Litter Box Cats · May 18, 2016
Florida Panthers Summer Sweater Series: #3 Paul Laus
Paul Laus 2000-01 Pacific Hockey Card #181We continue to go "By The Numbers" this offseason, with Florida's all-time leader in penalty minutes.
Laus, from Beamsville, Ontario, was a 6'1" right-handed defenseman with the OHL Hamilton Steelhawks in 1987-88 (56 games, one goal, nine assists, 171 PIM). The following season he played with the Niagra Falls Thunder (49 games, one goal, 10 assists, 225 PIM). The Buffalo Sabres took notice, and selected him in the second round (37th overall) in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He would spend one more season with the Thunder (60 games, 13 goals, 35 assists, 231 PIM).