Paul Szczechura (/ʃɪˈhʊərə/; born November 30, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently a free agent having last played for Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).\n', '

Szczechura grew up in the small town of Brantford, Ontario which is the hometown of other professional hockey players such as Wayne Gretzky, Pat Hickey, Chris Gratton, Keith Jones and Adam Henrique. He is of Polish descent.\n', '

Szczechura grew up playing hockey in his hometown of Brantford playing minor hockey for both the Brantford Saints and Brant Bandits AAA hockey programs.[citation needed] He played in the 1999 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with Brantford.After being drafted in the 11th round of the 2001 OHL Priority Selection by the Barrie Colts, Szczechura decided to pursue an NCAA scholarship and played three seasons with the Brantford Golden Eagles of the OHA Midwestern Ontario Jr.B. League.[citation needed] He accepted a scholarship to Western Michigan University in 2003.[citation needed]\n', '

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