Steve Ray Poapst (born January 3, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins and St. Louis Blues. Advancing to management after his playing career was over, he was named head coach of the USHL Chicago Steel in December 2006.[1] In August 2010, Poapst moved up the ranks, taking an assistant coaching job with the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL, bringing him back into the Chicago Blackhawks system.[2]
Steve Poapst | |||
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![]() Steve Poabst playing for the Portland Pirates | |||
Born |
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada | January 3, 1969||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 199 lb (90 kg; 14 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Washington Capitals Chicago Blackhawks Pittsburgh Penguins St. Louis Blues | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 1991–2006 |
Career statistics
editIce hockey
editRegular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1987–88 | Colgate Red Raiders | ECAC | 32 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Colgate Red Raiders | ECAC | 30 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Colgate Red Raiders | ECAC | 38 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Colgate Red Raiders | ECAC | 32 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Hampton Roads Admirals | ECHL | 55 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||
1992–93 | Hampton-Roads Admirals | ECHL | 63 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
1992–93 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
1993–94 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 78 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 47 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
1994–95 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 71 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
1995–96 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 70 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 79 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | ||
1995–96 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1996–97 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 47 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
1997–98 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 76 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
1998–99 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 54 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 58 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
2000–01 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 37 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 36 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 56 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2002–03 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 75 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 53 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL Totals | 307 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 173 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Roller hockey
editRegular season | ||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
1994 | New England Stingers | RHI | 20 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 47 |
Awards and honors
editAward | Year | |
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All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team | 1987–88 | [3] |
References
edit- ^ "Steel Names Former NHL Defenseman Steve Poapst Head". USHL.com. 2006-12-26. Archived from the original on 2010-05-22. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ "Blackhawks name Steve Poapst assistant coach for AHL's Rockford IceHogs". Chicago Blackhawks. 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
- ^ "ECAC All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database