Charles Poulin
Encyclopedia
Charles Poulin is a former ice hockey
player who was awarded the CHL Player of the Year
award as a member of the St-Hyacinthe Laser of the QMJHL, but never played in the NHL
. As of 2006 he is the only player so honoured who has retired never to have played in the NHL, with the exception of Dave Simpson, who quit hockey to concentrate on schooling. Poulin played for the Fredericton Canadiens
of the American Hockey League
and Quebec Rafales
of the International Hockey League, as well as a number of smaller teams in North America and Europe. He retired from hockey in 2004.
Of his two competitors for CHL Player of the Year in 1992, OHL MVP Todd Simon
played briefly in the NHL but never became a star, while WHL MVP Steve Konowalchuk
has enjoyed a regular NHL career.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player who was awarded the CHL Player of the Year
CHL Player of the Year
The CHL Player of the Year award is given out annually to the player judged to be the most outstanding in the Canadian Hockey League. It is selected from the winners of the Red Tilson Trophy , Michel Briere Memorial Trophy , and the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy .-Winners:* 2010-11 Ryan Ellis,...
award as a member of the St-Hyacinthe Laser of the QMJHL, but never played in the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
. As of 2006 he is the only player so honoured who has retired never to have played in the NHL, with the exception of Dave Simpson, who quit hockey to concentrate on schooling. Poulin played for the Fredericton Canadiens
Fredericton Canadiens
The Fredericton Canadiens, or the 'Baby Habs' were a professional ice hockey team in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The Canadiens played their home games at the Aitken Centre...
of the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
and Quebec Rafales
Quebec Rafales
The Atlanta Knights were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League from 1992 to 1996. The Knights were based in Atlanta, Georgia, and played at the Omni Coliseum. The team became the Quebec Rafales from 1996 to 1998....
of the International Hockey League, as well as a number of smaller teams in North America and Europe. He retired from hockey in 2004.
Of his two competitors for CHL Player of the Year in 1992, OHL MVP Todd Simon
Todd Simon
Todd Michael Simon is a professional ice hockey centre. He was drafted in the ninth round, 203rd overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. He played fifteen games in the National Hockey League with the Sabres in the 1993–94 regular season, recording one assist, and five more...
played briefly in the NHL but never became a star, while WHL MVP Steve Konowalchuk
Steve Konowalchuk
Steven Reed Konowalchuk is an American former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the NHL with the Washington Capitals and the Colorado Avalanche. He is currently the head coach for the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League...
has enjoyed a regular NHL career.