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Paul Cotter (born November 16, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey forward for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Vegas Golden Knights, who drafted him in 2018 and with whom Cotter won the Stanley Cup in 2023.
Playing career
Cotter was selected in the fourth-round, 115th overall, by the Vegas Golden Knights at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.
During the 2021–22 season, Cotter was recalled by the Golden Knights and made his NHL debut on November 9, 2021, against the Seattle Kraken. On November 11, he scored his first NHL goal against Cam Talbot of the Minnesota Wild.
Cotter, as a rookie, spent the entire 2022–23 season, on Vegas' roster, ultimately playing 55 regular-season games and recording 13 goals. Vegas would ultimately go on to win the Stanley Cup Finals; although Cotter did not play any playoff games, he automatically qualified for inscription on the Stanley Cup by playing in over half of Vegas' 82 regular-season games.
On June 29, 2024, Cotter was traded by the Golden Knights to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Alexander Holtz and Akira Schmid.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2015–16 | Little Caesars | HPHL | 23 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Brookings Blizzard | NAHL | 59 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 103 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Lincoln Stars | USHL | 51 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 64 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | Western Michigan University | NCHC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | London Knights | OHL | 48 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 56 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 38 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 59 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 55 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 76 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 138 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| NAHL | ||
| Central Forward of the Year | 2017 | |
| Central MVP | 2017 | |
| All-Central Division Rookie Team | 2017 | |
| All-Central Division Team | 2017 | |
| All-Rookie First Team | 2017 | |
| First All-Star Team | 2017 | |
| Rookie of the Year | 2017 | |
| USHL | ||
| All-Rookie Team | 2018 | |
| NHL | ||
| Stanley Cup champion | 2023 | |
