| Samuel Poulin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 25, 2001 Blainville, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 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] Poulin made his NHL debut on October 25, 2022, in a 4–1 loss to the Calgary Flames, and recorded his first NHL point (an assist).[5]
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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- ↑ "Penguins Select Samuel Poulin in the First Round of the 2019 NHL Draft". National Hockey League. June 21, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- ↑ Mackey, Jason (June 21, 2019). "'He's a guy we liked a lot': Penguins take Samuel Poulin in first round". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- ↑ "Poulin signs three-year, entry-level contract with Penguins". nhl.com. September 22, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- ↑ "Kadri's 3-point game powers Flames to 4-1 win over Penguins". ESPN. October 25, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database