Brian Pothier

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Defense
shoots = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 198
team = Washington Capitals
former_teams = Atlanta Thrashers
Ottawa Senators
league = NHL
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1977|04|15
birth_place = New Bedford, MA, U.S.
career_start = 2000

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.

Career statistics

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

External links

* [http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app?nhlLink=true&page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8468427&service=page&tab=crs Player Page - Washington Capitals]
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