John Pohl

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John Pohl
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Pohl with the Toronto Marlies in 2005
Born (1979-06-29) June 29, 1979 (age 42)
Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Center
Shot Right
Played for St. Louis Blues
Toronto Maple Leafs
HC Lugano
Frölunda HC
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft 255th overall, 1998
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 2002–2010

John August "Johnny" Pohl (born June 29, 1979) is an American former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Playing career

Pohl played for the University of Minnesota where he helped lead the team to the 2002 NCAA National Championship. He also was a standout player at Red Wing High School in Red Wing, Minnesota, where he grew up; during his senior year there he was voted Minnesota's 1998 "Mr. Hockey." Pohl was drafted by the St. Louis Blues 255th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, and played one game with the Blues during the 2003–04 NHL season. He was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for future considerations on August 24, 2005. During the 2005–06 NHL season, Pohl played seven games for the Leafs and chipped in with three goals and one assist. His first goal in the NHL was scored in a 6–3 Maple Leafs victory against the New Jersey Devils on December 31, 2005. On February 17, 2007, Pohl recorded his first career two-goal effort against the Edmonton Oilers.

On July 29, 2009, Pohl signed a one-year contract returning to North America with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. [1]

Personal

His wife is Krissy Wendell, former captain of the American national women's hockey team. Pohl had been introduced by her brother, Erik, who was Pohl's teammate and roommate at the University of Minnesota.

Following his career in professional hockey, Pohl assumed a teaching job within the business department of Cretin-Derham Hall in Minnesota, and later Hill-Murray School also in Minnesota. [2] In 2018, Pohl was named Athletic Director at Hill-Murray School.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1994–95 Red Wing Wingers MSHSL 28194261——————
1995–96Red Wing WingersMSHSL28425799——————
1996–97Red Wing WingersMSHSL285457111——————
1997–98Red Wing WingersMSHSL282978107——————
1997–98 Twin City Vulcans USHL 1063910—————
1998–99 Minnesota Golden Gophers WCHA 427101718—————
1999–00 Minnesota Golden GophersWCHA4118415926—————
2000–01 Minnesota Golden GophersWCHA3819264524—————
2001–02 Minnesota Golden GophersWCHA4427527926—————
2002–03 Worcester IceCats AHL 582632583430116
2003–04 Worcester IceCatsAHL651625436530112
2003–04 St. Louis Blues NHL 10000—————
2004–05 Worcester IceCatsAHL133692—————
2005–06 Toronto Marlies AHL5936377340515610
2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL73144—————
2006–07 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL7413162910—————
2007–08 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL3314510—————
2008–09 HC Lugano NLA 223222526—————
2008–09 Frölunda HC SEL 1257126112798
2009–10 Chicago Wolves AHL6620335312143362
NHL totals11517213824—————

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2003 United States WC 13th63470
Senior totals63470

Awards and honors

AwardYear
College
All-WCHA Second Team 1999–00
All-WCHA First Team 2001–02
AHCA West First-Team All-American 2001–02
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 2002 [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "John Pohl signs with Chicago Wolves". minnesotahockeyjournal.com. 2009-07-29. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
  2. ↑ "Catching up with John Pohl". gophersports.com. 2010-08-05. Archived from the original on 2010-08-21. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  3. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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