Thomas Pöck

Thomas Pöck
Born	December 2, 1981 (1981-12-02) Klagenfurt, Austria
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
SEL team Former teams	Modo Hockey New York Rangers New York Islanders Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
National team	Austria
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2004–present

Thomas Dietmar Pöck (born December 2, 1981) is an Austrian professional defenceman currently playing for Modo Hockey of the Swedish Elitserien. He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers and the New York Islanders.

Playing career

Pöck was a star forward turned defenceman at the University of Massachusetts. Pöck was never drafted in the NHL, but signed his first pro contract on March 23, 2004 with the New York Rangers.

Pöck played eight games for the New York Rangers in the 2005–06 NHL season, scoring one goal, getting one assist, and accumulating four penalty minutes. During the 2006–07 NHL season, Pöck played in 44 games for the Rangers, scored four goals, collected four assists, and was assessed 16 penalty minutes. He also played in four first-round playoff games, amassing three assists.

After only playing in one game with the Rangers to start the 2007–08 season, Pöck was sent down passing waivers, to play with the American Hockey League (AHL)'s Hartford Wolf Pack due to the Rangers having seven other healthy defencemen on the roster.

On September 29, 2008, Pöck was claimed on waivers by the Rangers' arch rivals, the New York Islanders. Pöck joined the Islanders for training camp and played a career high 59 games with the Islanders in the 2008–09 season.

On May 28, 2009, Pöck signed with Swiss team Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the Swiss National League A (NLA) on a two-year contract.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Klagenfurt	AUT		31	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Klagenfurt	AUT		13	1	4	5	14		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	University of Massachusetts Amherst	HE		33	6	6	12	59		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	University of Massachusetts	HE		23	5	7	12	26		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	University of Massachusetts	HE		37	17	20	37	46		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	University of Massachusetts	HE		37	16	25	41	48		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	New York Rangers	NHL		6	2	2	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		50	1	5	6	55		6	0	1	1	8
2004–05	Charlotte Checkers	ECHL		3	0	2	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		67	15	46	61	99		6	0	3	3	15
2005–06	New York Rangers	NHL		8	1	1	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	New York Rangers	NHL		44	4	4	8	16		4	0	3	3	4
2006–07	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		4	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	New York Rangers	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		74	7	37	44	63		5	0	0	0	8
2008–09	New York Islanders	NHL		59	1	2	3	35		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				118	8	9	17	55		4	0	3	3	4

External links

• Thomas Pöck's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Thomas Pöck official Website (German)