Kevin Poulin

Kevin Poulin

Poulin in October 2013
Born (1990-04-12) April 12, 1990
Montreal, QC, CAN
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Barys Astana
New York Islanders
NHL Draft 126th overall, 2008
New York Islanders
Playing career 2010–present

Kevin Bureau-Poulin[1] (born April 12, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Barys Astana from Astana, Kazakhstan in the Kontinental Hockey League. Poulin was selected by the Islanders in the fifth round (126th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Poulin first played major junior hockey in 2006 for the Victoriaville Tigres of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League posting a 3.34 GAA and a .896 percentage in 24 games. In 2008, Poulin was drafted by the New York Islanders in the fifth round and #126 overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He continued to play in Victoriaville until his final year of major-junior in 2010 posting 2.63 GAA and .916 save percentage, his best career QMJHL numbers.

With the Islanders during the 2013 playoffs.

Poulin began the 2010–11 NHL season playing with the Islanders' American Hockey League affiliate Bridgeport Sound Tigers, but on January 4, 2011 he was recalled to the NHL due to an injury to Rick DiPietro.[2] Poulin made his NHL debut on January 6, 2011 in relief against the Edmonton Oilers. His first NHL start was two days later on January 8 versus the Colorado Avalanche. On February 8, he injured his knee during warmups and later had season ending surgery. On February 23, 2013, Poulin was recalled to replace Rick Dipietro, who was placed on waivers a day before and then cleared waivers prior to being sent to the SoundTigers .

As the backup for Evgeni Nabokov during the 2012–13 NHL season, Poulin had 1 win, 3 losses and a 3.02 GAA and .893 save percentage in 4 starts for the New York Islanders as well as relieving Nabokov once. Entering the playoffs for the first time since 2007 as the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference against the 1st seeded Pittsburgh Penguins, Poulin replaced Nabokov in Game 1 [3] and Game 5,[4] however the Islanders were eliminated in 6 games,[5] Poulin finished the playoffs with 1.15 GAA and .933 save percentage.

On September 27, 2015, the New York Islanders placed Poulin on waviers for assignment to the AHL. Poulin was then claimed by the Tampa Bay Lightning off of waivers. On November 12, 2015, after playing no games for the Lightning, Poulin was traded to the Calgary Flames for future considerations.[6]

On October 27, 2016, Poulin was signed by Barys Astana in the KHL.[7]

Career statistics

2010 preseason with the Islanders
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2006–07 Victoriaville Tigres QJMHL 24 10 6 0 1220 68 0 3.34 .896 2 0 0 41 5 0 7.20 .808
2007–08 Victoriaville Tigres QJMHL 52 18 23 3 2734 171 0 3.75 .885 6 2 4 279 27 0 5.80 .846
2008–09 Victoriaville Tigres QJMHL 39 18 16 3 1220 114 1 3.01 .905 4 0 4 249 18 0 4.34 .903
2009–10 Victoriaville Tigres QJMHL 54 35 16 0 3105 136 7 2.63 .916 16 10 6 971 46 0 2.84 .918
2010–11 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 15 10 5 0 903 33 2 2.19 .932 — — — — — — — —
2010–11 New York Islanders NHL 10 4 2 1 491 20 0 2.44 .924 — — — — — — — —
2011–12 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 49 26 18 4 2943 137 3 2.79 .912 3 0 3 194 10 0 3.09 .917
2011–12 New York Islanders NHL 6 2 4 0 296 15 0 3.04 .907 — — — — — — — —
2012–13 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 32 15 14 3 1824 98 1 3.22 .904 — — — — — — — —
2012–13 New York Islanders NHL 5 1 3 0 258 13 0 3.02 .893 2 0 0 52 1 0 1.15 .933
2013–14 New York Islanders NHL 28 11 16 1 1625 89 0 3.29 .891 — — — — — — — —
2013–14 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 15 2 12 1 904 40 0 2.65 .910 — — — — — — — —
2014–15 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 45 16 21 7 2612 125 2 2.87 .912 — — — — — — — —
2014–15 New York Islanders NHL 1 0 0 1 65 3 0 2.77 .885 — — — — — — — —
2015–16 Stockton Heat AHL 29 14 11 3 1701 81 2 2.86 .909 — — — — — — — —
2016-17 Laval Predators LNAH 1 — — — — — — 5.06 .853 — — — — — — — —
2016-17 Barys Astana KHL 8 — — — — — — 2.68 .913 — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 50 18 25 3 2736 140 0 3.07 .899 2 0 0 52 1 0 1.15 .933

Awards and honours

Awards Year
QMJHL
Second All-Star Team 2009–10 [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Kevin Poulin player profile". Eliteprospects.com. 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  2. ↑ "Bridgeport goaltender Kevin Poulin to be recalled by Isles". Newsday.com. 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
  3. ↑ Islanders notebook: Nabokov pulled in second period | TribLIVE
  4. ↑ Penguins vs. Islanders Game 5 Update: Evgeni Nabokov pulled after four goals - SBNation.com
  5. ↑ Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Islanders - Recap - May 11, 2013 - ESPN
  6. ↑ "Flames acquire Poulin from Lightning". American Hockey League. 2015-11-12. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  7. ↑ "Пополнение на последнем рубеже "Барыса"". 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  8. ↑ "Player Bio - Kevin Poulin". The Hockey News. 2011-02-03. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
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