Mike Pomichter

Mike Pomichter is an American ice hockey coach and former left wing who was an All-American for Boston University.
==Career==
Pomichter was a highly rated prospect and was selected in the second round of the 1991 NHL Draft. He began attending Boston University the following fall and played well for the hockey team. Pomichter finished second in scoring for the Terriers as a freshman and helped the team earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament. His numbers declined slightly as sophomore but Pomichter missed a few games to play for Team USA at the World Junior Championships. While BU finished 2nd in the Hockey East standings and tournament once more, they were still afforded the second eastern seed for the NCAA Tournament. They handled Northern Michigan in the quarterfinals to make the Frozen Four but were soundly defeated in the national semifinal. While the season didn't end as they would have liked, BU was the only team to beat Maine that season, preventing their conference rival from posting an undefeated record.
In Pomichter's junior season he began showing the talent that led him to be a second-round pick. He led the Terriers in scoring by 10 points and led the team to a program record 34 wins. Pomichter was named an All-American and helped BU win a conference title, enabling the team to receive the top eastern seed in the NCAA tournament. The Terriers won their first two games by identical 4–1 margins and reached the championship game. They faced off against a surprising Lake Superior State who had knocked them out the year before and were looking for a measure of revenge. Instead, BU was stunned by a dominating performance and were handed the worst championship defeat in over 30 years. Pomichter assisted on Boston University's only goal of the game and ended up as the runner-up after a 1–9 loss.
Despite having a year of eligibility remaining, Pomichter left school in 1994 and began his professional career. He spent his entire first season with the Indianapolis Ice but didn't produce anything like he would have wanted. Despite the low offensive numbers, Pomichter joined the US national team for the World Championships. He helped the team finished atop their bracket but they lost their quarterfinal match and finished the tournament in 6th place. The following season, Pomichter's right were traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs and he began a life as a hockey vagabond. For four consecutive years, Pomichter played for at least three different teams, wearing 10 different uniforms across 4 minor leagues. His last real chance at an NHL stint came with a 25-game tryout contract with the expansion Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins but he was released after 16 games. Pomichter returned to the United Hockey League the following year and retired in 2002.
After 9 years away from the game, Pomichter returned for a handful of games in the Federal Hockey League. After his final game in 2016, Pomichter turned to coaching, appearing as an assistant for the New England Prospects in the 2019 Quebec pee-wee tournament.
==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
1991–92 	Boston University 	Hockey East	 	35 	11 	27 	38 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Boston University 	Hockey East	 	30 	16 	14 	30 	23 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Boston University 	Hockey East	 	40 	28 	26 	54 	37 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Indianapolis Ice 	IHL 	 	76 	13 	9 	22 	47 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Indianapolis Ice 	IHL 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Cornwall Aces 	AHL 	 	6 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	St. John's Maple Leafs 	AHL 	 	19 	2 	4 	6 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Chicago Wolves 	IHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Jacksonville Lizard Kings 	ECHL 	 	61 	37 	40 	77 	26 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Baltimore Bandits 	AHL 	 	4 	2 	1 	3 	4 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
1997–98 	Jacksonville Lizard Kings 	ECHL 	 	3 	5 	0 	5 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 	 	20 	7 	6 	13 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 	AHL 	 	26 	6 	8 	14 	18 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Jacksonville Lizard Kings 	ECHL 	 	33 	10 	18 	28 	31 	 	2 	1 	2 	3 	0
1998–99 	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 	AHL 	 	25 	2 	2 	4 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Saginaw Gears 	UHL 	 	10 	8 	2 	10 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 	 	16 	1 	2 	3 	11 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	New Haven Knights 	UHL 	 	71 	31 	25 	56 	47 	 	8 	0 	6 	6 	0
2001–02 	Manchester Monarchs 	AHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	New Haven Knights 	UHL 	 	58 	16 	30 	46 	37 	 	3 	0 	2 	2 	0
2011–12 	Delaware Federals 	FHL 	 	2 	3 	1 	4 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Pennsylvania Blues 	FHL 	 	3 	1 	5 	6 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Delaware Federals 	FHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NCAA totals	NCAA totals 	NCAA totals	 	105 	55 	67 	122 	74 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 	 	120 	20 	24 	44 	67 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
IHL totals 	IHL totals 	IHL totals 	 	82 	13 	9 	22 	47 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
ECHL totals	ECHL totals 	ECHL totals	 	97 	52 	58 	110 	59 	 	2 	1 	2 	3 	0
UHL totals 	UHL totals 	UHL totals 	 	139 	55 	57 	112 	84 	 	11 	0 	8 	8 	2
FHL totals 	FHL totals 	FHL totals 	 	6 	4 	6 	10 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year	Team 	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993	United States	WJC 	4th 		7 	0	2	2 	4
1995	United States	WC 	6th 		6 	1	2	3 	2
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
AHCA East First-Team All-American	1993–94	
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 	1994 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
Category:American men's ice hockey left wingers
Category:Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey players
Category:Indianapolis Ice players
Category:Cornwall Aces players
Category:Portland Pirates players
Category:St. John's Maple Leafs players
Category:Jacksonville Lizard Kings players
Category:Chicago Wolves players
Category:Baltimore Bandits players
Category:Springfield Falcons players
Category:Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players
Category:Saginaw Gears (UHL) players
Category:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players
Category:New Haven Knights players
Category:Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players
Category:Chicago Blackhawks draft picks