Dave Poulin

Dave James Poulin (born on December 17, 1958, in Timmins, Ontario) is a retired professional centre.

Playing career
He was not drafted in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft so he went to Sweden for one season, There he caught the eye of his coach, Ted Sator, who was also a Philadelphia Flyers scout. The Flyers signed Poulin as a free agent.

During his fourteen year career in the National Hockey League, Poulin played with the Philadelphia Flyers (serving as captain from 1984–1990), Boston Bruins, and Washington Capitals. In 724 career NHL games, he scored 205 goals and 325 assists, and won the Selke Trophy in the 1986–87 NHL season.

In 2004, Poulin was entered into the Flyers Hall of Fame.

Career statistics
Regular Season Season Team                     Lge   GP   G   A    Pts  PIM 1978-79 University Of Notre Dame WCHA 37   28  31   59   32 1979-80 University Of Notre Dame WCHA 24   19  24   43   46 1980-81 University Of Notre Dame WCHA 35   13  22   35   53 1981-82 University Of Notre Dame WCHA 39   29  30   59   44 1982-83 Philadelphia Flyers     NHL    2    2   0    2    0 Maine Mariners          AHL   16    7   9   16    2 Rögle BK (Swedish div. 1)SWE  32   35  27   62   64 1983-84 Philadelphia Flyers     NHL   73   31  45   76   47 1984-85 Philadelphia Flyers     NHL   73   30  44   74   59 1985-86 Philadelphia Flyers     NHL   79   27  42   69   49 1986-87 Philadelphia Flyers     NHL   75   25  45   70   53 1987-88 Philadelphia Flyers     NHL   68   19  32   51   32 1988-89 Philadelphia Flyers     NHL   69   18  17   35   49 1989-90 Philadelphia/Boston     NHL   60   15  27   42   24 1990-91 Boston Bruins           NHL   31    8  12   20   25 1991-92 Boston Bruins           NHL   18    4   4    8   18 1992-93 Boston Bruins           NHL   84   16  33   49   62 1993-94 Washington Capitals     NHL   63    6  19   25   52 1995   Washington Capitals      NHL   29    4   5    9   10 NHL Totals              724  205 325  530  482

Coaching career
Poulin spent 10 years as head hockey coach at his alma mater, the University of Notre Dame. He currently serves in an athletic administrative position at the university.