Poul Popiel

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Poul Popiel
Born (1943-02-28) February 28, 1943 (age 81)
Søllested, Denmark
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
Los Angeles Kings
Detroit Red Wings
Vancouver Canucks
Houston Aeros
Innsbrucker EV
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 1962–1980

Poul Peter Popiel (born February 28, 1943) is a Danish-American former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA), and also served as a head coach in the minor leagues. Following a brief 12 games in the International Hockey League (IHL) with the Muskegon Mohawks, he retired and became the head coach. Popiel and Garry Peters were co-winners of the inaugural Ken McKenzie Trophy as Central Professional Hockey League rookies of the year in 1963-64. His younger brother Jan Popiel is also a former professional hockey player.

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Popiel was the first Danish-born player in the National Hockey League. [1] Popiel's family moved to Canada in 1951 when he was a child, and subsequently moved to the United States and he acquired American citizenship before making his NHL debut. [2]

Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1960–61 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 3829117430112
1961–62 St. Catharines TeepeesOHA-Jr.4931619128600011
1962–63 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA-Jr.50113445131—————
1962–63 Buffalo Bisons AHL 20112—————
1963–64 St. Louis Braves CPHL 549142378601117
1963–64 Buffalo BisonsAHL40004—————
1964–65 Buffalo BisonsAHL487121976901129
1965–66 Hershey Bears AHL636263210130002
1965–66 Boston Bruins NHL 30112—————
1966–67 Hershey BearsAHL6352732134510110
1967–68 Springfield Kings AHL728273518040004
1967–68 Los Angeles Kings NHL1000031014
1968–69 Springfield KingsAHL130101019—————
1968–69 Detroit Red Wings NHL622131582—————
1969–70 Cleveland Barons AHL223151814—————
1969–70 Detroit Red WingsNHL320443110000
1970–71 Vancouver Canucks NHL7810223261—————
1971–72 Rochester Americans AHL12741110—————
1971–72 Vancouver CanucksNHL3811236—————
1972–73 Houston Aeros WHA 7316486415810291123
1973–74 Houston AerosWHA7874148126141141522
1974–75 Houston AerosWHA78115364123131101134
1975–76 Houston AerosWHA78103646711735816
1976–77 Houston AerosWHA80125668871107710
1977–78 Houston AerosWHA806313753602213
1978–79 Innsbrucker EV AUT 346283499—————
1979–80 Edmonton Oilers NHL100000—————
1979–80 Houston Apollos CHL572272928601110
1981–82 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 1204410—————
AHL totals299361221585402111245
NHL totals22413415421241014
WHA totals467622653276187174754118

Coaching statistics

SeasonTeamLeagueGPWLW%
1981–82Muskegon MohawksIHL5524300.445

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References

  1. ↑ Duff, Bob (11 November 2016). "Detroit's Nielsen holds place in Danish NHL history". Windsor Star. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Sapurji, Sunaya (28 November 2017). "Grassroots to Gold: Denmark's tight-knit hockey family is..." The Athletic. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Surgent, Scott (2013). The Complete World Hockey Association, 9e. Tempe, Arizona. p. 287. ISBN   978-0-9644774-4-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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