Shot Right Height 1.8 m Position Defenseman Role Coach Career end 1987 | Name Paul Baxter Career start 1974 Playing career Weight 86 kg | |
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NHL Draft 49th overall, 1975Pittsburgh Penguins WHA Draft 11th overall, 1974Cleveland Crusaders Played for | ||
Fox Footy - AFL I Am Dangerfield (Sound Design by Paul Baxter)
Paul Gordon Baxter (born October 28, 1955 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman who played from 1979 to 1987, and has served as a National Hockey League (NHL) assistant coach for eleven seasons. He was coaching the Wenatchee Wild in the NAHL before his firing in late November 2010. He then went to the Wichita Falls Wildcats of the NAHL as head coach, general manager, and part owner in May 2011. He left his operational positions with the Wildcats in October 2016 while remaining part owner. The team would cease operations at the end of the season. He and his wife currently live in Tennessee.
Contents
- Fox Footy AFL I Am Dangerfield Sound Design by Paul Baxter
- Oct 29 1981 paul baxter vs behn wilson pittsburgh penguins vs philadelphia flyers
- Playing career
- Coaching history
- Awards and achievements
- References
Oct 29 1981 paul baxter vs behn wilson pittsburgh penguins vs philadelphia flyers
Playing career
The Cleveland Crusaders drafted Baxter in the first round, 11th overall, of the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft. The following year he was drafted into the NHL (third round; 49th overall) by the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played a year in the NHL representing the Quebec Nordiques, as well as three years with the Penguins and another four with the Calgary Flames. Baxter spent prior time with teams in the NAHL and WCHL. He retired from the NHL after 470 games, recording a total of 48 goals, 121 assists, 169 points, and 1564 penalty minutes. Paul is the all-time leader in penalty minutes for the WHA with 962, and is also the single-season leader for the Pittsburgh Penguins with 409 during the 1981–82 season.
Paul Baxter continued his career as a coach, leading the IHL's Salt-Lake Golden Eagles to the championship title in '87-'88. He would go on to become the assistant coach of multiple NHL clubs.