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Tucker Poolman (D)

Manitoba Moose

Biography

Career Highlights/Trivia

• Scored his first NHL goal with Winnipeg, Dec. 23/17 at New York Islanders
• Made his NHL debut with Winnipeg, Oct. 9/17 at Edmonton
• Won the 2016 NCAA Championship at the University of North Dakota
• Was named to the NCAA (NCHC) First All-Star and All-Tournament teams in 2016-17
• Named NCAA (NCHC) Best Defensive Defenceman in 2016-17
• Named USA Hockey Junior Player of the Year in 2013-14
• Was a captain with the Omaha Lancers of the USHL, and an assistant captain in his final year at UND
• Played with his brother at UND where his father is in his 23rd year as Athletic Trainer for the men’s hockey program
• Wasn’t drafted until he was 20 years old
• His hometown of East Grand Forks, MN is 131 km south of the Canadian Border and 218 km from Winnipeg