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'{{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Paul Ranger Marlies.jpg | image_size = | position = [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|Defence]] | shoots = Left | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 210 | league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]] | team = [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] | former_teams = [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|9|12}} | birth_place = [[Whitby]], [[Ontario|ON]], [[Canada|CAN]] | draft = 183rd overall | draft_year = 2002 | draft_team = [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] | career_start = 2004 | career_end = }} The hyperlink on Whitby goes to Whitby, England, not Whitby, Ontario. Change it to the right one! '''Paul Ranger''' (born September 12, 1984) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[professional]] [[ice hockey]] [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|defenceman]] who is currently a member of the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He has spent the majority of his professional career with the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] of the [[National Hockey League]] before leaving the sport at the professional level for almost three years due to unspecified personal reasons. Ranger returned to professional hockey at the [[American Hockey League]] with the [[Toronto Marlies]] during the 2012–13 season, and subsequently signed a one-year contract with the Maple Leafs on July 24, 2013 to return to the NHL. ==Playing career== Ranger played his junior career with the [[Oshawa Generals]] of the [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]]. After being drafted by the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] 183rd overall in [[2002 NHL Entry Draft|2002]], he played 2 more seasons with the Generals before signing with the [[Springfield Falcons]] of the [[American Hockey League|AHL]] for the [[2004–05 NHL lockout]]. After the lockout, he played 76 games with the Lightning, scoring 18 points. In October 2009, Ranger approached Lightning team personnel before practice and requested a leave of absence without pay, which the team agreed to.<ref name=leave>{{cite web|title=Toronto Maple Leafs' Paul Ranger Couldn't Be Happier With Shot At Return to NHL | url = http://sports.nationalpost.com/2013/09/11/toronto-maple-leafs-paul-ranger-couldnt-be-happier-with-shot-at-return-to-nhl/ |publisher=The National Post | accessdate = 2013-12-01 | date = 2013-11-09 | author = Arthur, Bruce}}</ref> During his time away from professional hockey, he attended the [[University of Ottawa]] and coached bantam hockey in his hometown. Two of the players he coached were the sons of [[David Branch]], commissioner of the [[Ontario Hockey League]].<ref name=leave /> On August 21, 2012, after almost three seasons removed from competitive hockey, Ranger signed a minor league deal with the [[Toronto Marlies]] of the [[American Hockey League]].<ref>{{Cite web| title = Brophy on Leafs: Ranger returns from hiatus | url = http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2012/08/21/maple_leafs_sign_paul_ranger_journey_back_to_nhl/ | publisher = ''[[Sportsnet.ca]]'' | date = 2012-08-21 | accessdate = 2012-08-21}}</ref> His agent approached the team to inquire about his return to the NHL. Even after his return, Ranger has declined to talk about the specific details about why he chose to return to professional hockey.<ref name=leave /> After a successful return to professional hockey with the Marlies, Ranger signed with the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] for the 2013–14 season.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=678825 | title = Maple Leafs sign Ranger to one-year deal | publisher = ''[[NHL.com]]'' | date = 2013-07-24 | accessdate = 2012-07-24}}</ref> ==Career statistics== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:75%" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | [[Regular season]] ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! [[Season (sports)|Season]] ! Team ! League ! GP ! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] ! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] ! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] ! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]] ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | [[2000–01 OHL season|2000–01]] | [[Oshawa Generals]] | [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]] | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[2001–02 OHL season|2001–02]] | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 62 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |- | [[2002–03 OHL season|2002–03]] | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 68 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 70 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[2003–04 OHL season|2003–04]] | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 62 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 72 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |- | [[2004–05 AHL season|2004–05]] | [[Springfield Falcons]] | [[American Hockey League|AHL]] | 69 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[2005–06 AHL season|2005–06]] | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- | [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]] | [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] | [[National Hockey League|NHL]] | 76 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 58 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]] | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 72 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |- | [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]] | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 72 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]] | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 42 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — |- | [[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10]] | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[2012–13 AHL season|2012–13]] | [[Toronto Marlies]] | AHL | 51 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 54 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 270 ! 18 ! 74 ! 92 ! 218 ! 11 ! 2 ! 5 ! 7 ! 4 |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{hockeydb|55271}} *{{nhlprofile|8470085}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME = Ranger, Paul | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Canadian ice hockey player | DATE OF BIRTH = September 12, 1984 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Oshawa, Ontario|Oshawa]], [[Ontario|ON]], [[Canada|CAN]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ranger, Paul}} [[Category:1984 births]] [[Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen]] [[Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Oshawa Generals players]] [[Category:People from Whitby, Ontario]] [[Category:Springfield Falcons players]] [[Category:Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks]] [[Category:Tampa Bay Lightning players]] [[Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players]] [[Category:Toronto Marlies players]]'