Dan Poulin
Canadian ice hockey player
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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.
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)
| 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
Regular season and playoffs
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
