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PAUL BUCZKOWSKI
      Bio
      Setting Goals
      Respect
      Back to School
      Professionalism
      Those in the know
      Turn It Positive
      Finding a Job
      Eye Protection
      Playing Injured
      Gearing Up
      WCHL vs. CHL
      Europe v. N.A.
      Specific Training
      Training Camps
      Road to Success
      Dedication
      Life in the WHL


SANDY LAMARRE
      Bio
      Season to Forget
      College vs. Junior
      Sportsmanship
      Game Prep
      Conditioning


FORBES MACPHERSON
      Making the Jump


BRIAN PATAFIE
      Bio
      Stretching
      ICE


PATRICK POWERS
      Is Hockey Just a Sport?


ANDREW ZOPPO
      Be Tenacious



Feature Writer


Paul Buczkowski

Photo by Rick Oelkers © 2000
Aperture Photography
  Paul Buczkowski # 25


Team: Pensacola Ice Pilots

League: East Coast Hockey League

Position: Defense

Height: 5' 10"       Weight: 200lbs.

Hometown: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Date of Birth: March 20, 1975


Personal Bio

I am 26 years old and was born and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. My birthdate is March 20/1975. I am five feet ten inches and weigh 200 pounds. I started playing hockey when I was two years old. I played all of my minor hockey as a defenceman until my second year of Major Junior. I was protected as a twelve year old by the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League. At the age of thirteen I was traded to the Saskatoon Blades also of the WHL. I played almost six seasons from 1990 to 1996. I played a limited amount as a fifteen year old. In my second year in junior I started playing as a forward. I was very fortunate play in my hometown.

I also played AAA midget as a twelve, thirteen, and fourteen year old. I was MVP of the league when I was a fourteen year old. My first full year of junior was one of those injury years, and I only played 45 games. In the next four years, I only missed one game to injury. I won numerous awards for the Saskatoon Blades such as defensive forward, community minded, and most sportsmanlike awards.

I went to three NHL camps for the Calgary Flames and to four AHL camps (the Saint John's Flames three times and most recently the Hamilton Bulldogs). After my last year of junior I went over to Europe for three years of professional hockey. I played in three cities in Germany: Ingolstadt, Peissenberg, and Wolfsburg. I currently play for the Pensacola Ice Pilots of the East Coast Hockey League. Here are my stats from my first year of junior through this year:


Career Stats

Team GP G A Pts PIMS






San Antonio Iguanas 00-01 69 21 33 54 57
Tallahassee Tiger Sharks 99-00 69 25 44 69 28
Wolfsburg Grizzlies 98/99 (Ger) 36 26 24 50 53
Peissenberg Hornets 97/98 (Ger) 53 63 45 108 91
Ingolstadt Panthers 96/97 (Ger) 55 41 40 81 81
Professional Totals 282 176 186 362 310
Saskatoon Blades 95/96 68 23 57 80 74
Saskatoon Blades 94/95 72 42 56 98 54
Saskatoon Blades 93/94 71 30 48 78 71
Saskatoon Blades 92/93 72 22 43 65 57
Saskatoon Blades 91/92 45 9 16 25 37
Saskatoon Blades 90/91 9 0 4 4 0
Major Junior Totals 337 126 224 350 293






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