Paul Jerrard was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman who played one season in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars.
Born in Winnipeg, Canada, he earned his high school education at Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in Saskatchewan.
Jerrard committed to play college hockey at Lake Superior State University, where he played all 4 seasons for the Lakers.
After graduating from LSSU, Jerrard joined the Colorado Rangers of the IHL. He would be traded to the Minnesota North Stars in 1988. who he would play 5 games for in the 1988–89 NHL season.
After this brief stint in the NHL, he would remain in the minors for the rest of his career, ending it with the Hershey Bears in 1997.
One year after his retirement, Jerrard started a coaching career with the Lowell Lock Monsters of the AHL.
He joined the staff of the Lake Superior State University hockey team after coaching Lowell Lock Monsters of the AHL for one season.
He spent four seasons with the Lakers before joining the Colorado Avalanche as an assistant coach.
On August 12, 2013, Jerrard was hired by the Vancouver Canucks to be assistant coach of their AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets.
He later earned an assistant coach job with the Omaha Mavericks of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference on May 25, 2018.
Jerrard died from cancer on February 15, 2023, at the age of 57.
His funeral arrangement is yet to be announced by the family.