Greg Paslawski

Gregory Stephen "Mud" Paslawski (born August 25, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played eleven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres, Quebec Nordiques, Philadelphia Flyers and Calgary Flames.

Paslawski was born in Kindersley, Saskatchewan to parents Sally and Walter Paslawski. He played junior hockey for the Prince Albert Raiders. Not drafted, Paslawski signed with the Montreal Canadiens in October 1981. He made his professional debut in 1983–84 with Montreal. He was traded later that season to the St. Louis Blues.

From there, his best season was the 1985–86 NHL season, where he was a key contributor to the Blues' road to an upset victory, scoring a hat trick against the Minnesota North Stars and scored the game-tying goal in game six of the Conference finals against Calgary, a game known as the Monday Night Miracle. His best season statistically was the 1986–87 season, when he scored 29 goals and 64 points, both career highs. In all, he played in 650 games in his NHL career, scoring 187 goals and 185 assists for 372 points.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1979–80 Prince Albert Raiders SJHL 58 17 32 49 142 — — — — — 1980–81 Prince Albert Raiders SJHL 59 55 60 115 106 — — — — — 1981–82 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 43 15 11 26 31 — — — — — 1982–83 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 75 46 42 88 32 6 1 3 4 8 1983–84 Montreal Canadiens NHL 26 1 4 5 4 — — — — — 1983–84 St. Louis Blues NHL 34 8 6 14 17 9 1 0 1 2 1984–85 St. Louis Blues NHL 72 22 20 42 21 3 0 0 0 2 1985–86 St. Louis Blues NHL 56 22 11 33 18 17 10 7 17 13 1986–87 St. Louis Blues NHL 76 29 35 64 27 6 1 1 2 4 1987–88 St. Louis Blues NHL 17 2 1 3 4 3 1 1 2 2 1988–89 St. Louis Blues NHL 75 26 26 52 18 9 2 1 3 2 1989–90 Winnipeg Jets NHL 71 18 30 48 14 7 1 3 4 0 1990–91 Winnipeg Jets NHL 43 9 10 19 10 — — — — — 1990–91 Buffalo Sabres NHL 12 2 1 3 4 — — — — — 1991–92 Quebec Nordiques NHL 80 28 17 45 18 — — — — — 1992–93 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 60 14 19 33 12 — — — — — 1992–93 Calgary Flames NHL 13 4 5 9 0 6 3 0 3 0 1993–94 Calgary Flames NHL 15 2 0 2 2 — — — — — 1993–94 Peoria Rivermen IHL 29 16 16 32 12 6 3 3 6 0 1994–95 Peoria Rivermen IHL 69 26 43 69 15 9 9 1 10 4 1995–96 Peoria Rivermen IHL 60 16 27 43 22 1 0 0 0 0 NHL totals 650 187 185 372 169 60 19 13 32 25