Paul Baier
| Paul Baier | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 2, 1985 Summit, NJ, USA |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Washington Capitals Hershey Bears (AHL) AHL Portland Pirates Binghamton Senators |
| NHL Draft | 95th overall, 2004 Los Angeles Kings |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
Paul Baier (born February 2, 1985) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman currently with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League.[1]
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[edit] Playing career
Baier was drafted in the third round, 95th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to playing professional hockey, Baier attended Brown University.[2]
Unsigned from the Kings he participated in the Buffalo Sabres training camp prior to the 2008–09 season before he was released to AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates. Following his first full professional season with the Pirates Baier was invited to the Ottawa Senators training camp on September 12, 2009, and played the 2009–10 season with AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Senators.[3]
The following season Baier returned to the Rochester Americans, signing a one-year contract on September 14, 2010.[4]
Baier became a free agent for the 2011-2012 season, and was signed by the Hershey Bears to a one-year AHL contract in July 2011.[5] Subsequently, the Washington Capitals invited him to their training camp in September 2011.[6]
However, Paul Baier began the 2011-2012 season with the Capitals' and Bears' ECHL affiliate the South Carolina Stingrays.[7]
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Brown University | ECAC | 32 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Brown University | ECAC | 30 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Brown University | ECAC | 32 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Brown University | ECAC | 31 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 62 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 62 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 65 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 198 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 201 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ Capitals cut 13 more from training camp roster - Capitals Insider - The Washington Post
- ^ Kings Pick Two, Trade Huet For Garon On First Day Of Draft - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News
- ^ "Senators training camp roster". Ottawa Senators. 2009-09-12. http://senators.nhl.com/v2/ext/PDFs/Training_camp_guide.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^ "Panthers sign Baier to one-year AHL contract". Rochester Americans. 2010-09-14. http://amerks.com/news/index.html?article_id=751. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ^ "Bears Sign Defenseman Paul Baier for 2011-12". Hershey Bears. 2011-07-01. http://www.hersheybears.com/news/detail.php?id=3549. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ^ "Capitals Announce Training Camp Schedule and Roster". Washington Capitals. 2011-09-12. http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=588188. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ^ "ECHL season-opening rosters". ECHL. 2011-10-13. http://www.echl.com/echl-season-opening-rosters-p173415. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
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