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Paul Cotter
Born (1999-11-16) November 16, 1999 (age 25)
Canton, Michigan, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NHL team Vegas Golden Knights
NHL draft 115th overall, 2018
Vegas Golden Knights
Playing career 2019–present

Paul Cotter (born November 16, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Cotter was selected in the fourth-round, 115th overall, by the Vegas Golden Knights at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.

During the 2021–22 season, Cotter was recalled by the Golden Knights and made his NHL debut on November 9, 2021, against the Seattle Kraken. On November 11, he scored his first NHL goal against Cam Talbot of the Minnesota Wild.[1]

Cotter, as a rookie, spent the entire 2022–23 season, on Vegas' roster, ultimately playing 55 regular-season games and recording 13 goals. Vegas would ultimately go on to win the Stanley Cup Finals; although Cotter did not play any playoff games, he automatically qualified for inscription on the Stanley Cup by playing in over half of Vegas' 82 regular-season games.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2015–16 Little Caesars HPHL 23 9 10 19 14
2016–17 Brookings Blizzard NAHL 59 28 32 60 103 5 0 2 2 0
2017–18 Lincoln Stars USHL 51 18 21 39 64 7 4 4 8 8
2018–19 Western Michigan University NCHC 8 0 1 1 2
2018–19 London Knights OHL 48 9 17 26 25 11 0 0 0 2
2019–20 Chicago Wolves AHL 56 4 5 9 24
2020–21 Henderson Silver Knights AHL 38 5 11 16 18 4 0 1 1 4
2021–22 Henderson Silver Knights AHL 59 20 15 35 62 2 1 1 2 0
2021–22 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 7 2 0 2 6
2022–23 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 55 13 5 18 15
NHL totals 62 15 5 20 21

Awards and honours

Award Year
NAHL
Central Forward of the Year 2017
Central MVP 2017
All-Central Division Rookie Team 2017
All-Central Division Team 2017
All-Rookie First Team 2017
First All-Star Team 2017
Rookie of the Year 2017
USHL
All-Rookie Team 2018
NHL
Stanley Cup champion 2023 [3]

References

  1. ^ "Paul Cotter". Elite Prospects. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Names Engraved on Stanley Cup". NHL.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "Golden Knights' Stanley Cup win cements Las Vegas as a big-time sports city". CNBC. June 14, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.