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Paul Heaver

Paul Gerhard Heaver is a British-Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Drafted in the sixth round of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft by the Atlanta Flames, Heaver opted to play in the WHA after being selected by the Toronto Toros in the third round of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. He played parts of two WHA seasons for the Toros and Birmingham Bulls.

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Paul Heaver
Born (1955-02-15) February 15, 1955
Paddington, England, UK
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Toronto Toros
Birmingham Bulls
NHL draft 98th overall, 1975
Atlanta Flames
WHA draft 41st overall, 1975
Toronto Toros
Playing career 1975–1977

Paul Gerhard Heaver (born February 15, 1955) is a British-Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA).1 Drafted in the sixth round of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft by the Atlanta Flames, Heaver opted to play in the WHA after being selected by the Toronto Toros in the third round of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft.1 He played parts of two WHA seasons for the Toros and Birmingham Bulls.2

Heaver was born in Paddington, England, United Kingdom, but grew up in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1967 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Swiss Chalet minor ice hockey team.3

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1972–73 Oshawa Generals OHA 51 4 7 11 100 –– –– –– –– ––
1973–74 Oshawa Generals OHA 70 3 16 19 131 –– –– –– –– ––
1974–75 Oshawa Generals OHA 67 10 24 34 163 –– –– –– –– ––
1975–76 Buffalo Norsemen NAHL 11 2 5 7 21 –– –– –– –– ––
1975–76 Toronto Toros WHA 66 2 12 14 83 –– –– –– –– ––
1976–77 Birmingham Bulls WHA 5 0 0 0 0 –– –– –– –– ––
1976–77 Mohawk Valley Comets NAHL 17 2 5 7 19 4 0 1 1 0
1976–77 Charlotte Checkers SHL 37 4 6 10 54 –– –– –– –– ––
WHA totals 71 2 12 14 83 — — — — —
References

References

  1. "1975 NHL Amateur Draft -- Paul Heaver". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  2. "Paul Heaver at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  3. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
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