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Sasha Pokulok

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Sasha Pokulok
Born (1986-05-25) May 25, 1986 (age 38)
Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
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 2006–present

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.

Playing career

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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

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Gatineau L'Intrépide QMAAA 18 4 4 8 12
2003–04 Notre Dame Hounds AAA SMHL 8 5 1 6 6
2003–04 Notre Dame Hounds SJHL 39 7 16 23 34
2004–05 Cornell University ECAC 26 3 7 10 33
2005–06 Cornell University ECAC 27 4 9 13 49
2006–07 Hershey Bears AHL 1 0 0 0 0
2006–07 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 16 3 6 9 22
2007–08 Hershey Bears AHL 44 1 6 7 43
2007–08 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 5 0 6 6 6 18 0 6 6 18
2008–09 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 23 2 9 11 37 11 0 4 4 8
2008–09 Hershey Bears AHL 8 0 0 0 8
2009–10 Bakersfield Condors ECHL 49 13 26 39 64 10 1 2 3 9
2009–10 Springfield Falcons AHL 7 0 5 5 2
2009–10 San Antonio Rampage AHL 8 2 1 3 5
2010–11 DEG Metro Stars DEL 52 4 11 15 36
2011–12 KHL Medveščak Zagreb EBEL 45 6 7 13 46
2012–13 Cornwall River Kings LNAH 21 9 17 26 8
2013–14 Arlan Kokshetau KAZ 7 0 3 3 8
2013–14 Cornwall River Kings LNAH 32 10 18 28 22 6 3 1 4 8
2014–15 Cornwall River Kings LNAH 32 11 16 27 16 7 0 2 2 4
2015–16 Cornwall River Kings LNAH 15 4 6 10 2
2015–16 Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 LNAH 11 1 3 4 0 5 2 1 3 0
2016–17 Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 LNAH 39 13 19 32 28 11 0 4 4 2
2017–18 Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 LNAH 36 7 12 19 12 9 2 3 5 4
2018–19 Les Pétroliers du Nord LNAH 34 9 19 28 18 3 0 1 1 0
2019–20 Les Pétroliers du Nord LNAH 36 21 39 60 30
2019–20 Soulanges Hockey Experts LHSR 1 1 0 1 0
2021–22 Les Pétroliers du Nord LNAH 19 7 10 17 10
2021–22 Trois-Rivières Lions ECHL 1 0 1 1 0
2021–22 Jonquière Marquis LNAH 9 2 3 5 6 8 1 5 6 8
2022–23 Bâtisseurs de Montcalm LNAH
AHL totals 68 3 12 15 58
ECHL totals 94 18 48 66 129 39 1 12 13 35
LNAH totals 303 99 175 274 166 58 10 24 34 30

International

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Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 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

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Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 2004–05

References

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  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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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Washington Capitals first round draft pick
2005
Succeeded by