Andrew Poturalski

Andrew Poturalski (born January 14, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the San Diego Gulls in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Anaheim Ducks for the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Playing career==
Undrafted, Poturalski played junior hockey in the United States Hockey League with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders before committing to a collegiate career with the University of New Hampshire in the Hockey East.
In his sophomore season with the Wildcats in 2015–16, Poturalski led the team and conference in scoring with 52 points in just 37 games. Earning select to the East First-Star Team and named as a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, Poturalski opted to leave college early to pursue a professional career, in agreeing to a two-year entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on March 9, 2016.
During his first full professional season in 2016–17, Poturalski was initially assigned to AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. Poturalski was leading the club in assists and scoring when he received his first recall to the NHL by the Hurricanes on April 4, 2017. He made his debut that night in a 5–3 defeat to the Minnesota Wild. After two games with the Hurricanes, Poturalski was returned to Charlotte to play out the remainder of the year.
Following that season, Poturalski was invited to the Hurricanes training camp but began the 2017–18 season with the Checkers after being cut.
In the 2018–19 season, had a stand out season with the league leading Charlotte Checkers, scoring 23 goals and 70 points in 72 games, to earning a selection to the AHL Second All-Star Team. In the post-season, he led the Checkers to the 2019 Calder Cup Championship after collecting 12 goals and 23 points. Poturalski was named the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the playoffs MVP after leading all skaters in points and goals.
On July 2, 2019, Poturalski left the Hurricanes organization as a free agent to sign a one-year, two-way contract with the Anaheim Ducks.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		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
2008–09 	Nichols School 	USHS 		21 	13 	6 	19 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Nichols School 	USHS 		14 	13 	10 	23 	26 		4 	8 	0 	8 	4
2011–12 	Buffalo Jr. Sabres 	OJHL 		33 	16 	22 	38 	32 		8 	5 	2 	7 	4
2011–12 	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 	USHL 		2 	2 	1 	3 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 	USHL 		53 	12 	21 	33 	43 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 	USHL 		60 	27 	37 	64 	28 		4 	2 	1 	3 	2
2014–15 	University of New Hampshire	HE 		40 	14 	15 	29 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	University of New Hampshire	HE 		37 	22 	30 	52 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Charlotte Checkers 	AHL 		16 	2 	3 	5 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Charlotte Checkers 	AHL 		74 	19 	33 	52 	34 		5 	0 	0 	0 	5
2016–17 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Charlotte Checkers 	AHL 		76 	22 	27 	49 	24 		8 	1 	4 	5 	2
2018–19 	Charlotte Checkers 	AHL 		72 	23 	47 	70 	34 		18 	12 	11 	23 	12
2019–20 	San Diego Gulls 	AHL 		17 	2 	5 	7 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year 	
OJHL 	OJHL 	OJHL
Second All-Prospect Team 	2012 	
USHL 	USHL 	USHL
All-Star Game 	2014 	
College 	College	College
HE First All-Star Team 	2016 	
HE Scoring Champion 	2016 	
East First All-American Team 	2016 	
Hobey Baker Award (Finalist) 	2016 	
AHL 	AHL 	AHL
Second All-Star Team 	2019 	
Calder Cup (Charlotte Checkers)	2019 	
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy 	2019 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1994 births
Category:American men's ice hockey centers
Category:Carolina Hurricanes players
Category:Cedar Rapids RoughRiders players
Category:Charlotte Checkers (2010–) players
Category:New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey players
Category:San Diego Gulls (AHL) players
Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players