| Played For: | Hartford Whalers Chicago Blackhawks Tampa Bay Lightning Montreal Canadiens |
| Position: | Centre |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 216 |
| Birth Date: | April 23, 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Vanier, Quebec, Canada |
| Draft: | 9th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1991 |
| Draft Team: | Hartford Whalers |
| Career Start: | 1991 |
| Career End: | 2002 |
Joseph Emelien Patrick Poulin (born April 23, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 634 games in the National Hockey League between 1991 and 2002.
Poulin was born in Vanier, Quebec. As a youth, he played in four consecutive Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments from 1984 to 1987, with the Quebec Fleur-de-lis minor ice hockey team.[1]
He played for the Hartford Whalers, Chicago Blackhawks, Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens after being selected ninth overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft from the Saint-Hyacinthe Laser.
Poulin's son, Samuel, was chosen 21st overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–89 | Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs | QMAAA | 42 | 28 | 42 | 70 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 24 | ||
| 1989–90 | Saint-Hyacinthe Laser | QMJHL | 60 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | ||
| 1990–91 | Saint-Hyacinthe Laser | QMJHL | 56 | 32 | 38 | 70 | 82 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1991–92 | Saint-Hyacinthe Laser | QMJHL | 56 | 52 | 86 | 138 | 58 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1991–92 | Springfield Indians | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1992–93 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 81 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | NHL | 58 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1994–95 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 45 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 53 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1995–96 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 38 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 73 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 44 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 34 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 81 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 82 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 52 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 31 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 28 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 634 | 101 | 134 | 235 | 299 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ||||