Brian Pothier

Brian Pothier	Brian Pothier
Born 	April 15, 1977 (1977-04-15) (age 33),
New Bedford, MA, USA
Height
Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position 	Defense
Shoots 	Right
Brian Pothier (born April 15, 1977 in New Bedford, Massachusetts) is an American professional ice hockey Defenseman currently playing in the Swiss National League A for Genève-Servette HC.
== Playing career==
Undrafted to the NHL, Pothier played collegiate hockey with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After his senior year he was signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Thrashers on March 27, 2000. After two seasons with the Thrashers he was moved to the Ottawa Senators prior to the 2002–03 season in a trade for Shawn McEachern, and was later signed by the Washington Capitals as a free agent in the summer of 2006.
On January 3, 2008, Pothier was injured suffering a concussion, possibly when Boston Bruins right winger Milan Lucic hit him hard into the boards, resulting in the fourth reported concussion of his career which sidelined Brian for the next fourteen months.[1] Pothier later attributed his post-concussion symptoms and long recovery period to an undiagnosed astigmatism resulting from his latest concussion. He stated that he had recovered from the concussion two to three months after the injury, but his astigmatism led to the symptoms previously thought to be post-concussion syndrome until it was properly diagnosed in December 2008.[2]
On December 17, 2008, he practiced in full gear for the first time since the injury. On March 4, 2009, Pothier was assigned to the Capitals American Hockey League affiliate, the Hershey Bears, for conditioning and to see if he experienced any post-concussion symptoms. After successfully completing his conditioning stint, Pothier was recalled back to the Capitals and made his return to the ice on March 16, 2009, fourteen months after the initial injury.[3] He then scored his first goal since his injury on March 31, 2009 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.[4]
In the 2009–10 season after scoring 11 points in 41 games with the Capitals, Brian was traded along with prospect Oskar Osala to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for defensemen Joe Corvo on March 3, 2010.[5]
On July 27, 2010, Pothier ended his North American career and signed a two-year contract with European team Genève-Servette HC of the Swiss NLA.[6]
== Career statistics==
=== Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1996–97 	R.P.I. 	NCAA 		34 	1 	11 	12 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	R.P.I. 	NCAA 		35 	2 	9 	11 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	R.P.I. 	NCAA 		37 	5 	13 	18 	36 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	R.P.I. 	NCAA 		36 	9 	24 	33 	44 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Orlando Solar Bears	IHL 		76 	12 	29 	41 	69 		16 	3 	5 	8 	11
2000–01 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		33 	3 	6 	9 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		39 	6 	13 	19 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Binghamton Senators	AHL 		68 	7 	40 	47 	58 		8 	2 	8 	10 	4
2002–03 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		14 	2 	4 	6 	6 		1 	0 	0 	0 	2
2003–04 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		52 	2 	6 	8 	24 		7 	0 	0 	0 	6
2004–05 	Binghamton Senators	AHL 		77 	12 	36 	48 	64 		6 	0 	1 	1 	6
2005–06 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		77 	5 	30 	35 	59 		8 	2 	1 	3 	2
2006–07 	Washington Capitals	NHL 		72 	3 	25 	28 	44 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Washington Capitals	NHL 		38 	5 	9 	14 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Washington Capitals	NHL 		9 	1 	2 	3 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Washington Capitals	NHL 		41 	4 	7 	11 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL 		20 	1 	3 	4 	11 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		362 	26 	92 	118 	202 		29 	2 	3 	5 	18
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
=== International===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007 	United States 	WC 	7 	0	1	1 	4
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	7 	0	1	1 	4
== Transactions==
*March 27, 2000 – Signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Thrashers
*June 29, 2002 – Traded to the Ottawa Senators for Shawn McEachern and a sixth round selection in 2004.
*July 1, 2006 – Signed as a free agent by the Washington Capitals
*March 3, 2010 – Traded to the Carolina Hurricanes, along with Oscar Osala and second round selection in 2011 for Joe Corvo
Category:Atlanta Thrashers players