Eliteprospects
USA Denmark Poul Popiel
Muskegon Mohawks / IHL - 81/82
2-time WHA Avco World Trophy 2
Date of Birth
Feb 28, 1943
Position
D
Age
82
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Søllested, DEN
Weight
176 lbs / 80 kg
Nation
USA / Denmark
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired

Brothers: Dean Popiel, Dick Popiel and Jan Popiel

Team Staff profile of Poul Popiel also available

Use/Embed statistics

Poul Popiel Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1960-61 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 38* 2* 9* 11* 0* -* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 -
1961-62 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 49* 3* 16* 19* 0* -* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 11 -
1962-63 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 50* 11* 34* 45* 0* -* |
Buffalo Bisons AHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
1963-64 St. Louis Braves CenPHL 54* 9* 14* 23* 78* -* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 17 -
Buffalo Bisons AHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
1964-65 Buffalo Bisons AHL 48* 7* 12* 19* 76* -* | Playoffs 9 0 1 1 29 -
1965-66 Boston Bruins NHL 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
Hershey Bears AHL 63* 6* 26* 32* 101* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -
1966-67 Hershey Bears AHL 63* 5* 27* 32* 134* -* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 10 -
1967-68 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 4 -
Springfield Kings AHL 72* 8* 27* 35* 180* -* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 -
1968-69 Springfield Kings AHL 13* 0* 10* 10* 19* -* |
Detroit Red Wings NHL 62* 2* 13* 15* 82* 10* |
1969-70 Detroit Red Wings NHL 32* 0* 4* 4* 29* 5* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
Cleveland Barons AHL 22* 3* 15* 18* 14* -* |
1970-71 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78* 10* 22* 32* 61* 9* |
1971-72 Vancouver Canucks NHL 38* 1* 1* 2* 36* -11* |
Rochester Americans AHL 12* 7* 4* 11* 10* -* |
1972-73 Houston Aeros WHA 73* 16* 48* 64* 158* -* | Playoffs 10 2 9 11 23 -
1973-74 Houston Aeros WHA 78* 7* 41* 48* 126* -* | Playoffs 14 1 14 15 22 -
1974-75 Houston Aeros WHA 78* 11* 53* 64* 123* -* | Playoffs 13 1 10 11 34 -
1975-76 Houston Aeros WHA 78* 10* 36* 46* 71* 29* | Playoffs 17 3 5 8 16 -2
1976-77 Houston Aeros WHA 80* 12* 56* 68* 87* 53* | Playoffs 11 0 7 7 10 4
1977-78 Houston Aeros WHA 80* 6* 31* 37* 53* -6* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 13 4
1978-79 ECS Innsbruck Austria 34* 6* 28* 34* 99* -* |
1979-80 Edmonton Oilers NHL 10* 0* 0* 0* 0* -5* |
Houston Apollos CenHL 57* 2* 27* 29* 28* -* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 10 -
1980-81 Did not play * * * * * * |
1981-82 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 12* 0* 4* 4* 10* -* |

Poul Popiel Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 9 299* 36* 122* 158* 0.53* 540* -* | 4 21 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.10 * 45 * - *
Austria 1 34* 6* 28* 34* 1.00* 99* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CenHL (CenPHL) 2 111* 11* 41* 52* 0.47* 106* -* | 2 12 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.17 * 27 * - *
IHL 1 12* 0* 4* 4* 0.33* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 7 224* 13* 41* 54* 0.24* 210* 7* | 2 4 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.25 * 4 * - *
OHA-Jr. 3 137* 16* 59* 75* 0.55* 0* -* | 2 9 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.11 * 13 * - *
WHA 6 467* 62* 265* 327* 0.70* 618* 76* | 6 71 7 * 47 * 54 * 0.76 * 118 * 6 *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Poul Popiel Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1970, 1 #28 overall by Vancouver Canucks in the NHL Expansion Draft

Drafted 1967, 7 #37 overall by Los Angeles Kings in the NHL Expansion Draft

Cult/Star player for Houston Aeros