Paul Postma
Paul Postma | |||
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Born |
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada | February 22, 1989||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
ICEHL team Former teams |
EC KAC Atlanta Thrashers Winnipeg Jets Boston Bruins Ak Bars Kazan Metallurg Magnitogorsk HC Lugano | ||
NHL draft |
205th overall, 2007 Atlanta Thrashers | ||
Playing career | 2009–present |
Paul Edward Postma (born February 22, 1989) is a
Playing career
Postma has played
He earned WHL East First Team All-Star honours, along with teammates
While playing for the Winnipeg Jets, Postma scored his first NHL goal on February 1, 2013, against Anders Lindbäck of the Tampa Bay Lightning.[5] In 2013–14, Postma missed most of the season due to injury, including a blood clot that had him sidelined for 47 games. Postma played a total of 42 games for the Jets during the 2014–15 season, but was sidelined in March, due to a lower-body injury.[6]
On July 10, 2015, Postma signed a two-year, $1,775,000 contract extension with the Jets.[7]
After spending his first eight professional seasons with the Thrashers/Jets franchise, Postma left as a free agent in agreeing to terms with the
As a free agent from the Bruins, Postma opted to halt his North American career, agreeing to a one-year contract with Russian champions,
On May 1, 2019, Postma left Ak Bars as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with Russian outfit,
On December 8, 2020, Postma belatedly joined Austrian club, EC KAC of the ICEHL, as a free agent on an initial one-year contract.[11]
Personal life
Postma attended Gateway Christian School and Notre Dame High School in Red Deer, Alberta. He is the son of John and Janet Postma and has three sisters; Alissa, Jamie-Lea and Sharlene. Alissa is married to former NHL defenceman Noah Welch.[12][13] while his other sister, Sharlene is married to American ice hockey player Rhett Rakhshani.
Paul married Brooke Sutter, daughter of Brent Sutter during the summer of 2023.
Records
- Calgary Hitmen team record; single-season points by a defenceman - 84 in 2008–09 (tied with Matt Kinch - 2000–01)
Career statistics
Regular season
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2004–05 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 58 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 70 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 66 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | ||
2008–09 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 70 | 23 | 61 | 84 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | ||
2009–10 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 63 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 69 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 56 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 14 | ||
2011–12 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 27 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 34 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 42 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 65 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 13 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 57 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 |
HC Lugano | NL | 20 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 |
EC KAC | ICEHL | 20 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 |
EC KAC | ICEHL | 35 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | ||
2022–23 | EC KAC | ICEHL | 45 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
AHL totals | 239 | 50 | 104 | 154 | 102 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 14 | ||||
NHL totals | 205 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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WHL | ||
East First All-Star Team | 2009
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WHL Plus-Minus Award | 2009 | |
CHL Second All-Star Team | 2009 | |
AHL | ||
All-Star Game
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2012
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First All-Star Team | 2012 | [14] |
References
- ^ "Postma claims spot in Hitmen history". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on 2020-05-31. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
- ^ "A look at the 2008-09 WHL Award Finalists". Western Hockey League. 2008-03-26. Archived from the original on March 29, 2009. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ a b "WHL Announces 2008-09 Conference All-Stars and Award Finalists". Western Hockey League. Archived from the original on March 26, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ "Postma inks contract with Thrashers". CanWest News Services. 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ "Winnipeg - Tampa Bay Boxscore". National Hockey League. 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
- ^ "Byfuglien returns to practice for Jets, but Postma out with lower-body injury". nhl.com. March 16, 2015.
- ^ "Jets agree to terms with Postma on two-year contract". nhl.com. July 10, 2015.
- CSNNE. 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- ^ "Ak Bars agree contract with Paul Postma" (in Russian). Ak Bars Kazan. 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ^ "Paul Postma signs with Metallurg" (in Russian). Metallurg Magnitogorsk. 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ "EC KAC strengthens with Paul Postma signing" (in German). EC KAC. December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ^ Atchue, A.J. (March 24, 2011). "Postma has dedicated himself to both ends of ice". NHL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
his older sister, Alissa, will marry his current teammate and roommate, defenseman Noah Welch.
- ^ Shinzawa, Fluto. "Olympics will be just fine without the NHL". edition.pagesuite.com. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
Not only does Welch have his Brighton and Cambridge connections, he is married to Alissa Postma, sister of Bruin Paul Postma.
- ^ "Paul Postma's AHL player profile". American Hockey League. 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database