Mike Poulin (born December 17, 1985, in Kitchener, Ontario) is a professional lacrosse goaltender who plays for the San Diego Seals of the National Lacrosse League.[2] He formerly played for the Georgia Swarm, Calgary Roughnecks, the Toronto Rock and the Boston Blazers. He also plays for the Brooklin Redmen and formerly played with Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks and Six Nations Chiefs of Major Series Lacrosse.
| Born | December 17, 1985 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Canadian Czech | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 205 pounds (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Shoots | Right | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Goaltender | ||||||||||||||
| NLL team Former teams | San Diego Seals (2024-present) Toronto Rock (2007-08) Boston Blazers (2009-10) Calgary Roughnecks (2010-16) Georgia Swarm (2016-2022) | ||||||||||||||
| MSL team Former teams | Brooklin Redmen Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks Six Nations Chiefs | ||||||||||||||
| Pro career | 2007– | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Poulin Wall[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Poulin was awarded the Goaltender of the Year Award in the 2012 NLL season.[3] In the 2014 NLL season, he passed Curtis Palidwor to become the all-time Roughneck leader in minutes played with 3,946.[4]
Poulin has played twice at the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship: He represented the Czech Republic in 2015 and Canada in 2019.
References
edit- ^ Flannery, Jim (15 December 2014). "Mike Poulin Looks Strong In Preseason". In Lacrosse We Trust. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ "Mike Poulin - Calgary Roughnecks". Calgary Roughnecks. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ "Kitchener native Mike Poulin named NLL goaltender of the year". Waterloo Region Record. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ "Roughnecks re-sign starter Poulin with two-year contract". National Lacrosse League. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
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