John Pohl | |||
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Born | Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. | June 29, 1979||
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 team | 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).
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]
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.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1994–95 | Red Wing Wingers | MSHSL | 28 | 19 | 42 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Red Wing Wingers | MSHSL | 28 | 42 | 57 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Red Wing Wingers | MSHSL | 28 | 54 | 57 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Red Wing Wingers | MSHSL | 28 | 29 | 78 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Twin City Vulcans | USHL | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | WCHA | 42 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | WCHA | 41 | 18 | 41 | 59 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | WCHA | 38 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | WCHA | 44 | 27 | 52 | 79 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 58 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
2003–04 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 65 | 16 | 25 | 43 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2003–04 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 59 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | ||
2005–06 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 74 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | HC Lugano | NLA | 22 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | ||
2009–10 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 66 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
NHL totals | 115 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2003 | United States | WC | 13th | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
Senior totals | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Award | Year | |
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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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