Tom Poti

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Tom Poti
Date of birth March 22, 1977
place of birth Worcester , Massachusetts , USA
size 191 cm
Weight 95 kg
position defender
number # 3
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1996 , 3rd lap, 59th position
Edmonton Oilers
Career stations
1996-1998 Boston University
1998-2002 Edmonton Oilers
2002-2006 New York Rangers
2006-2007 New York Islanders
2007-2013 Washington Capitals

Thomas Emilio "Tom" Poti (born March 22, 1977 in Worcester , Massachusetts ) is a former American ice hockey player who played 875 games for the Edmonton Oilers , New York Rangers , New York Islanders between 1996 and 2013 and Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League on the position of the defender has denied. Poti celebrated his greatest sporting success by winning the silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City .

Career

Poti in the jersey of the Washington Capitals

Poti played for Boston University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association during his junior years . In the 1996 NHL Entry Draft , the Edmonton Oilers secured the rights to him when they selected him in the third round as 59th.

With the beginning of the 1998/99 season , the defender played for the Oilers, where he immediately received a regular place. At the end of the season he was elected to the NHL All-Rookie Team . However, towards the end of the 2001/02 season , Poti had to leave the Edmonton team. The Oilers signed Mike York from the New York Rangers , who received Poti and Rem Murray in return . In the service of the Rangers, the defender had a successful first year, in which he set up a career high of 48 points scorer . For the 2006/07 season he moved as a free agent to local rivals, the New York Islanders , where he only played one season.

In the summer of 2007 he signed a contract with the Washington Capitals , to which he remained loyal until the summer of 2013. Persistent injuries between 2010 and 2013 meant that Poti only played 37 games in the period over three years. On May 1, 2014, at the age of 37, he finally announced the official end of his career after he had not found a new employer since summer 2013.

International

For his home country, Poti played in the junior division at the Junior World Championships in 1996 and 1997 . He won the silver medal in 1997. For the men's selection of the US boys, the defender was on the ice at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City . There he won the silver medal with the team after a final defeat against Canada .

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1996/97 Boston University Hockey East 38 4th 17th 21st 54
1997/98 Boston University Hockey East 38 13 29 42 60
1998/99 Edmonton Oilers NHL 73 5 16 21st 42 4th 0 1 1 2
1999/00 Edmonton Oilers NHL 76 9 26th 35 65 5 0 1 1 0
2000/01 Edmonton Oilers NHL 81 12 20th 32 60 6th 0 2 2 2
2001/02 Edmonton Oilers NHL 55 1 16 17th 42 - - - - -
2001/02 New York Rangers NHL 11 1 7th 8th 2 - - - - -
2002/03 New York Rangers NHL 80 11 37 48 58 - - - - -
2003/04 New York Rangers NHL 67 10 14th 24 47 - - - - -
2004/05 New York Rangers NHL not played because of lockout
2005/06 New York Rangers NHL 73 3 20th 23 70 4th 0 0 0 2
2006/07 New York Islanders NHL 78 6th 38 44 74 5 0 3 3 6th
2007/08 Washington Capitals NHL 71 2 27 29 46 7th 0 1 1 8th
2008/09 Washington Capitals NHL 52 3 10 13 28 14th 2 5 7th 4th
2009/10 Washington Capitals NHL 70 4th 20th 24 42 6th 0 4th 4th 5
2010/11 Washington Capitals NHL 21st 2 5 7th 8th - - - - -
2011/12 Washington Capitals NHL not played because of a groin injury
2012/13 Hershey Bears AHL 2 1 0 1 0 - - - - -
2012/13 Washington Capitals NHL 16 0 2 2 2 - - - - -
NCAA overall 76 17th 46 63 114
AHL total 2 1 0 1 0 - - - - -
NHL overall 824 69 258 327 588 51 2 17th 19th 29

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1996 United States June World Cup 5th place 6th 0 3 3 0
1997 United States June World Cup 2nd place, silver 6th 1 2 3 4th
2002 United States Olympia 2nd place, silver 6th 0 1 1 4th
Juniors overall 12 1 5 6th 4th
Men overall 6th 0 1 1 4th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Poti, Tom
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Poti, Thomas Emilio (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH March 22, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Worcester , Massachusetts, USA