John Pohl

John Pohl (born June 29, 1979) is a retired American professional ice hockey center.
==Playing career==
Pohl played for the University of Minnesota where he helped lead the team to the 2002 NCAA National Championship. He also was a standout player at Red Wing High School in Red Wing, Minnesota, where he grew up; during his senior year there he was voted Minnesota's 1998 "Mr. Hockey." Pohl played one game with the St. Louis Blues during the 2003–04 NHL season. He was drafted by the Blues 255th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. During the 2005–06 NHL season, Pohl played seven games for the Leafs and chipped in with three goals and one assist. His first goal in the NHL was scored in a 6–3 Maple Leafs victory against the New Jersey Devils on December 31, 2005. On February 17, 2007, Pohl recorded his first career two-goal effort against the Edmonton Oilers.
On July 29, 2009, Pohl signed a one-year contract returning to North America with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. 
==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
1994–95 	Red Wing High School 	MSHSL 	 	28 	19 	42 	61 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Red Wing Wingers 	MSHSL 	 	28 	42 	57 	99 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Red Wing Wingers 	MSHSL 	 	28 	54 	57 	111 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Red Wing Wingers 	MSHSL 	 	28 	29 	78 	107 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Twin City Vulcans 	USHL 	 	10 	6 	3 	9 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Minnesota Golden Gophers	WCHA 	 	42 	7 	10 	17 	18 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Minnesota Golden Gophers	WCHA 	 	41 	18 	41 	59 	26 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Minnesota Golden Gophers	WCHA 	 	38 	19 	26 	45 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Minnesota Golden Gophers	WCHA 	 	44 	27 	52 	79 	26 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 	 	58 	26 	32 	58 	34 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	6
2003–04 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 	 	65 	16 	25 	43 	65 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	2
2003–04 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 	 	13 	3 	6 	9 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Toronto Marlies 	AHL 	 	59 	36 	37 	73 	40 	 	5 	1 	5 	6 	10
2005–06 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	7 	3 	1 	4 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	74 	13 	16 	29 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	33 	1 	4 	5 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	HC Lugano 	NLA 	 	22 	3 	22 	25 	26 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Frölunda HC 	SEL 	 	12 	5 	7 	12 	6 	 	11 	2 	7 	9 	8
2009–10 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 	 	66 	20 	33 	53 	12 	 	14 	3 	3 	6 	2
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	115 	17 	21 	38 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003 	United States 	WC 	6 	3	4	7 	0
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	6 	3	4	7 	0
== Personal ==
His wife is Krissy Wendell, former captain of the American national women's hockey team. Pohl had been introduced by Krissy Wendell's brother, Erik, who was Pohl's teammate and roommate at the University of Minnesota.
Following his career in professional hockey, Pohl assumed a teaching job within the business department of Cretin-Derham Hall in Minnesota. 
==References==
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Category:Born in 1979
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Chicago Wolves players
Category:Frölunda HC players
Category:HC Lugano players
Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers players
Category:St. Louis Blues players
Category:St. Louis Blues draft picks
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:Toronto Marlies players
Category:Worcester IceCats players
Category:Retired in 2010