored 12 goals and 28 points, Paul was selected by the Dallas Stars in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. While still a junior, Paul's NHL rights were traded by the Stars on July 1, 2014, along with Alex Chiasson, Alex Guptill, and a 2015 second-round pick, to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Jason Spezza and Ludwig Karlsson.[1]

Paul signed with Ottawa and made his professional debut with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Binghamton Senators in the 2014–15 season. He finished with six goals and 11 assists in 45 games with Binghamton. Paul was assigned to Binghamton by Ottawa for the 2015–16 season also. Paul was called up in February 2016 and made his NHL debut on February 16, 2016 at Ottawa against the Buffalo Sabres.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Mississauga Chargers OJHL 9 3 2 5 4
2012–13 Brampton Battalion OHL 66 12 16 28 21 5 0 1 1 0
2013–14 North Bay Battalion OHL 67 26 20 46 39 22 12 6 18 10
2014–15 North Bay Battalion OHL 58 37 29 66 49 15 7 8 15 6
2015–16 Binghamton Senators AHL 45 6 11 17 10
2015–16 Ottawa Senators NHL 24 2 3 5 6
NHL totals 24 2 3 5 6

References

  1. "Senators trade captain Jason Spezza to Stars". NHL.com'. 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2016-02-17.

External links

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