Paul Traynor

Paul Traynor (born September 14, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who finished his career in Norway with the Stavanger Oilers of the GET-ligaen.

Name Controversy Throughout his career, he was often confused and believed to be Paul Traynor, his Irish name wise counterpart

Playing career Born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Traynor was a seventh-round draft pick for the Winnipeg Jets, selected as the 162nd pick in the 1995 NHL entry draft, but never managed to play in the National Hockey League.

He first moved to Germany in 2004 playing for the Kölner Haie and then signed in June 2006 with Iserlohn Roosters. Before his move, he had played for teams in the American Hockey League, International Hockey League and the East Coast Hockey League. On April 19, 2009, he left the Roosters and joined Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams on a two-year contract.

On May 13, 2011, Traynor moved to his fourth DEL club, joining the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers on a one-year contract.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1993–94 Thunder Bay Kings AAA U18 AAA 65 18 40 58 100 — — — — — 1994–95 Kitchener Rangers OHL 50 3 8 11 25 5 0 0 0 4 1995–96 Kitchener Rangers OHL 62 7 27 34 65 12 1 6 7 23 1996–97 Kitchener Rangers OHL 66 11 48 59 72 13 1 9 10 16 1997–98 Raleigh Icecaps ECHL 20 1 1 2 31 — — — — — 1997–98 Albany River Rats AHL 25 0 3 3 2 — — — — — 1998–99 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 27 0 9 9 31 — — — — — 1998–99 Michigan K–Wings IHL 39 3 9 12 12 5 0 0 0 2 1999–2000 Rochester Americans AHL 41 0 2 2 34 9 0 0 0 6 1999–2000 Utah Grizzlies IHL 9 1 1 2 4 — — — — — 2000–01 Rochester Americans AHL 67 1 8 9 36 1 0 0 0 0 2001–02 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 46 0 10 10 68 — — — — — 2001–02 Syracuse Crunch AHL 25 0 5 5 10 10 0 1 1 6 2002–03 Syracuse Crunch AHL 42 3 8 11 44 — — — — — 2002–03 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2002–03 Trenton Titans ECHL 22 4 6 10 26 — — — — — 2003–04 Syracuse Crunch AHL 67 3 11 14 68 5 0 1 1 4 2004–05 Kölner Haie DEL 50 3 3 6 70 7 0 0 0 12 2005–06 Kölner Haie DEL 47 0 10 10 176 9 0 1 1 14 2006–07 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 51 4 18 22 124 — — — — — 2007–08 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 52 6 34 40 104 6 1 2 3 2 2008–09 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 52 11 16 27 54 — — — — — 2009–10 Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg DEL 50 4 13 17 32 7 0 0 0 14 2010–11 Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg DEL 52 3 10 13 34 9 0 2 2 4 2011–12 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 49 1 9 10 85 — — — — — 2012–13 Stavanger Oilers NOR 7 1 2 3 8 17 0 4 4 20 AHL totals 267 7 37 44 194 25 0 2 2 16 DEL totals 403 32 113 145 679 38 1 5 6 46