Sam Poulin | |
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Born | Blainville, Quebec, Canada | February 25, 2001,
Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb) |
Position | Forward |
Shoots | Left |
NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Pittsburgh Penguins WBS Penguins (AHL) |
NHL Draft | 21st overall, 2019 Pittsburgh Penguins |
Playing career | 2021–present |
Samuel Poulin (born February 25, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 21st overall by the Penguins in the first round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career[]
Poulin was drafted 21st overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.[1][2][3] He signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Penguins on September 22, 2019.[4] On October 25, 2022, Poulin made his NHL debut; he recorded one assist for his first career NHL point in a 4-1 loss to the Calgary Flames.[5]
On April 29, 2024, the Penguins re-signed Poulin to a two-year contract extension.[6]
Personal life[]
Poulin's father, Patrick, was chosen ninth overall by the Hartford Whalers in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He would score 101 goals in 634 career NHL games, and would play for the Whalers, Chicago Blackhawks, Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens during his 11-year career spanning from 1991 to 2002.
Poulin's godfather is former Penguins goaltender Jocelyn Thibault, who serves as the general manager of the Sherbrooke Phoenix of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2015–16 | Collège Esther-Blondin Phénix | QMAAA | 38 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | Collège Esther-Blondin Phénix | QMAAA | 39 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||
2017–18 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | QMJHL | 55 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||
2018–19 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | QMJHL | 67 | 29 | 47 | 76 | 46 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | ||
2019–20 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | QMJHL | 46 | 32 | 45 | 77 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | QMJHL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | 19 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 12 | ||
2021–22 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 72 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 51 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
2022–23 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023–24 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 41 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
International[]
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2017 | Canada White | U17 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
2018 | Canada | HG18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2019 | Canada | U18 | 4th | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Junior totals | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
References[]
- ↑ "2019 Penguins Draft Tracker: Penguins Select LW Samuel Poulin 21st Overall", KDKA-TV, June 21, 2019.
- ↑ "Penguins Select Samuel Poulin in the First Round of the 2019 NHL Draft", National Hockey League, June 21, 2019.
- ↑ Mackey, Jason. "'He's a guy we liked a lot': Penguins take Samuel Poulin in first round", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 21, 2019.
- ↑ Poulin signs three-year, entry-level contract with Penguins (September 22, 2019).
- ↑ Kadri's 3-point game powers Flames to 4-1 win over Penguins (October 25, 2022).
- ↑ Penguins Re-Sign Forward Sam Poulin to a Two-Year Contract.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Sam Poulin's career stats at TheAHL.com
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Kasperi Kapanen |
Pittsburgh Penguins first round draft pick 2019 |
Succeeded by Owen Pickering |
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