Sasha Pokulok
Sasha Pokulok[1] (born May 25, 1986 in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Québec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Berlin Blackjacks of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey.
| Sasha Pokulok | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 25, 1986 Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| LNAH team Former teams |
Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 Hershey Bears Springfield Falcons San Antonio Rampage DEG Metro Stars KHL Medveščak Zagreb Arlan Kokshetau Cornwall River Kings | ||
| NHL Draft |
14th overall, 2005 Washington Capitals | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Playing career
Pokulok played one season with the Notre Dame Hounds of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. He spent two seasons with the Cornell Big Red of the ECAC Hockey League before signing an entry-level professional contract with the Capitals on July 6, 2006. Pokulok was drafted by the Washington Capitals 14th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
On June 4, 2010, Pokulok left North America as a free agent and signed a one-year contract with German team, DEG Metro Stars of the DEL.[2]
On July 5, 2012, Pokulok left Europe and signed a contract with Cornwall River Kings of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey.[3] Pokulok skated with the River Kings over parts of four seasons, scoring 109 points in 119 games. While nursing a lower body injury, Pokulok was traded to the Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 on January 11, 2016 for utility player Maxime Vachon, a 2016 first round pick (1st overall), along with a 2016 fifth round pick (33rd overall).[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Gatineau L'Intrépide | QMAAA | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Notre Dame Hounds AAA | SMHL | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Notre Dame Hounds | SJHL | 39 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Cornell University | ECAC | 26 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Cornell University | ECAC | 27 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 44 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | ||
| 2008–09 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 23 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Bakersfield Condors | ECHL | 49 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 64 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 2009–10 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 52 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | EBEL | 45 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Cornwall River Kings | LNAH | 21 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Arlan Kokshetau | KAZ | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Cornwall River Kings | LNAH | 32 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | Cornwall River Kings | LNAH | 32 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Cornwall River Kings | LNAH | 15 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 | LNAH | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 | LNAH | 39 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 | LNAH | 36 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Les Pétroliers du Nord | LNAH | 34 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Les Pétroliers du Nord | LNAH | 36 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Soulanges Hockey Experts | LHSR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 68 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| LNAH totals | 275 | 90 | 162 | 252 | 150 | 50 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 22 | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
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| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Canada | WJC |  |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team | 2004–05 | |
References
- EliteProspects.com: Sasha Pokulok
- "DEG announce four signings for 2010/11" (in German). DEG Metro Stars. 2010-06-04. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
- "Cornwall River Kings sign six players". Cornwall River Kings. 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
- Standard-Freeholder.com: River Kings Deal Pokulok, January 11, 2016
External links
- Sasha Pokulok career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Sasha Pokulok career statistics at EliteProspects.com
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mike Green |
Washington Capitals first round draft pick 2005 |
Succeeded by Joe Finley |