Paul Fenton (ice hockey player)

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United StatesUnited States  Paul Fenton Ice hockey player
Date of birth December 22, 1959
place of birth Springfield , Massachusetts , USA
size 180 cm
Weight 82 kg
position Left wing
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1979-1982 Boston University
1982-1983 Peoria Prancers
1983-1986 Binghamton Whalers
1986-1987 New Haven Nighthawks
1987-1988 Los Angeles Kings
1988-1990 Winnipeg Jets
1990-1991 Toronto Maple Leafs
1991 Calgary Flames
1991-1992 San Jose Sharks

Paul John Fenton (born December 22, 1959 in Springfield , Massachusetts ) is a former American ice hockey player and - scout as well as current - functional , who in the course of his active career between 1979 and 1992 among other things 428 games for the Hartford Whalers , New York Rangers , Los Angeles Kings , Winnipeg Jets , Toronto Maple Leafs , Calgary Flames and San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League on the position of left winger . He also spent a large part in the American Hockey League , where he was twice appointed to one of the two All-Star teams . From May 2018 to July 2019, Fenton was general manager of the Minnesota Wild in the NHL.

Career

Fenton played for four years from 1978 to 1982 at Boston University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association without shining with great performances. Without draft , he moved to the 1982/83 season in the International Hockey League for the Peoria Prancers . There he convinced with a 111-point season, which earned him the nomination for the second all-star team of the league and the win of the Ken McKenzie Trophy for the best US American rookie . As a further consequence, the Hartford Whalers submitted to him from the National Hockey League a professional contract for the season 1983/84 .

The Whalers used the American in the first season exclusively in their American Hockey League - farm team with the Binghamton Whalers . It was not until the 1984/85 season that the left winger made the leap into the NHL squad, but, as in the following season, was unable to establish himself and was repeatedly deported to the AHL. There he was appointed to the First All-Star Team at the end of the 1985/86 game year . In the summer of 1986, the defensive striker moved to the New York Rangers as a free agent , where he was only able to earn a regular place in the farm team for the time being. In two seasons he ran in only eight games for the Rangers in the NHL. As part of the NHL Waiver Draft in October 1987, the Los Angeles Kings selected him . At the Kings Fenton managed to get a place in the regular squad of the NHL team and played there until the 1988/89 season before he was transferred to the Winnipeg Jets , which gave him to the Toronto Maple Leafs after almost exactly two years . In Winnipeg he had his best NHL season in the 1989/90 season with 50 points in 80 games. The Maple Leafs sent him to the Washington Capitals after just three months , who transferred him to the Calgary Flames that same day . Thus, Fenton was during the 1990/91 season with four NHL franchises under contract and ran for three of these. In August 1991 Fenton moved again. This time back to the Hartford Whalers, who sent him to the newly founded San Jose Sharks shortly after the start of the season . There he ended his career after the 1991/92 season at the age of 32.

After his active career ended, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim hired him as a scout . He remained in this position for three years before he was appointed chief scout. During his five-year tenure in Anaheim, he was involved in the obligations of Paul Kariya and Steve Rucchin via drafts and Teemu Selänne . For the 1998/99 season Fenton took over the post of player staff director at the newly formed Nashville Predators , which he held for eight years. Before the 2006/07 season , on June 5, 2006, he was promoted to Assistant General Manager . He held this position under David Poile until the end of the 2017/18 season when he was appointed the new General Manager of Minnesota Wild , succeeding Chuck Fletcher . With the Wild he made some controversial transfers, for example the swap of Nino Niederreiter for Victor Rask or Mikael Granlund for Kevin Fiala , before he was released at the end of his first season in July 2019.

International

Fenton took part with the US national team in the ice hockey world championships in 1985 and 1989 . He could not win a medal. He played a total of 19 games in which he posted seven points.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1979/80 Boston University NCAA 24 8th 17th 25th 14th
1980/81 Boston University NCAA 5 3 2 5 0
1981/82 Boston University NCAA 28 20th 13 33 20th
1982/83 Peoria Prancers IHL 82 60 51 111 53 - - - - -
1982/83 Colorado Flames CHL 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 2 2
1983/84 Binghamton Whalers AHL 78 41 24 65 67 - - - - -
1984/85 Hartford Whalers NHL 33 7th 5 12 10 - - - - -
1984/85 Binghamton Whalers AHL 45 26th 21st 47 18th - - - - -
1985/86 Hartford Whalers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1985/86 Binghamton Whalers AHL 75 53 35 88 87 6th 2 0 2 2
1986/87 New York Rangers NHL 8th 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
1986/87 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 70 37 38 75 45 7th 6th 4th 10 6th
1987/88 Los Angeles Kings NHL 71 20th 23 43 46 5 2 1 3 2
1987/88 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 5 11 5 16 9 - - - - -
1988/89 Los Angeles Kings NHL 21st 2 3 5 6th - - - - -
1988/89 Winnipeg Jets NHL 59 14th 9 23 33 - - - - -
1989/90 Winnipeg Jets NHL 80 32 18th 50 40 7th 2 0 2 23
1990/91 Winnipeg Jets NHL 17th 4th 4th 8th 18th - - - - -
1990/91 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 30th 5 10 15th 0 - - - - -
1990/91 Calgary Flames NHL 31 5 7th 12 10 5 0 0 0 2
1991/92 San Jose Sharks NHL 60 11 4th 15th 33 - - - - -
NCAA overall 57 31 32 63 34
AHL total 273 168 123 291 226 13 8th 4th 12 8th
NHL overall 411 100 83 183 198 17th 4th 1 5 27

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1985 United States WM 4th Place 9 2 1 3 8th
1989 United States WM 6th place 10 1 3 4th 14th
Men overall 19th 3 4th 7th 22nd

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

family

His son PJ is also an ice hockey player and was selected in the fifth round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in 162nd position by the San Jose Sharks , his father's last NHL club.

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personal data
SURNAME Fenton, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fenton, Paul John (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player, scout and official
DATE OF BIRTH December 22, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Springfield , Massachusetts , USA