Paul Pooley

Paul Pooley
Current position
Title	Associate head coach
Team	Colorado College
Conference	NCHC
Biographical details
Born	August 2, 1960 (age 65); Exeter, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	Ohio State University
Playing career
1980–1984	Ohio State
1984–1986	Sherbrooke Canadiens
1984–1986	Winnipeg Jets
1986–1987	Fort Wayne Komets
Position(s)	Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1991	Ohio State (asst.)
1991–1994	Lake Superior State (asst.)
1994–2005	Providence
2005–2025	Notre Dame (asst.)
2025–present	Colorado College (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall	185–187–40 (.498)
Tournaments	0–2 (.000)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1992 NCAA Championship (assistant); 1994 NCAA Championship (assistant); 1996 Hockey East Tournament Champion
Awards
	2001 Hockey East Bob Kullen Award

Last updated August 12, 2025

Paul Robert Pooley (born August 2, 1960, in Exeter, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey player who played 15 games in the National Hockey League with the Winnipeg Jets. He played his college hockey at Ohio State, where his number 22 has been retired. He is currently the associate head coach for Notre Dame's men's ice hockey team, a position he has held since 2005.^[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1977–78	North York Rangers	OPJAHL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Kingston Canadians	OMJHL	4	0	0	0	2	4	2	0	2	0
1978–79	North York Rangers	OPJAHL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Kingston Canadians	OMJHL	60	14	20	34	21	11	3	7	10	4
1979–80	North York Rangers	OPJAHL	32	15	22	37	25	—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Ohio State University	CCHA	38	28	32	60	41	—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Ohio State University	CCHA	34	21	24	45	34	—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Ohio State University	CCHA	36	33	36	69	50	—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Ohio State University	CCHA	41	32	64	96	38	—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Sherbrooke Canadiens	AHL	57	18	17	35	16	17	2	2	4	7
1984–85	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	12	0	2	2	0	—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Sherbrooke Canadiens	AHL	70	20	21	41	31	—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	3	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL	77	28	44	72	47	2	1	2	3	2
NHL totals			15	0	3	3	0	—	—	—	—	—

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Providence Friars (Hockey East)(1994–2005)
1994–95	Providence	14–17–6	7–11–6–3	6th	Hockey East Runner-Up
1995–96	Providence	21–15–3	12–9–3–0	4th	NCAA West Regional Quarterfinals
1996–97	Providence	15–20–1	12–11–1	4th	Hockey East Quarterfinals
1997–98	Providence	15–18–3	9–13–2	7th	Hockey East Quarterfinals
1998–99	Providence	20–17–1	12–11–1	4th	Hockey East Semifinals
1999–00	Providence	18–18–2	10–13–1	t-5th	Hockey East Quarterfinals
2000–01	Providence	22–13–5	13–8–5	t-2nd	NCAA West Regional Quarterfinals
2001–02	Providence	13–20–5	8–13–3	7th	Hockey East Quarterfinals
2002–03	Providence	19–14–3	12–9–3	t-4th	Hockey East Quarterfinals
2003–04	Providence	16–14–7	7–11–6	5th	Hockey East Quarterfinals
2004–05	Providence	12–21–4	6–14–4	7th	Hockey East Quarterfinals
Providence:		185–187–40	108–123–29
Total:		185–187–40
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Awards and honours

Award	Year
All-CCHA Second Team	1980–81	^[2]
All-CCHA First Team	1983–84	^[2]
AHCA West First-Team All-American	1983–84	^[3]

References

↑ "Notre Dame Athletics | the Fighting Irish".
1 2 "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
↑ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or Eliteprospects.com , or Hockey-Reference.com , or The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Steve Mulholland	CCHA Rookie of the Year 1980–81 (With Jeff Poeschl)	Succeeded by Jon Elliot
Preceded by Brian Hills	CCHA Player of the Year 1983–84	Succeeded by Ray Staszak
Preceded by Brian Hills	NCAA Ice Hockey Scoring Champion 1983–84	Succeeded by Bill Watson
Preceded by Jack Parker	Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award 2000–01	Succeeded by Dick Umile

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[1] "Notre Dame Athletics | the Fighting Irish".

[CCHA-2] 1 2 "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[3] "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

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v t e Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey
Playing venues	OSU Ice Rink (1963–1998) Value City Arena (1998–present)
Head coaches	Tom Bedecki (1963–1965) Glen Sonmor (1965–1966) Harry Neale (1966–1970) Dave Chambers (1970–1972) Gerald Walford (1972–1975) Jerry Welsh (1975–1995) John Markell (1995–2010) Mark Osiecki (2010–2013) Steve Rohlik (2013–present)
Seasons	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	CCHA (1971–1973, 1975–2013) Big Ten (2013–present)
Culture & lore	Frozen Tundra Hockey Classic Ohio Hockey Classic Faceoff on the Lake
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Paul Pooley (270 Points) Paul Pooley (114 Goals) Mike Betz (73 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1998 2018
NCAA Tournament appearances	1998 1999 2003 2004 2005 2009 2017 2018 2023
Conference Tournament titles	CCHA: 1972 2004
Ohio State University Columbus, OH

v t e Providence Friars men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Rhode Island Auditorium (1952–1973) Schneider Arena (1973–present)
Head coaches	Joseph T. Landry (1926–1927) John Graham (1926–1927) Clement Trihey (1926–1927) Dick Rondeau (1952–1956) Tom Eccleston (1956–1964) Zellio Toppazzini (1964–1968) Lou Lamoriello (1968–1983) Steve Stirling (1983–1985) Mike McShane (1985–1994) Paul Pooley (1994–2005) Tim Army (2005–2011) Nate Leaman (2011–present)
Seasons	1926–27 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1961–1984) Hockey East (1984–Present)
Rivalries	Brown
Culture & lore	Mayor's Cup
All-time leaders	Ron Wilson (250 Points) Rob Gaudreau (103 Goals) Hayden Hawkey (72 Wins) Statistical leaders
National championships	2015
Frozen Four appearances	1964 1983 1985 2015 2019
NCAA Tournament appearances	1964 1978 1981 1983 1985 1989 1991 1996 2001 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey: 1964 1981 Hockey East: 1985 1996
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