Charles Poulin

Charles Poulin (born July 27, 1972 in Quebec) is a former ice hockey player who was awarded the CHL Player of the Year award as a member of the St-Hyacinthe Laser of the QMJHL, but never played in the NHL.[1] As of 2006 he is the only player so honoured who has retired never to have played in the NHL, with the exception of Dave Simpson, who quit hockey to concentrate on schooling. Poulin played for the Fredericton Canadiens of the American Hockey League and Quebec Rafales of the International Hockey League, as well as a number of smaller teams in North America and Europe. He retired from hockey in 2004.

Charles Poulin
Born (1972-07-27) July 27, 1972
Quebec City, QC, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Saint-Hyacinthe Laser
Fredericton Canadiens
HC Reims
Berlin Capitals
Tallahassee Tiger Sharks
Quebec Rafales
Abilene Aviators
Shreveport Mudbugs
Windsor Papetiers
Windsor Lacroix
Sherbrooke Saint-François
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 58th overall, 1990
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1987–2004

Of his two competitors for CHL Player of the Year in 1992, OHL MVP Todd Simon played briefly in the NHL but never became a star, while WHL MVP Steve Konowalchuk has enjoyed a regular NHL career.

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1987–88 Cantons de l'Est Cantonniers QMAAA 5 0 0 0 — 1 1 0 1 —
1988–89 Cantons de l'Est Cantonniers QMAAA 42 37 56 93 101 10 4 12 16 —
1989–90 Saint-Hyacinthe Laser QMJHL 65 39 45 84 132 11 5 8 13 47
1990–91 Saint-Hyacinthe Laser QMJHL 64 25 46 71 166 4 0 2 2 23
1991–92 Saint-Hyacinthe Laser QMJHL 69 38 97 135 115 6 2 2 4 20
1992–93 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 58 12 19 31 99 1 0 0 0 0
1993–94 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 35 9 15 24 70 — — — — —
1995–96 Hockey Club de Reims FRA 26 23 10 33 26 10 4 3 7 34
1995–96 Canada Intl 2 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
1996–97 Hockey Club de Reims FRA 29 23 27 50 82 9 3 3 6 18
1997–98 Berlin Capitals DEL 23 5 7 12 18 — — — — —
1997–98 Tallahassee Tiger Sharks ECHL 5 2 2 4 2 — — — — —
1997–98 Québec Rafales IHL 18 1 2 3 33 — — — — —
1998–99 Abilene Aviators WPHL 58 41 55 96 136 2 0 1 1 2
1999–2000 Windsor Papetiers QSPHL 6 8 7 15 14 — — — — —
1999–2000 Abilene Aviators WPHL 3 1 1 2 14 — — — — —
1999–2000 Shreveport Mudbugs WPHL 27 10 25 35 46 10 6 2 8 32
2000–01 Windsor Papetiers QSPHL 39 23 38 61 56 3 2 0 2 12
2001–02 Windsor Lacroix QSPHL 42 26 36 62 65 4 2 1 3 32
2002–03 Windsor Lacroix QSPHL 50 36 47 83 103 9 3 5 8 28
2003–04 Sherbrooke Saint-François QSPHL 36 16 23 39 27 2 0 0 0 0
AHL totals 93 21 34 55 169 1 0 0 0 0
FRA totals 55 46 37 83 108 19 7 6 13 52
QSPHL totals 173 109 151 260 265 18 7 6 13 72

References
  1. http://www.isnare.com/encyclopedia/CHL_Player_of_the_Year. Retrieved 18 December 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
Preceded by
Eric Lindros		 CHL Player of the Year
1992		 Succeeded by
Pat Peake
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.