Sasha Pokulok

Alexandre Grenier-Pokulok[1] (born May 25, 1986 in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Québec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Bâtisseurs de Montcalm of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey.

Sasha Pokulok
Born (1986-05-25) May 25, 1986
Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
LNAH team
Former teams
Bâtisseurs de Montcalm
Hershey Bears
Springfield Falcons
San Antonio Rampage
DEG Metro Stars
KHL Medveščak Zagreb
Arlan Kokshetau
NHL Draft 14th overall, 2005
Washington Capitals
Playing career 2006present

Playing career

Pokulok played one season with the Notre Dame Hounds of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. He spent two seasons with the Cornell Big Red of the ECAC Hockey League before signing an entry-level professional contract with the Capitals on July 6, 2006. Pokulok was drafted by the Washington Capitals 14th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

On June 4, 2010, Pokulok left North America as a free agent and signed a one-year contract with German team, DEG Metro Stars of the DEL.[2]

On July 5, 2012, Pokulok left Europe and signed a contract with Cornwall River Kings of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey.[3] Pokulok skated with the River Kings over parts of four seasons, scoring 109 points in 119 games. While nursing a lower body injury, Pokulok was traded to the Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 on January 11, 2016 for utility player Maxime Vachon, a 2016 first round pick (1st overall), along with a 2016 fifth round pick (33rd overall).[4] On August 31, 2022, Pokulok signed with Bâtisseurs de Montcalm, an LNAH expansion team, for their inaugural season.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Gatineau L'Intrépide QMAAA 1844812
2003–04 Notre Dame Hounds AAA SMHL 85166
2003–04 Notre Dame Hounds SJHL 397162334
2004–05 Cornell University ECAC 26371033
2005–06 Cornell University ECAC 27491349
2006–07 Hershey Bears AHL 10000
2006–07 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 1636922
2007–08 Hershey Bears AHL 4416743
2007–08 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 50666 1806618
2008–09 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 23291137 110448
2008–09 Hershey Bears AHL 80008
2009–10 Bakersfield Condors ECHL 4913263964 101239
2009–10 Springfield Falcons AHL 70552
2009–10 San Antonio Rampage AHL 82135
2010–11 DEG Metro Stars DEL 524111536
2011–12 KHL Medveščak Zagreb EBEL 45671346
2012–13 Cornwall River Kings LNAH 21917268
2013–14 Arlan Kokshetau KAZ 70338
2013–14 Cornwall River Kings LNAH 3210182822 63148
2014–15 Cornwall River Kings LNAH 3211162716 70224
2015–16 Cornwall River Kings LNAH 1546102
2015–16 Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 LNAH 111340 52130
2016–17 Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 LNAH 3913193228 110442
2017–18 Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 LNAH 367121912 92354
2018–19 Les Pétroliers du Nord LNAH 349192818 30110
2019–20 Les Pétroliers du Nord LNAH 3621396030
2019–20 Soulanges Hockey Experts LHSR 11010
2021–22 Les Pétroliers du Nord LNAH 197101710
2021–22 Trois-Rivières Lions ECHL 10110
2021–22 Jonquière Marquis LNAH 92356 81568
2022–23 Bâtisseurs de Montcalm LNAH
AHL totals 683121558
ECHL totals 94184866129 391121335
LNAH totals 30399175274166 5810243430

International

Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 Vancouver
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2006 Canada WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 6 0 0 0 0

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 2004–05

References

  1. EliteProspects.com: Sasha Pokulok
  2. "DEG announce four signings for 2010/11" (in German). DEG Metro Stars. June 4, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  3. "Cornwall River Kings sign six players". Cornwall River Kings. July 5, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  4. Standard-Freeholder.com: River Kings Deal Pokulok, January 11, 2016
  5. Bédard, Caroline (September 2, 2022). "Sasha Pokulok signe avec les Bâtisseurs de Montcalm". L'Express Montcalm (in French).
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