Paul Fenton | |||
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Born |
Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
December 22, 1959 ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Hartford Whalers New York Rangers Los Angeles Kings Winnipeg Jets Toronto Maple Leafs Calgary Flames San Jose Sharks |
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National team | United States | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 1984–1992 |
Paul John Fenton (born December 22, 1959 in Springfield, Massachusetts) is a retired American ice hockey forward. He is currently the general manager for the Minnesota Wild.
Fenton started his National Hockey League career with the Hartford Whalers in 1985. He would also play for the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Winnipeg Jets, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, and San Jose Sharks. He would retire from the NHL after the 1992 season.
In 1983, while playing for the Peoria Prancers, Fenton won the Ken McKenzie Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding American-born rookie playing in the International Hockey League.
Before being named general manager of the Minnesota Wild, Fenton was an assistant general manager with the NHL's Nashville Predators, while simultaneously serving as the general manager of the AHL's Milwaukee Admirals.
Fenton has two sons, one of whom, P. J. Fenton, played hockey for the AHL's Rochester Americans.