Paul Baxter

Position	Defenseman
Height Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 189 lb (86 kg/13.5 st)
Pro Clubs	Quebec Nordiques Pittsburgh Penguins Calgary Flames Cleveland Crusaders
Nationality	Canada
Born	October 28 1955 (1955-10-28) (age 52), Winnipeg, MB, CAN
NHL Draft	49th overall, 1975 Pittsburgh Penguins
WHA Draft	11th overall, 1974 Cleveland Crusaders
Pro Career	1975 – 1987

Paul Gordon Baxter (born Oct 28, 1955 in Winnipeg, MB, CAN) was an National Hockey League defenseman from 79" to 87" and an NHL assistant coach for eleven seasons. He is currently coaching HIFK in the Finnish SM-liiga.

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.

Coaching History

1987-88 Salt-Lake Golden Eagles IHL Head Coach 1988-89 Salt-Lake Golden Eagles IHL Head Coach 1989-90 Calgary Flames NHL Assistant Coach 1990-91 Calgary Flames NHL Assistant Coach 1991-92 Calgary Flames NHL Assistant Coach 1992-93 Chicago Blackhawks NHL Assistant Coach 1993-94 Chicago Blackhawks NHL Assistant Coach 1994-95 Chicago Blackhawks NHL Assistant Coach 1995-96 Saint John Flames AHL Head Coach 1996-97 Saint John Flames AHL Head Coach 1997-98 San Jose Sharks NHL Assistant Coach

1998-99 San Jose Sharks NHL Assistant Coach 1999-00 San Jose Sharks NHL Assistant Coach 2001-02 Florida Panthers NHL Assistant Coach 2002-03 Florida Panthers NHL Assistant Coach 2006- HIFK SM-liiga (FIN) Head Coach

External links

• Paul Baxter's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Paul Baxter's biography at Legends of Hockey

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