Paul Laus
Paul Laus was born on September 26, 1970 in Beamsville, Ontario. He played major-junior hockey with the Hamilton Steelhawks and
Niagara Falls Thunder of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). The Pittsburgh Penguins selected Laus as their 2nd pick, 37th overall
in the 1989 NHL entry draft. His NHL career never got started with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 6'1" defenseman played a couple of
seasons in the minor leagues with teams in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) and International Hockey League (IHL). During the
1993 NHL expansion draft, the brand new Florida Panthers plucked away Paul Laus from the Penguins.
While in the Pens organization, Laus seemed destined to be a career minor leaguer. But the move to the sunshine state was a boon
for Laus who got his first opportunity to play in the NHL. He was an integral part of the Panthers team that ended up going to the
Stanley Cup finals, providing much needed toughness from the blueline. In the late 1990s, he teamed up with Peter Worrell to
form one of the tougher NHL enforcer combos. In his last couple of seaons, he only played a handful of games and retired from the
game in 2002. Paul Laus played his entire 9 year NHL career with the Florida Panthers.
Paul Laus' Career Statistics
Year Team League GP G A Pts Pim
1987-88 Hamilton Steelhawks OHL 56 1 9 10 171
1988-89 Niagara Falls Thunder OHL 49 1 10 11 225
1989-90 Niagara Falls Thunder OHL 60 13 35 48 231
1990-91 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 20 6 12 18 83
1990-91 Albany Choppers IHL 7 0 0 0 7
1990-91 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 35 3 4 7 103
1991-92 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 75 0 21 21 248
1992-93 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 76 8 18 26 427
1993-94 Florida Panthers NHL 39 2 0 2 109
1994-95 Florida Panthers NHL 37 0 7 7 138
1995-96 Florida Panthers NHL 78 3 6 9 236
1996-97 Florida Panthers NHL 77 0 12 12 313
1997-98 Florida Panthers NHL 77 0 11 11 293
1998-99 Florida Panthers NHL 75 1 9 10 218
1999-00 Florida Panthers NHL 77 3 8 11 172
2000-01 Florida Panthers NHL 25 1 2 3 66
2001-02 Florida Panthers NHL 45 4 3 7 157
NHL Totals 530 14 58 72 1702
Paul Laus' Hockey Goon Stat - 2.4
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