Thomas Pöck

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Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg/14 st 0 lb)
NHL Team (P) Cur. team	New York Rangers Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)
Nationality	Austria
Born	December 2, 1981 (1981-12-02) (age 26), Klagenfurt, Austria
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Pro career	2004 – present

Thomas Pöck (born December 2, 1981), a defenceman for the American Hockey League's Hartford Wolf Pack, was born in Klagenfurt, Austria. He was a star forward turned defenceman at the American college University of Massachusetts.^[1] Pöck was never drafted in the NHL, but signed his first pro contract on March 23, 2004 with the New York Rangers.

Pöck played eight games for the New York Rangers in the 2005–06 NHL season, scoring one goal, getting one assist, and accumulating four penalty minutes. During the 2006–07 NHL season, Pöck played in 44 games for the Rangers, scored four goals, collected four assists, and was assessed 16 penalty minutes. He also played in four first-round playoff games, amassing three assists.

After being a healthy scratch for a few games with the Rangers in the 2007–08 season and then playing in one game, Pöck was sent down to play with the Wolf Pack due to the Rangers having seven other healthy defencemen on the roster. He had to pass through waivers first.^[2]