| Position: | Goaltender |
| Catches: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 9 |
| Weight Lb: | 152 |
| Played For: | Boston Bruins |
| Birth Date: | February 26, 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada |
| Draft: | 47th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1995 |
| Draft Team: | Boston Bruins |
| Career Start: | 1996 |
| Career End: | 2003 |
Paxton Schafer (born February 26, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.[1] Schafer was drafted 47th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft and played three games for them during the 1996–97 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1996 to 2003, was spent in various minor leagues. He later spent several years playing senior hockey, finally retiring in 2012.
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||||
| 1990–91 | Medicine Hat Elks | ABMHL | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Medicine Hat Elks | ABMHL | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Medicine Hat Tigers U18 | AAHA | 27 | — | — | — | 1601 | 95 | 1 | 3.56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 19 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 909 | 67 | 0 | 4.42 | .866 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 61 | 32 | 26 | 2 | 3519 | 185 | 0 | 3.15 | .901 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 339 | 18 | 0 | 3.19 | .916 | ||
| 1995–96 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 60 | 24 | 30 | 3 | 3256 | 200 | 1 | 3.69 | .905 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 251 | 25 | 0 | 5.98 | .833 | ||
| 1996–97 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 6 | 0 | 4.65 | .760 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 22 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1206 | 75 | 1 | 3.73 | .882 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 239 | 7 | 0 | 1.75 | .939 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 158 | 11 | 0 | 4.16 | .890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 44 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 2538 | 131 | 1 | 3.10 | .902 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 428 | 21 | 0 | 2.94 | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Greenville Grrrowl | ECHL | 40 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 2326 | 115 | 2 | 2.97 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 2.94 | .906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Pee Dee Pride | ECHL | 41 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2331 | 94 | 2 | 2.42 | .920 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 8 | 0 | 4.91 | .833 | ||
| 2000–01 | Baton Rouge Kingfish | ECHL | 44 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2564 | 130 | 0 | 3.04 | .907 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 8 | 0 | 4.00 | .895 | ||
| 2000–01 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Baton Rouge Kingfish | ECHL | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 764 | 45 | 0 | 3.53 | .912 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | New Orleans Brass | ECHL | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 977 | 45 | 2 | 2.76 | .917 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Baton Rouge Kingfish | ECHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 357 | 25 | 0 | 4.21 | .855 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Quad City Mallards | UHL | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 454 | 21 | 0 | 2.78 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Flint Generals | UHL | 27 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1525 | 89 | 1 | 3.50 | .887 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Missouri River Otters | UHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 205 | 13 | 0 | 3.80 | .886 | ||
| 2003–04 | Oyen Eagles | SWHL | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.03 | .883 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Oyen Eagles | SWHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Oyen Eagles | SWHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Oyen Eagles | SWHL | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.82 | .904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Oyen Eagles | SWHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.60 | .925 | ||
| 2010–11 | Kindersley Red Lions | SWHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Kindersley Red Lions | SWHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.35 | .913 | ||
| NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 6 | 0 | 4.65 | .760 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||