Joseph Gérard Daniel Poulin (September 19, 1957 – January 2, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played three games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Minnesota North Stars during the 1981–82 season The rest of his career, which lasted from 1977 to 1990, was spent in the minor leagues and then in the Swiss Nationalliga A. After his playing career Poulin worked as a coach in Switzerland for several years, primarily with HC Moutier.
| Dan Poulin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 19, 1957 Robertsonville, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Died |
January 2, 2015 (aged 57) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Minnesota North Stars | ||
| NHL draft |
167th overall, 1977 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1977–1990 | ||
As a youth, he played in the 1970 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Thetford Mines.[1] He died of skin cancer in 2015.[2]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1973–74 | Kenora Muskies | MJHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QMJHL | 70 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QMJHL | 68 | 15 | 46 | 61 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1975–76 | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QMJHL | 72 | 18 | 55 | 73 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1976–77 | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QMJHL | 72 | 21 | 74 | 95 | 50 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | ||
| 1977–78 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 43 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Muskegon Mohawks | IHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Erie Blades | EHL | 68 | 35 | 53 | 88 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Erie Blades | EHL | 65 | 33 | 66 | 99 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 12 | ||
| 1980–81 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 58 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ) | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Nashville South Stars | CHL | 76 | 29 | 56 | 85 | 104 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | EHC Biel | NLA | 38 | 32 | 27 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | EHC Biel | NLA | 40 | 30 | 34 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | EHC Biel | NLA | 38 | 25 | 28 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | EHC Biel | NLA | 35 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | EHC Biel | NLA | 24 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | EHC Biel | NLA | 36 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | EHC Biel | NLA | 36 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1989–90 | HC Davos | NLB | 31 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NLA totals | 247 | 162 | 192 | 354 | 257 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| NHL totals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ "Dan Poulin n'est plus". Journal du Jura.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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