Paul Harrison (ice hockey)

For other people named Paul Harrison, see Paul Harrison (disambiguation).
Paul Harrison
Born (1955-02-11) February 11, 1955 (age 69)
Timmins, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Right
Played for Minnesota North Stars
Toronto Maple Leafs
Pittsburgh Penguins
Buffalo Sabres
NHL draft 40th overall, 1975
Minnesota North Stars
WHA draft 61st overall, 1975
Cincinnati Stingers
Playing career 1975–1983

Paul Douglas Harrison (born February 11, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres between 1975 and 1982, accumulating a record of 28-59–9.

Career

Harrison was drafted in the third round, 40th overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's Cincinnati Stingers, but never played in that league.

After his NHL career finished, Harrison moved back to Timmins and became a police officer for the Ontario Provincial Police. He taught grade-school students about drug awareness through the D.A.R.E. Program.[1]

Personal life

Harrison and his wife Penny had two daughters, and they lived in Timmins.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1973–74 Oshawa Generals OHA 33 — — — 1968 131 1 3.99 — — — — — — — — —
1974–75 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 34 — — — 2040 153 2 4.50 — 4 — — 240 17 0 4.25 —
1975–76 Minnesota North Stars NHL 6 0 4 1 307 28 0 5.48 .836 — — — — — — — —
1975–76 Providence Reds AHL 3 1 1 1 145 13 0 5.38 — — — — — — — — —
1976–77 Minnesota North Stars NHL 2 0 2 0 120 11 0 5.50 .776 — — — — — — — —
1976–77 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 55 32 17 6 3265 172 2 3.16 .898 6 2 4 363 25 0 4.13 —
1977–78 Minnesota North Stars NHL 27 6 16 2 1551 99 1 3.83 .876 — — — — — — — —
1978–79 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 25 8 12 3 1401 82 1 3.51 .879 2 0 1 87 7 0 4.83 .860
1979–80 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 30 9 17 2 1485 110 0 4.45 .871 — — — — — — — —
1979–80 New Brunswick Hawks AHL 9 4 3 1 485 30 0 3.71 .878 — — — — — — — —
1980–81 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 37 24 7 2 2047 92 4 2.70 .889 — — — — — — — —
1980–81 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL — — — — — — — — — 1 0 0 40 1 0 1.50 .941
1981–82 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 13 3 7 0 698 64 0 5.51 .819 — — — — — — — —
1981–82 Buffalo Sabres NHL 6 2 1 1 230 14 0 3.67 .844 1 0 0 26 1 0 2.35 .875
1982–83 Rochester Americans AHL 29 11 11 3 1535 110 0 4.30 .850 3 0 0 26 0 0 0.00 1.000
NHL totals 109 28 59 9 5789 408 2 4.23 .864 4 0 1 153 9 0 3.54 .880

References

  1. ^ "1975 NHL Amateur Draft -- Paul Harrison".
Preceded by Winner of the Terry Sawchuk Trophy
with Ken Ellacott
1980–81 		Succeeded by


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