Shot Right Role Ice hockey player Career end 2010 Height 1.85 m | Playing career Weight 88 kg Position Centerman Name John Pohl Career start 2003 | |
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Played for St. Louis BluesToronto Maple LeafsHC LuganoFrolunda HC NHL Draft 255th overall, 1998St. Louis Blues | ||
John pohl mr hockey where are they now
John August "Johnny" Pohl (born June 29, 1979) is a retired American professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).
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- Playing career
- Personal
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John pohl hurt leafs canes jan 31 08
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. He played one game for St. Louis before being traded to Toronto for future considerations on August 24, 2005. 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.
On July 29, 2009, Pohl signed a one-year contract returning to North America with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League.
Personal
His wife is Krissy Wendell, former captain of the American national women's hockey team. Pohl had been introduced by Krissy Wendell's brother, Erik, who was Pohl's teammate and roommate at the University of Minnesota.
Following his career in professional hockey, Pohl assumed a teaching job within the business department of Cretin-Derham Hall in Minnesota.
