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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Paul Ames
Selected in seventh round
No.
123 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Born
March 12, 1965
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-0 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Billerica (Massachusetts H.S.)
Birthplace: Woburn, Massachusetts (USA)
Hometown:
Billerica, Massachusetts |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
| 1980-81 |
Billerica | Mass. H.S. |
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-- | -- |
-- | -- |
| 1981-82 |
Billerica | Mass. H.S. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1982-83 |
Billerica | Mass. H.S. |
16 | 9 |
26 | 35 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Boston Globe All-Scholastic First Team: 1982-83 (Billerica)
Lowell Sun All-Star First Team: 1982-83 (Billerica)
Miscellaneous: Attended Billerica Memorial High School, where he had
just completed his junior year at the time of the 1983 NHL draft. ... Was
also a pitcher on his high school's varsity baseball team. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Lowell (ECAC/HE); Pfronten
(Germany)
World Junior Championships: 1984
(sixth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Hockey East All-Star Second Team: 1984-85,
1986-87 (Lowell)
Lowell Best Defensive Player: 1985-86, 1986-87
Lowell Rookie of Year: 1983-84
Lowell Co-Captain: 1986-87
Billerica Memorial High School Hall of Fame: Inducted 2000
Education: Majored in business administration at University of
Lowell.
Miscellaneous: Missed parts of 1984-85 season with mononucleosis and
shoulder injury. ... Was named to Team USA for 1985 World Junior
Championships tournament, but was unable to play due to injury. ... Competed
in 1985 U.S. National Sports Festival. ... Became a hockey instructor in New
England after retirement. ... Named to Lowell all-time team upon hockey
program's 30th anniversary in 1997.
Personal: Full name is Paul F. Ames. |
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SNAPSHOT '83 | | Total Selected: |
242 | | Forwards: |
134 | | Defense: |
86 | | Goaltenders: |
22 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
19/5 | | College Players: |
15 | | High School: |
47 |
| Canadian: |
148 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
60 | | U.S.-Born: |
60 |
| European: |
34 |
| Reached NHL: |
113 |
| Stanley Cup: |
21 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
20 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
34 |
| Picks Traded: |
41 |
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