John Pohl

John Pohl
Pohl with the Toronto Marlies in 2005
Born (1979-06-29) June 29, 1979 (age 45)
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 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).

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 and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. 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 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 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2003 United States WC 13th 6 3 4 7 0
Senior totals 6 3 4 7 0

Awards and honors

Award Year
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]

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.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by NCAA Ice Hockey Scoring Champion
2001–02 		Succeeded by
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