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Born	December 2, 1981 (age 28),; Klagenfurt, AUT
Height; Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m); 210 lb (95 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
NLA team; F. teams	Rapperswil-Jona Lakers; New York Rangers; New York Islanders
Ntl. team	Austria
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Pro career	2004 – present

Thomas Dietmar Pöck (born December 2, 1981, in Klagenfurt, Austria) is a defenceman for Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the Swiss NLA. He previously played in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and the New York Islanders.

[edit] Playing career

Pöck was a star forward turned defenceman at the American college University of Massachusetts.^[1] Pöck was never drafted in the NHL, but signed his first pro contract on March 23, 2004 with the New York Rangers.

Pöck played eight games for the New York Rangers in the 2005–06 NHL season, scoring one goal, getting one assist, and accumulating four penalty minutes. During the 2006–07 NHL season, Pöck played in 44 games for the Rangers, scored four goals, collected four assists, and was assessed 16 penalty minutes. He also played in four first-round playoff games, amassing three assists.

After only playing in one game with the Rangers to start the 2007–08 season, Pöck was sent down passing waivers, to play with the American Hockey League's Hartford Wolf Pack due to the Rangers having seven other healthy defencemen on the roster.^[2]

On September 29, 2008, Pöck was claimed on waivers by the Rangers' arch rivals, the New York Islanders. Pöck joined the Islanders for training camp and played a career high 59 games with the Islanders in the 2008–09 season.^[3]

On May 28, 2009, Pöck signed with Swiss team Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the NLA on a two-year contract.^[4]

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Klagenfurt AC	AUT	31	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Klagenfurt AC	AUT	13	1	4	5	14	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	UMass-Amherst	HE	33	6	6	12	59	—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	UMass-Amherst	HE	23	5	7	12	26	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	UMass-Amherst	HE	37	17	20	37	46	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	UMass-Amherst	HE	37	16	25	41	48	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	New York Rangers	NHL	6	2	2	4	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	50	1	5	6	55	6	0	1	1	8
2004–05	Charlotte Checkers	ECHL	3	0	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	67	15	46	61	99	6	0	3	3	15
2005–06	New York Rangers	NHL	8	1	1	2	4	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	New York Rangers	NHL	44	4	4	8	16	4	0	3	3	4
2006–07	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	4	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	New York Rangers	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	74	7	37	44	63	5	0	0	0	8
2008–09	New York Islanders	NHL	59	1	2	3	35	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			118	8	9	17	55	4	0	3	3	4

[edit] References

^ "Pock Ready To Pitch In, Play His Way Back Up". courant.com. 2007-03-20. http://www.courant.com/sports/hockey/wolfpack/hc-wolfpack1101.artnov01,0,7223064.story. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
^ "Pöck gets Wolf Pack". oursportscentral.com. 2007-10-25. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3552530. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
^ "Islanders claim Thomas Pöck". islanders.nhl.com. 2008-09-28. http://islanders.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=383962. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
^ "NHL defenseman Thomas Pöck signs with Lakers". (in German) lakers.ch. 2009-05-28. http://www.lakers.ch/d/news_archiv.asp?action=select&newsNO=46077&id=3179. Retrieved 2009-06-10.

[edit] External links

Thomas Pöck's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
Thomas Pöck official Website (German)

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[0] "Pock Ready To Pitch In, Play His Way Back Up". courant.com. 2007-03-20. http://www.courant.com/sports/hockey/wolfpack/hc-wolfpack1101.artnov01,0,7223064.story. Retrieved 2008-11-10.

[1] "Pöck gets Wolf Pack". oursportscentral.com. 2007-10-25. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3552530. Retrieved 2008-11-10.

[2] "Islanders claim Thomas Pöck". islanders.nhl.com. 2008-09-28. http://islanders.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=383962. Retrieved 2008-10-10.

[3] "NHL defenseman Thomas Pöck signs with Lakers". (in German) lakers.ch. 2009-05-28. http://www.lakers.ch/d/news_archiv.asp?action=select&newsNO=46077&id=3179. Retrieved 2009-06-10.

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Contents

[edit] Playing career

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] References

[edit] External links