Butch Paul

Butch Paul
Born (1943-09-11)September 11, 1943
Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada
Died March 25, 1966(1966-03-25) (aged 22)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 1961–1966

Arthur Stewart "Butch" Paul (September 11, 1943 – March 25, 1966) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played three games for the Detroit Red Wings in the 1964–65 season.

Paul was killed in a car accident in Memphis, Tennessee while driving home from a game on March 25, 1966. At the time, he was playing for the Memphis Wings of the Central Hockey League.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1961–62 Edmonton Oil Kings CAHL — — — — — — — — — —
1961–62 Edmonton Oil Kings M-Cup — — — — — 21 8 11 19 8
1962–63 Edmonton Oil Kings CAHL — — — — — — — — — —
1962–63 Edmonton Oil Kings M-Cup — — — — — 20 17 13 30 14
1963–64 Edmonton Oil Kings CAHL 37 27 53 80 19 5 4 1 5 0
1963–64 Edmonton Oil Kings M-Cup — — — — — 19 18 25 43 18
1963–64 Cincinnati Wings CHL 1 0 1 1 5 — — — — —
1964–65 Charlotte Checkers EHL 30 27 14 41 50 — — — — —
1964–65 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 30 7 16 23 16 4 1 0 1 2
1964–65 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1965–66 Memphis Wings CHL 68 13 47 60 44 — — — — —
CHL totals 69 13 48 61 49 — — — — —
NHL totals 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

See also

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