Rudy Poeschek

Rudolph Leopold "Pot Pie" Poeschek (born September 29, 1966 in Terrace, British Columbia) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the NHL with the New York Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, Tampa Bay Lightning, and St. Louis Blues. He played defence and shot right-handed. 
Poeschek was drafted by the New York Rangers in the 12th round, 238th overall in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. He played for the Kamloops Blazers in the WHL for three years and there he established himself as a tough enforcer willing to drop his gloves with anybody. During the 1987–1988 season Poeschek finally played his first game with the Rangers. The following season he played in 52 games with the Rangers and registered a career high 199 penalty minutes. 
Prior to the 1993–1994 season the Tampa Bay Lightning picked up Poeschek and it was here that he developed his reputation as an enforcer to be reckoned with, dropping his gloves with the likes of Bob Probert and Craig Berube. Poeschek played 4 seasons with the Lightning before being picked up by the St. Louis Blues. He played a full year there along with parts of two other seasons and one more with the Houston Aeros of the IHL before retiring after 2000–2001 season.
==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
1982–83 	Vernon Lakers 	BCJHL 	 	54 	4 	10 	14 	100 	 	 	 	 	 	
1983–84 	Kamloops Junior Oilers	WHL 	 	47 	3 	9 	12 	93 	 	8 	0 	2 	2 	7
1984–85 	Kamloops Blazers 	WHL 	 	34 	6 	7 	13 	100 	 	15 	0 	3 	3 	56
1985–86 	Kamloops Blazers 	WHL 	 	32 	3 	13 	16 	92 	 	16 	3 	7 	10 	40
1986–87 	Kamloops Blazers 	WHL 	 	54 	13 	18 	31 	153 	 	13 	1 	4 	5 	39
1987–88 	Colorado Rangers 	IHL 	 	82 	7 	31 	38 	210 	 	12 	2 	2 	4 	31
1987–88 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1988–89 	Denver Rangers 	IHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	6 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1988–89 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	52 	0 	2 	2 	199 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1989–90 	Flint Spirits 	IHL 	 	38 	8 	13 	21 	109 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	16
1989–90 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	15 	0 	0 	0 	55 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1990–91 	Binghamton Rangers 	AHL 	 	38 	1 	3 	4 	162 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1990–91 	Moncton Hawks 	AHL 	 	23 	2 	4 	6 	67 	 	9 	1 	1 	2 	41
1990–91 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	5 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1991–92 	Moncton Hawks 	AHL 	 	63 	4 	18 	22 	170 	 	11 	0 	2 	2 	46
1991–92 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	17 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1992–93 	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL 	 	78 	7 	24 	31 	189 	 	9 	0 	4 	4 	13
1993–94 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 	 	71 	3 	6 	9 	118 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1994–95 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 	 	25 	1 	1 	2 	92 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1995–96 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 	 	57 	1 	3 	4 	88 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	12
1996–97 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 	 	60 	0 	6 	6 	120 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1997–98 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	50 	1 	7 	8 	64 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	6
1998–99 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	16 	0 	0 	0 	33 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1999–00 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	4 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1999–00 	Houston Aeros 	IHL 	 	32 	2 	6 	8 	51 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1999–00 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	12 	0 	0 	0 	24 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2000–01 	Houston Aeros 	IHL 	 	67 	3 	13 	16 	66 	 	7 	0 	0 	0 	8
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals	 	364 	6 	25 	31 	817 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	18
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==External links==
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