| Played For: | Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins New York Islanders Adler Mannheim Nürnberg Ice Tigers Frankfurt Lions IF Redhawks Malmö |
| League: | GET |
| Position: | Defense |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 195 |
| Birth Date: | June 22, 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Draft: | 149th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1985 |
| Draft Team: | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Career Start: | 1989 |
| Career End: | 2005 |
| Ntl Team: | USA |
Paul Frederick Stanton (born June 22, 1967) is an American former professional ice hockey player.
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1985 as a high school senior, Paul chose to play for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and was named an NCAA West All-American in 1988.
He played his first NHL game in the 1991 season for the Penguins, and was a member of the Stanley Cup winning team in 1991 and 1992. He was later traded to the Boston Bruins and then to the New York Islanders, playing parts of those seasons with each team's respective minor league teams.
In 1995 and 1996 he played 13 matches for Team USA at the Ice Hockey World Championships, winning the bronze medal.
In 1996 he left the NHL for Europe, playing in the DEL for the Adler Mannheim. With Mannheim he won the German championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999. Prior to the 2000–01 season, he became a member of the Nürnberg Ice Tigers until 2002, when he started for the Frankfurt Lions.
His most recent team has been IF Redhawks Malmö of the Swedish Elitserien.
Paul Stanton currently resides in Naples, Florida and now serves as an assistant coach for the Florida Gulf Coast University Hockey Team.
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–86 | University of Wisconsin | NCAA | 36 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | University of Wisconsin | NCAA | 41 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | University of Wisconsin | NCAA | 45 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | University of Wisconsin | NCAA | 45 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Muskegon Fury | IHL | 77 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 61 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 21 | ||
| 1990–91 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 75 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 40 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | ||
| 1991–92 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 54 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 42 | ||
| 1992–93 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 77 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 71 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Denver Grizzlies | IHL | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | New York Islanders | NHL | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 47 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 88 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1996–97 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 50 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 64 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 26 | ||
| 1997–98 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 48 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 72 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | ||
| 1998–99 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 38 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 50 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 | ||
| 1999–00 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 56 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | ||
| 2000–01 | Nuremberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 49 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 104 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | ||
| 2001–02 | Nuremberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 57 | 7 | 29 | 37 | 94 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2002–03 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 49 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 52 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 104 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 36 | ||
| 2004–05 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 295 | 14 | 49 | 63 | 262 | 44 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 66 | ||||
| DEL totals | 446 | 73 | 212 | 286 | 820 | 72 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 201 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA Second Team | 1987–88 | [1] |
| AHCA West First-Team All-American | 1987–88 | [2] |
| WCHA All-Tournament Team | 1988 | [3] |
| All-WCHA First Team | 1988–89 | |