Paul Pooley Explained

Paul Pooley
Current Title:Associate head coach
Current Team:Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Current Conference:Big Ten
Birth Date:2 August 1960
Birth Place:Exeter, Ontario, Canada
Alma Mater:Ohio State University
Player Years1:1980–1984
Player Team1:Ohio State
Player Years2:1984–1986
Player Team2:Sherbrooke Canadiens
Player Years3:1984–1986
Player Team3:Winnipeg Jets
Player Years4:1986–1987
Player Team4:Fort Wayne Komets
Player Positions:Forward
Coach Years1:1988–1991
Coach Team1:Ohio State (asst.)
Coach Years2:1991–1994
Coach Team2:Lake Superior State (asst.)
Coach Years3:1994–2005
Coach Team3:Providence
Coach Years4:2005–present
Coach Team4:Notre Dame (asst.)
Overall Record:185–187–40
Tournament Record:0–2
Championships:1992 NCAA Championship (assistant)
1994 NCAA Championship (assistant)
1996 Hockey East Tournament Champion
Awards:2001 Hockey East Bob Kullen Award

Paul Robert Pooley (born August 2, 1960, in Exeter, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey player who played 15 games in the National Hockey League with the Winnipeg Jets. He played his college hockey at Ohio State, where his number 22 has been retired. He is currently the associate head coach for Notre Dame's men's ice hockey team, a position he has held since 2005.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1977–78North York RangersOPJAHL
1977–78Kingston CanadiansOMJHL4 0 0 0 24 2 0 2 0
1978–79North York RangersOPJAHL
1978–79Kingston CanadiansOMJHL60 14 20 34 2111 3 7 10 4
1979–80North York RangersOPJAHL32 15 22 37 25
1980–81Ohio State UniversityCCHA38 28 32 60 41
1981–82Ohio State UniversityCCHA34 21 24 45 34
1982–83Ohio State UniversityCCHA36 33 36 69 50
1983–84Ohio State UniversityCCHA41 32 64 96 38
1984–85Sherbrooke CanadiensAHL57 18 17 35 1617 2 2 4 7
1984–85Winnipeg JetsNHL12 0 2 2 0
1985–86Sherbrooke CanadiensAHL70 20 21 41 31
1985–86Winnipeg JetsNHL3 0 1 1 0
1986–87Fort Wayne KometsIHL77 28 44 72 472 1 2 3 2
NHL totals15 0 3 3 0

Head coaching record

College

Awards and honours

AwardYear
All-CCHA Second Team1980–81[2]
All-CCHA First Team1983–84
AHCA West First-Team All-American1983–84[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Notre Dame Athletics | the Fighting Irish.
  2. News: CCHA All-Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.
  3. News: Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners. NCAA.org. June 11, 2013.