John Pohl

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Position	Centre
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg/14 st 0 lb)
NHL Team F. teams	Toronto Maple Leafs St. Louis Blues
Nationality	United States
Born	June 29, 1979 (1979-06-29) (age 28), Rochester, MN, USA
NHL Draft	255th overall, 1998 St. Louis Blues
Pro career	2003 – present

John Pohl (born June 29, 1979 in Rochester, Minnesota) is an American professional ice hockey centre. He has signed with HC Lugano for the 2008–09 season.

[edit] 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 played one game with the St. Louis Blues during the 2003–04 NHL season. He was drafted by the Blues 255th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. 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.

His wife is Krissy Wendell, captain of the American national women's hockey team.

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular Season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995	Red Wing Wingers	MSHSL	28	19	42	61	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Red Wing Wingers	MSHSL	28	42	57	99	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997	Red Wing Wingers	MSHSL	28	54	57	111	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Red Wing Wingers	MSHSL	28	29	78	107	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998–1999	Golden Gophers	WCHA	42	7	10	17	18	-	-	-	-	-
1999–2000	Golden Gophers	WCHA	41	18	41	59	26	-	-	-	-	-
2000–2001	Golden Gophers	WCHA	38	19	26	45	24	-	-	-	-	-
2001–2002	Golden Gophers	WCHA	44	27	52	79	26	-	-	-	-	-
2002–03	Worcester IceCats	AHL	58	26	32	58	34	-	-	-	-	-
2003–04	St. Louis Blues	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
2003–04	Worcester IceCats	AHL	65	16	25	43	65	-	-	-	-	-
2004–05	Worcester IceCats	AHL	13	3	6	9	2	-	-	-	-	-
2005–06	Toronto Marlies	AHL	59	36	37	73	40	-	-	-	-	-
2005–06	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	7	3	1	4	4	-	-	-	-	-
2006–07	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	74	13	16	29	10	-	-	-	-	-
NHL Totals			82	16	17	33	14	-	-	-	-	-