| Position: | Right wing |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 200 |
| Played For: | Hartford Whalers Winnipeg Jets Washington Capitals Quebec Nordiques |
| Birth Date: | April 14, 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Chesley, Ontario, Canada |
| Draft: | 61st overall |
| Draft Year: | 1981 |
| Draft Team: | Hartford Whalers |
| Career Start: | 1983 |
| Career End: | 1995 |
Paul MacDermid (born April 14, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played 690 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hartford Whalers, Winnipeg Jets, Washington Capitals, and Quebec Nordiques.[1] MacDermid was selected 61st overall in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft by Hartford. He played his junior career with the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League.
His oldest son, Lane was selected by the Boston Bruins in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.[2] Lane scored his first career NHL goal exactly 31 years after the same was done by Paul. They are only the second pair of father and son who scored their first goals on one date.[3] His younger son, Kurtis is a defenseman for the New Jersey Devils.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1980–81 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 68 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 65 | 26 | 45 | 71 | 179 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 17 | ||
| 1982–83 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 42 | 35 | 45 | 80 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 70 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 31 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 48 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 74 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 160 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 1986–87 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 72 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 202 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 34 | ||
| 1987–88 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 80 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 139 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 1988–89 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 74 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 141 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 1989–90 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 29 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 44 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 100 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1990–91 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 69 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 59 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | ||
| 1992–93 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 72 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 690 | 116 | 142 | 258 | 1303 | 43 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 116 | ||||
| AHL totals | 118 | 40 | 61 | 101 | 217 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||