Paul John Fenton is a retired American ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 forward

Forward (ice hockey)

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Fenton started his National Hockey League

National Hockey League

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 career with the Hartford Whalers

Hartford Whalers

The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its existence in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A.. The club played in the World Hockey Association from 1972–79 and in the National Hockey League from 1979–97...

 in 1985. He would also play for the New York Rangers

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

, Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings

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, Winnipeg Jets, Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs

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, Calgary Flames

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, and San Jose Sharks

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. He would retire from the NHL after the 1992 season.

In 1983, while playing for the Peoria Prancers

Peoria Prancers

The Peoria Prancers were an ice hockey team in the International Hockey League. They played in Peoria, Illinois, USA at the Carver Arena.In 1983, Peoria Prancer Paul Fenton won the Ken McKenzie Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding American born rookie, playing in the International Hockey League....

, Fenton won the Ken McKenzie Trophy IHL, awarded to the most outstanding American born rookie, playing in the International Hockey League.

Fenton is currently an assistant general manager with the NHL's Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators

The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

. He also simultaneously serves as the General Manager of the AHL's Milwaukee Admirals

Milwaukee Admirals

The Milwaukee Admirals are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA at the Bradley Center.-History:...

. He has two sons, one of whom, P.J. Fenton, plays minor league hockey for the AHL

American Hockey League

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's Worcester Sharks

Worcester Sharks

The Worcester Sharks are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . The franchise is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and play their home games at the DCU Center in Downtown Worcester. The Sharks and the city of Worcester hosted the 2009 AHL All-Star Classic.-History:On...

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