Tom Poti
Encyclopedia
Thomas Emilio Poti is an ice hockey
defenseman
and an alternate captain of the Washington Capitals
of the National Hockey League
. He attended Saint Peter-Marian High School
for two years. A graduate of the Cushing Academy
, Poti moved on to play for Boston University
of Hockey East
. At BU Poti became the first defenseman since Dave Archambault to win the Beanpot MVP. Poti was drafted in the third round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft
, 59th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers
.
On March 19, 2002, the Rangers acquired Poti and Rem Murray
in exchange for Mike York
and a fourth round selection in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft
. Poti was the point man on New York's top power-play unit until Fedor Tyutin
took over. During his time with the Rangers, Poti became unpopular with his team's fans, to the point that he was booed at home whenever he touched the puck and cheered when he left the ice for a player change.
In the summer of 2006 Poti signed as a free agent with the Rangers' crosstown rival New York Islanders
. He continued to hear choruses of boos when he touched the puck at Madison Square Garden.
On July 1, 2007, Poti signed a four-year deal with the Washington Capitals worth $3.5 million per year.
Poti won his first playoff series with the Washington Capitals when they eliminated the Rangers in 7 games on 28 April 2009.
Poti suffers from severe food allergies. Contact with such foods as chocolate, peanuts, and Monosodium glutamate
can be potentially lethal. Poti carries an EpiPen epinephrine auto-injector at all times.
Despite growing up in Massachusetts, home of the Boston Red Sox
, Poti is a fan of the New York Yankees
.
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...
defenseman
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
and an alternate captain of the Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...
of the National Hockey League
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...
. He attended Saint Peter-Marian High School
Saint Peter-Marian High School
-Campus and location:Saint Peter-Marian's campus is situated upon a hill in a residential neighborhood. It is less than one mile to the town of Holden, Massachusetts. There is one main building with an annex that houses the senior high school, while another building is home to the junior high...
for two years. A graduate of the Cushing Academy
Cushing Academy
Cushing Academy is a coeducational college preparatory boarding school for grades 9 through 12 plus an optional postgraduate year located in Ashburnham, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1865 in fulfilment of a bequest by Thomas Parkman Cushing and opened in 1875, and is sometimes cited as the...
, Poti moved on to play for Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
of Hockey East
Hockey East
Hockey East Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates in New England. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference....
. At BU Poti became the first defenseman since Dave Archambault to win the Beanpot MVP. Poti was drafted in the third round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft
1996 NHL Entry Draft
The 1996 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 22, 1996.- Selections by round :Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.- Round one :- Round two :...
, 59th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
.
On March 19, 2002, the Rangers acquired Poti and Rem Murray
Rem Murray
Raymond Joseph "Rem" Murray is a professional ice hockey left winger who plays for Pustertal-Val Pusteria Wolves in the Serie A.- Draft :...
in exchange for Mike York
Mike York
Michael York is an American professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga .-Playing career:...
and a fourth round selection in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft
NHL Entry Draft
The NHL Entry Draft is an annual meeting in which every franchise of the National Hockey League systematically select the rights to available amateur ice hockey players who meet draft eligibility requirements...
. Poti was the point man on New York's top power-play unit until Fedor Tyutin
Fedor Tyutin
Fedor Anatolievich Tyutin is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League ....
took over. During his time with the Rangers, Poti became unpopular with his team's fans, to the point that he was booed at home whenever he touched the puck and cheered when he left the ice for a player change.
In the summer of 2006 Poti signed as a free agent with the Rangers' crosstown rival New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. He continued to hear choruses of boos when he touched the puck at Madison Square Garden.
On July 1, 2007, Poti signed a four-year deal with the Washington Capitals worth $3.5 million per year.
Poti won his first playoff series with the Washington Capitals when they eliminated the Rangers in 7 games on 28 April 2009.
Poti suffers from severe food allergies. Contact with such foods as chocolate, peanuts, and Monosodium glutamate
Monosodium glutamate
Monosodium glutamate, also known as sodium glutamate or MSG, is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, one of the most abundant naturally occurring non-essential amino acids....
can be potentially lethal. Poti carries an EpiPen epinephrine auto-injector at all times.
Despite growing up in Massachusetts, home of the Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
, Poti is a fan of the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Boston University Boston University Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers... |
NCAA | 38 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Boston University | NCAA | 38 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League .... |
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... |
73 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 76 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 81 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 55 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the... |
NHL | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | New York Rangers | NHL | 80 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | New York Rangers | NHL | 67 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | New York Rangers | NHL | 73 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | New York Islanders New York Islanders The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 78 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Washington Capitals Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup... |
NHL | 71 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 2008–09 NHL season The 2008–09 NHL season was the 92nd season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the first season since prior to the 2004–05 lockout in which every team played each other at least once during the season, following three seasons where teams only played against two divisions in the... |
Washington Capitals | NHL | 52 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 2009–10 NHL season The 2009–10 NHL season was the 93rd season of operation of the National Hockey League , and the 100th season since the founding of the predecessor National Hockey Association . It ran from October 1, 2009, including four games in Europe on October 2 and 3—until April 11, 2010, with the 2010... |
Washington Capitals | NHL | 70 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 2010–11 2010–11 NHL season The 2010–11 NHL season was the 94th season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the fourth consecutive season that opened in Europe with NHL Premiere . A record three events were scheduled, all in previous NHL Premiere cities: Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; and Prague, Czech... |
Washington Capitals | NHL | 21 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 808 | 69 | 256 | 325 | 586 | 51 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 29 | ||||