Steve Poapst

Steve Ray Poapst (born January 3, 1969 in Cornwall, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who completed his playing career with the St. Louis Blues of the NHL after four seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks and one with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He is now coach and General manager of the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League. 
He played for Colgate University from 1987 to 1991. Undrafted by an NHL team, he turned pro with the Hampton Roads Admirals in 1991-92. After several years in the minor pro, Poapst was signed by the Washington Capitals. 
Poapst spent most of his time with the Portland Pirates, playing only 25 games for the Capitals over two seasons. In 2000 he signed as a free agent with the Chicago Blackhawks. He finally made it as a regular with the Hawks in 2001-02.
He played for the Hawks until 2005 when he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins and then to the St. Louis Blues during the 2005-06 season. He retired in 2006.
In 2007 he was named coach and General manager of the Chicago Steel.
In August, 2010, he became an assistant coach of the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League.
==Career statistics==
===Ice hockey===
  	  	  	 	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
1987–88 	Colgate University 	ECAC 	 	32 	3 	13 	16 	22 	 	 	 	 	 	
1988–89 	Colgate University 	ECAC 	 	30 	0 	5 	5 	38 	 	 	 	 	 	
1989–90 	Colgate University 	ECAC 	 	38 	4 	15 	19 	54 	 	 	 	 	 	
1990–91 	Colgate University 	ECAC 	 	32 	6 	15 	21 	43 	 	 	 	 	 	
1991–92 	Hampton Roads Admirals	ECHL 	 	55 	8 	20 	28 	29 	 	14 	1 	4 	5 	12
1992–93 	Hampton-Roads Admirals	ECHL 	 	63 	10 	35 	45 	57 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	4
1992–93 	Baltimore Skipjacks 	AHL 	 	7 	0 	1 	1 	4 	 	7 	0 	3 	3 	6
1993–94 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 	 	78 	14 	21 	35 	47 	 	12 	0 	3 	3 	8
1994–95 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 	 	71 	8 	22 	30 	60 	 	7 	0 	1 	1 	16
1995–96 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 	 	70 	10 	24 	34 	79 	 	20 	2 	6 	8 	16
1995–96 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	0 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0
1996–97 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 	 	47 	1 	20 	21 	34 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	6
1997–98 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 	 	76 	8 	29 	37 	46 	 	10 	2 	3 	5 	8
1998–99 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 	 	54 	3 	21 	24 	36 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1998–99 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	22 	0 	0 	0 	8 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1999–00 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 	 	58 	0 	14 	14 	20 	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	2
2000–01 	Norfolk Admirals 	AHL 	 	37 	1 	8 	9 	14 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2000–01 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	36 	2 	3 	5 	12 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2001–02 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	56 	1 	7 	8 	30 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
2002–03 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	75 	2 	11 	13 	50 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2003–04 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	53 	2 	2 	4 	26 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2005–06 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	21 	0 	4 	4 	10 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2005–06 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	41 	0 	1 	1 	37 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals	 	307 	8 	28 	36 	173 	 	11 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Category:Born in 1969
Category:Calder Cup champions
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Colgate Raiders players
Category:Portland Pirates players
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players
Category:St. Louis Blues players
Category:Washington Capitals players
Category:Chicago Steel coaches
Category:Retired in 2006
Category:Canadian ice hockey coaches
Category:Hampton Roads Admirals players
Category:Baltimore Skipjacks players