Thomas Pöck

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


team=New York Islanders
former_teams=New York Rangers
league = NHL
prospect_team =
prospect_league =


position = Defence
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lbs = 210
nationality = AUT
birth_date = birth date and age|1981|12|2
birth_place = Klagenfurt, Austria
career_start = 2004
draft = Undrafted

Thomas Pöck (born December 2, 1981), a defenceman for the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, was born in Klagenfurt, Austria. He was a star forward turned defenceman at the American college University of Massachusetts. [ [http://www.courant.com/sports/hockey/wolfpack/hc-wolfpack1101.artnov01,0,7223064.story Pock Ready To Pitch In, Play His Way Back Up] ] 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 being a healthy scratch for a few games with the Rangers in the 2007–08 season and then playing in one game, Pöck was sent down to play with the American Hockey League's Hartford Wolf Pack due to the Rangers having seven other healthy defencemen on the roster. He had to pass through waivers first. [ [http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3552530 Pock gets Wolf Pack] ]

On September 29, 2008, Pöck was claimed on his final day of waivers by the Rangers' arch rivals, the New York Islanders. Pöck was not sent to the Islanders minor league affiliate, but instead reassigned to their team for training camp. [ [http://islanders.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=383962] ]

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*hockeydb|54532
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=3573 ESPN Sports]
* [http://www.thomaspoeck.at/ Thomas Pöck] official Website (German)