Height: 5-11
Weight: 175
Shoot: L
Born: 28 Jan 1946, Cudworth SK (d. 2004)
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Regular Season & Playoff Scoring Record (key)
| year | team | |||||||||||
| 1972-73 | Cleveland | |||||||||||
| 1973-74 | Cleveland | |||||||||||
| 1974-75 | Cleveland | |||||||||||
| 1975-76 | Cleveland | |||||||||||
| 1976-77 | San Diego | |||||||||||
| 1977-78 | Edmonton | |||||||||||
| 1978-79 | Edmonton | |||||||||||
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• Brother of John Shmyr.
• Winner, Dennis Murphy Trophy (Best Defenseman), 1975-76.
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Excerpts from Pro Hockey, WHA 1975-76 (by Dan Proudfoot)
Although Paul Shmyr is only 29, Crusader management refers to him as one of the two keys to the team. "He's the stabilizer of our defence," says manager Jack Vivian. "Along with our goaltender, Gerry Cheevers, he makes things work. "He had injury problems. He didn't recover from playing for Team Canada against the Russians until mid-December. So obviously, he's looking forward to a lot more success in 1975-76." Shmyr, the Crusader Captain, is just one of many talented players assembled by Garry Young when he was running the California Golden Seals. "But", laughs Vivian, "we helped make California the failure it is today. We picked off Shmyr, Gerry Pinder and Gary Jarrett because Young wasn't authorized to pay enough to keep them. No doubt about it, we owe a debt of gratitude to the California Golden Seals management." |
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Excerpts from Zander Hollander's Guide to Pro Hockey, 1975-76 (by Reyn Davis)
Just as tough as he looks through those squinty, Clint Eastwood eyes ... Suffered a broken collarbone that kept him out of 29 games through the heart of the 1974-75 schedule ... Loves to hit ... Good team man ... Built his own home in Vancouver, where his brothers own and operate a construction company ... Leads an excellent rush ... Enjoys baseball and golf in summer |
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Excerpts from Pro Hockey, WHA 1976-77 (by Dan Proudfoot)
The best defenseman in the league and the wildest dresser in town, Shmyr promised to hit Hollywood, Fla., with all of the impact of a star in that other Hollywood. If he arrived. There was talk of Shmyr, only 30 and at the peak of his career, leaving the team rather than making the move. He'd earned $4,000 and the Dennis Murphy Trophy as the outstanding defenseman, but Shmyr retained a bad taste from the upsetting events of the last year at Cleveland. He'd been the team spokesman through the various crises, and it'd been a rugged load. Retaining Shmyr was a priority for the new Florida management team, particularly with young Tom Edur thinking of leaving and Bryan Maxwell, yet another young defenseman, traded. The WHA has far too many sharpshooters to permit any team to prosper without a high-quality defense corps. And Shmyr was the leader at Cleveland. |
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