Paul Mara
 Paul Mara 
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| Date of birth | 7th September 1979 |
| place of birth | Ridgewood , New Jersey , USA |
| size | 193 cm |
| Weight | 99 kg |
| position | defender |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
1997 , 1st round, 7th position Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Career stations | |
| 1996-1998 | Sudbury Wolves |
| 1998-1999 | Plymouth Whalers |
| 1999-2001 | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 2001-2006 | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 2004-2005 | Hanover Scorpions |
| 2006-2007 | Boston Bruins |
| 2007-2009 | New York Rangers |
| 2009-2010 | Canadiens de Montréal |
| 2010-2011 | Anaheim Ducks |
| 2011 | Canadiens de Montréal |
| 2012-2013 |
Ontario Reign Houston Eros |
Paul Richard Mara (born September 7, 1979 in Ridgewood , New Jersey ) is a former American ice hockey player and current coach who played 767 games for the Tampa Bay Lightning , Phoenix Coyotes , Boston Bruins , New York Rangers , Canadiens de Montréal and Anaheim Ducks in the National Hockey League on the position of defender . Mara has been the head coach of the Boston Pride from the National Women's Hockey League since summer 2018 .
Career
Mara played during his junior years in the Ontario Hockey League with the Sudbury Wolves and the Plymouth Whalers . After strong performances, he was selected in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round as seventh.
In Tampa, however, he could not really assert himself and played again and again in the farm team with the Detroit Vipers in the International Hockey League . When the Tampa Bay Lightning signed goalkeeper Nikolai Chabibulin , Mara was given up in return for the Phoenix Coyotes .
In the NHL strike season 2004/05 he played in the German Ice Hockey League for the Hanover Scorpions . After another year in Phoenix, he moved to the Boston Bruins . In February 2007, the Bruins transferred Paul Mara to the New York Rangers in exchange for Aaron Ward . On July 10, 2009, he signed a one-year contract with the Montréal Canadiens . In September 2010, Mara signed a one-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks . In February 2011, these gave him in exchange for a five-round vote in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft to the Montreal Canadiens. After he remained without a club in the 2011/12 season, he was on the ice at the beginning of the following season with the Ontario Reign in the East Coast Hockey League . In January 2012, Mara was loaned to the Houston Eros in the American Hockey League and remained there for the remainder of the season.
After the end of his career, Mara started working as a coach. At the 2018 Winter Olympics , he was assistant coach for the United States women's national ice hockey team and won the gold medal with the team. For the 2018/19 season he took over the head coach of the Boston Pride from the National Women's Hockey League .
Achievements and Awards
- 2002 Participation in the NHL YoungStars Game
- 2008 Victoria Cup win with the New York Rangers
International
- 1997 silver medal at the U20 World Junior Championship
- 2004 bronze medal at the world championship
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
| 1996/97 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 44 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997/98 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 25th | 8th | 18th | 26th | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997/98 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 25th | 8th | 15th | 23 | 30th | 15th | 3 | 14th | 17th | 30th | ||
| 1998/99 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 52 | 13 | 41 | 54 | 95 | 11 | 5 | 7th | 12 | 28 | ||
| 1998/99 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1999/00 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 15th | 3 | 5 | 8th | 22nd | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1999/00 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 54 | 7th | 11 | 18th | 73 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000/01 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6th | 22nd | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000/01 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 46 | 6th | 10 | 16 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000/01 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 22nd | 17th | 14th | 31 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001/02 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 75 | 7th | 17th | 24 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | ||
| 2002/03 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 73 | 10 | 15th | 25th | 78 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003/04 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 81 | 6th | 36 | 42 | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004/05 | Hanover Scorpions | DEL | 35 | 5 | 13 | 18th | 89 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005/06 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 78 | 15th | 32 | 47 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006/07 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 59 | 3 | 15th | 18th | 95 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006/07 | New York Rangers | NHL | 19th | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18th | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4th | 18th | ||
| 2007/08 | New York Rangers | NHL | 61 | 1 | 16 | 17th | 52 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20th | ||
| 2008/09 | New York Rangers | NHL | 76 | 5 | 16 | 21st | 94 | 7th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8th | ||
| 2009/10 | Canadiens de Montréal | NHL | 42 | 0 | 8th | 8th | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2010/11 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2010/11 | Canadiens de Montréal | NHL | 20th | 0 | 4th | 4th | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| OHL total | 146 | 38 | 108 | 146 | 265 | 26th | 8th | 21st | 29 | 58 | ||||
| IHL total | 25th | 6th | 8th | 14th | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| NHL overall | 734 | 64 | 189 | 253 | 776 | 33 | 3 | 4th | 7th | 50 | ||||
International
Represented the USA at:
- U20 Junior World Championship 1997
- U20 Junior World Championship 1998
- U20 Junior World Championship 1999
- World Championship 2004
| year | team | event | result | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | |
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| 1997 | United States | U20 World Cup |
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6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | United States | U20 World Cup | 5th place | 7th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6th | |
| 1999 | United States | U20 World Cup | 8th place | 6th | 1 | 4th | 5 | 22nd | |
| 2004 | United States | WM |
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9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8th | |
| Juniors overall | 19th | 2 | 5 | 7th | 28 | ||||
| Men overall | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8th | ||||
( 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 )
Web links
- Paul Mara at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Paul Mara at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Paul Mara at hockeydb.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ NHL.com, Mara signs one-year deal with Canadiens
- ↑ ducks.nhl.com, Ducks Sign D Mara to One-Year Deal
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Mara, Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mara, Paul Richard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ice hockey player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th September 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ridgewood , New Jersey |