Paul Mara
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Mara with the Canadiens in March 2011.
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| Born |
September 7, 1979 Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Tampa Bay Lightning Phoenix Coyotes Boston Bruins New York Rangers Montreal Canadiens Anaheim Ducks |
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| National team |
 United States
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| NHL Draft | 7th overall, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning |
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| Playing career | 1999–2013 | ||
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| Representing United States
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| World Championships | ||
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2004 Prague | |
Paul Richard Mara (born September 7, 1979 born in Ridgewood, New Jersey and raised in Belmont, Massachusetts) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 7th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. Despite his surname and birthplace being associated with Wellington Mara, he is of no relation to the family.
His older brother, Rob Mara, was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in eleventh round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.
After playing two seasons of high school level hockey in Massachusetts for Belmont Hill School Paul Mara joined the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League for the 1996–97 season. As part of a three team trade with the Windsor Spitfires Mara was traded to the Plymouth Whalers on December 16, 1997. In reflecting on his move from high school to Junior hockey Mara said, "It was the best decision of my life, to go up to Sudbury."
Mara was drafted in the first round, 7th overall, in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. He spent two seasons between the Lightning and their IHL affiliate team the Detroit Vipers before being traded to the Phoenix Coyotes in 2001. He played 81 games with the Coyotes in 2003-04. During the 2004 NHL lockout, Mara joined the Hannover Scorpions of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
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