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USA Brian Pothier
#2 Genève-Servette HC / NLA - 13/14
2-time AHL Second All-Star Team 2
1-time NCAA (East) Second All-American Team 1
Date of Birth
Apr 15, 1977
Position
D
Age
48
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
New Bedford, MA, USA
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Team Staff profile of Brian Pothier also available

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Brian Pothier Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1993-94 New Bedford High USHS-MA -* 12* 22* 34* -* -* |
1995-96 Northfield Mount Hermon School USHS-Prep 27* 11* 22* 33* 36* -* |
1996-97 RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.) NCAA 34* 1* 11* 12* 42* -* |
1997-98 RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.) NCAA 35* 2* 9* 11* 28* -* |
1998-99 RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.) NCAA 37* 5* 13* 18* 36* -* |
1999-00 RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.) “C” NCAA 36* 9* 24* 33* 44* -* |
2000-01 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 4* |
Orlando Solar Bears IHL 76* 12* 29* 41* 69* 5* | Playoffs 16 3 5 8 11 -5
2001-02 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 33* 3* 6* 9* 22* -19* |
Chicago Wolves AHL 39* 6* 13* 19* 30* 2* |
2002-03 Ottawa Senators NHL 14* 2* 4* 6* 6* 11* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 0
Binghamton Senators AHL 68* 7* 40* 47* 58* 5* | Playoffs 8 2 8 10 4 2
2003-04 Ottawa Senators NHL 55* 2* 6* 8* 24* 6* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 6 -2
2004-05 Binghamton Senators AHL 77* 12* 36* 48* 64* 13* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 6 -1
2005-06 Ottawa Senators NHL 77* 5* 30* 35* 59* 29* | Playoffs 8 2 1 3 2 1
2006-07 Washington Capitals NHL 72* 3* 25* 28* 44* -11* |
USA WC 7* 0* 1* 1* 4* -1* |
2007-08 Washington Capitals NHL 38* 5* 9* 14* 20* 5* |
2008-09 Washington Capitals NHL 9* 1* 2* 3* 4* 0* | Playoffs 13 0 2 2 8 1
Hershey Bears AHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
2009-10 Washington Capitals NHL 41* 4* 7* 11* 10* 12* |
Carolina Hurricanes NHL 20* 1* 3* 4* 11* -8* |
2010-11 Genève-Servette HC “A” NLA 44* 8* 25* 33* 26* 4* | Playoffs 6 2 4 6 10 -
2011-12 Genève-Servette HC “A” NLA 50* 6* 21* 27* 34* -8* | Relegation 4 0 1 1 4 -2
2012-13 Genève-Servette HC NLA 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2013-14 Genève-Servette HC NLA 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |

Brian Pothier Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1990-91 Beverly Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2010-11 Genève-Servette HC Spengler Cup 4* 0* 1* 1* 6* -* |

Brian Pothier Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 188* 25* 89* 114* 0.61* 154* 21* | 2 14 2 * 9 * 11 * 0.79 * 10 * 1 *
IHL 1 76* 12* 29* 41* 0.54* 69* 5* | 1 16 3 * 5 * 8 * 0.50 * 11 * -5 *
NCAA 4 142* 17* 57* 74* 0.52* 150* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 9 362* 26* 92* 118* 0.33* 202* 29* | 4 29 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.17 * 18 * 0 *
NLA (NL) 4 94* 14* 46* 60* 0.64* 60* -4* | 2 10 2 * 5 * 7 * 0.70 * 14 * -2 *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-MA 1 -* 12* 22* 34* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-Prep 1 27* 11* 22* 33* 1.22* 36* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 7* 0* 1* 1* 0.14* 4* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Brian Pothier Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/19/2011
12/19/2011 Extension Genève-Servette HC Genève-Servette HC
07/27/2010
07/27/2010 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes Genève-Servette HC
03/03/2010
03/03/2010 Confirmed Washington Capitals Carolina Hurricanes
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Northfield Mount Hermon School

Cult/Star player for Orlando Solar Bears

Cult/Star player for RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.)

Career transactions
- 2010-07-27 • Signed by Genève-Servette
- 2010-03-03 • Traded to the Carolina Hurricanes with Oskar Osala & a 2011 2nd round pick (traded to CGY: Tyler Wotherspoon) for Joe Corvo
- 2006-07-01 • Signed by the Washington Capitals
- 2002-06-29 • Traded to the Ottawa Senators for Shawn McEachern & a 2004 6th round pick (Dan Turple)
- 2000-03-27 • Signed by the Atlanta Thrashers

Injury problems
Pothier was forced to sit out the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons due to post-concussion syndrom.