| Sam Poulin | |
| Birth Date: | 25 February 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Blainville, Quebec, Canada |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 208 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Shoots: | Left |
| League: | NHL |
| Team: | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Prospect Team: | WBS Penguins |
| Prospect League: | AHL |
| Draft: | 21st overall |
| Draft Year: | 2019 |
| Draft Team: | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Career Start: | 2021 |
Samuel Poulin (born February 25, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 21st overall by the Penguins in the first round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
Poulin was drafted 21st overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.[1] [2] [3] He signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Penguins on September 22, 2019.[4] On October 25, 2022, Poulin made his NHL debut; he recorded one assist for his first career NHL point in a 4-1 loss to the Calgary Flames.[5]
On April 29, 2024, the Penguins re-signed Poulin to a two-year contract extension.[6]
Poulin's father, Patrick, was chosen ninth overall by the Hartford Whalers in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He would score 101 goals in 634 career NHL games, and would play for the Whalers, Chicago Blackhawks, Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens during his 11-year career spanning from 1991 to 2002.
Poulin's godfather is former Penguins goaltender Jocelyn Thibault, who serves as the general manager of the Sherbrooke Phoenix of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2015–16 | Collège Esther-Blondin Phénix | QMAAA | 38 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Collège Esther-Blondin Phénix | QMAAA | 39 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | QMJHL | 55 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | QMJHL | 67 | 29 | 47 | 76 | 46 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | QMJHL | 46 | 32 | 45 | 77 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | QMJHL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | 19 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 12 | ||
| 2021–22 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 72 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 51 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 41 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Canada White | U17 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Canada | HG18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Canada | U18 | 4th | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||||