| Played For: | Minnesota North Stars |
| Position: | Right Wing |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| Ntl Team: | CAN |
| Birth Date: | August 12, 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| Draft: | 71st overall |
| Draft Year: | 1981 |
| Draft Team: | Edmonton Oilers |
| Career Start: | 1984 |
| Career End: | 1991 |
Paul Houck (born August 12, 1963 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former ice hockey player. He had a successful college career with the University of Wisconsin between 1981 and 1985, and was named a Western Collegiate Hockey Association Second Team All-Star in 1983, as well as earning a spot on the National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship All-Tournament team. He was selected 71st overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, and traded to the Minnesota North Stars in 1985. Houck played 16 National Hockey League games for the North Stars between 1985 and 1988, scoring one goal and two assists while spending most of his career in the minor leagues. He played two seasons in the Netherlands between 1989 and 1991 before retiring.[1] His son, Jackson Houck, was drafted 94th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. Paul, of the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, and his son, of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, become the first father-and-son tandem drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the team's history.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1980–81 | Kelowna Buckaroos | BCJHL | 56 | 65 | 53 | 118 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | University of Wisconsin | NCAA | 43 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | University of Wisconsin | NCAA | 47 | 38 | 33 | 71 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | University of Wisconsin | NCAA | 37 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | University of Wisconsin | NCAA | 38 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Nova Scotia Oilers | AHL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 61 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 64 | 29 | 18 | 47 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 74 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 73 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1987–88 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 81 | 22 | 37 | 59 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Peter Langhout Reizen Utrecht | NED | 40 | 35 | 46 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Peter Langhout Utrecht | NED | 41 | 37 | 40 | 77 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 137 | 46 | 35 | 81 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| IHL totals | 155 | 49 | 66 | 115 | 124 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| NHL totals | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA Second Team | 1982–83 | [2] |
| All-NCAA All-Tournament Team | 1983 | [3] |