Brian Pothier

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Brian Pothier
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Born (1977-04-15) April 15, 1977 (age 47)
New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for Atlanta Thrashers
Ottawa Senators
Washington Capitals
Carolina Hurricanes
Genève-Servette HC
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2000–2014

Brian Pothier (born April 15, 1977) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. Pothier played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 2000 until 2010.

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Playing career

As a youth, Pothier played in the 1991 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Beverly, Massachusetts. [1]

Undrafted to the NHL, Pothier played collegiate hockey with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After his senior year he was signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Thrashers on March 27, 2000. After two seasons with the Thrashers he was moved to the Ottawa Senators prior to the 2002–03 season in a trade for Shawn McEachern, and was later signed by the Washington Capitals as a free agent in the summer of 2006.[ citation needed ]

On January 3, 2008, Pothier suffered a concussion, possibly when Boston Bruins right winger Milan Lucic hit him hard into the boards, resulting in the fourth reported concussion of his career, which sidelined him for the next fourteen months. [2] Pothier later attributed his post-concussion symptoms and long recovery period to an undiagnosed astigmatism resulting from his latest concussion. He stated that he had recovered from the concussion two to three months after the injury, but his astigmatism led to the symptoms previously thought to be post-concussion syndrome until it was properly diagnosed in December 2008. [3]

On December 17, 2008, he practiced in full gear for the first time since the injury. On March 4, 2009, Pothier was assigned to the Capitals' American Hockey League affiliate, the Hershey Bears, for conditioning and to see if he experienced any post-concussion symptoms. Pothier was recalled to the Capitals, returning to the ice on March 16, 2009, fourteen months after the initial injury. [4] He then scored his first goal since his injury on March 31, 2009, against the Tampa Bay Lightning. [5]

On March 3, 2010, having registered 11 points in 41 games to that point in the 2009–10 season, Brian was traded along with prospect Oskar Osala to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for defenseman Joe Corvo. [6]

On July 27, 2010, Pothier ended his North American career and signed a two-year contract with European team Genève-Servette HC of the Swiss National League A (NLA). [7] After two seasons in Switzerland, Pothier signed a two-year contract extension to remain with Genève-Servette. However he was unable to take the ice, due to lingering concussion symptoms that ultimately ended his professional career.[ citation needed ]

While in his recovery and still of the intention to fulfill his contract obligation to Genève-Servette HC, Pothier served as a voluntary assistant coach with the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. [8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1995–96 Northfield Mount Hermon School HS–Prep 2711223336—————
1996–97 RPI Engineers ECAC 341111242—————
1997–98 RPI EngineersECAC35291128—————
1998–99 RPI EngineersECAC375131836—————
1999–2000 RPI EngineersECAC369243344—————
2000–01 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 30002—————
2000–01 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 76122941691635811
2001–02 Atlanta ThrashersNHL3336922—————
2001–02 Chicago Wolves AHL 396131930—————
2002–03 Ottawa Senators NHL14246610002
2002–03 Binghamton Senators AHL687404758828104
2003–04 Ottawa SenatorsNHL552682470006
2004–05 Binghamton SenatorsAHL771236486460116
2005–06 Ottawa SenatorsNHL77530355982132
2006–07 Washington Capitals NHL723252844—————
2007–08 Washington CapitalsNHL38591420—————
2008–09 Washington CapitalsNHL91234130228
2008–09 Hershey Bears AHL40002—————
2009–10 Washington CapitalsNHL41471110—————
2009–10 Carolina Hurricanes NHL2013411—————
2010–11 Genève–Servette HC NLA 448253326624610
2011–12 Genève–Servette HCNLA506212734—————
NHL totals36226921182022923518
AHL totals188258911415414291110

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2007 United States WC 5th70114
Senior totals70114

Awards and honors

AwardYear
College
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1999–00
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1999–00
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team 2000

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References

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  2. ↑ "Pothier, Varlamov Rejoin Caps for Trip". The Washington Post . 2009-03-15. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  3. ↑ "Q&A with Brian Pothier". The Washington Post. 2009-03-15. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  4. ↑ "Pothier Returns After 14-Month Absence". Yahoo Sports . 2009-03-16. Retrieved 2009-03-17.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Pothier Scores First Since Concussion". Yahoo Sports . 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2009-04-03.[ dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Caps add Carolina's Joe Corvo, deal Brian Pothier and Oskar Osala". The Washington Post. 2010-03-03. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  7. ↑ "U.S. NHL defender to Genève". Genève-Servette HC. 2010-07-27. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  8. ↑ "Brian Pothier lends UMASS Dartmouth an assist while working on come back". South Coast Today. 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
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