Brian Pothier
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg/14 st 2 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
Washington Capitals Atlanta Thrashers Ottawa Senators |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | April 15, 1977 , New Bedford, MA, U.S. |
| Pro career | 2000 – present |
Brian Pothier (born April 15, 1977 in New Bedford, Massachusetts) is a professional ice hockey player currently playing in the NHL for the Washington Capitals.
Undrafted to the NHL, Pothier was signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Thrashers during the 1999–2000 season, from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He moved to the Senators before the 2002–2003 season in a trade for Shawn McEachern, and was later signed by the Washington Capitals as a free agent in the summer of 2006.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001–02 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 33 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -19 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 52 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +6 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 77 | 5 | 30 | 35 | +29 | 59 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 72 | 3 | 25 | 28 | -11 | 44 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007–08 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 38 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +5 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 292 | 20 | 80 | 100 | +25 | 177 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 10 | ||||
[edit] Transactions
- March 27, 2000 - signed as free agent by Atlanta Thrashers
- June 29, 2002 - traded to Ottawa Senators
- July 1, 2006 - signed as free agent by Washington Capitals
[edit] External links
Categories: 1977 births | American ice hockey defencemen | Atlanta Thrashers players | Binghamton Senators players | Chicago Wolves players | Living people | Ottawa Senators players | People from Bristol County, Massachusetts | R.P.I. Engineers ice hockey players | Undrafted National Hockey League players | Washington Capitals players
