Austin Richard Poganski (born February 16, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League (AHL). He was selected by the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL), 110th overall, in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
| Austin Poganski | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Poganski with the Coachella Valley Firebirds in 2023 | |||
| Born | February 16, 1996 St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| AHL team Former teams | Tucson Roadrunners St. Louis Blues Winnipeg Jets | ||
| NHL draft | 110th overall, 2014 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Playing career
editPoganski played junior hockey with the Tri-City Storm in the United States Hockey League (USHL) before committing to collegiate hockey with the University of North Dakota.[1] Prior to his freshman season with the Fighting Sioux, Poganski was selected by the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the fourth round, 110th overall at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.[2] He won the national championship with the Fighting Sioux during the 2015–16 season. In his senior season in 2017–18, Pognnski served as captain of the Fighting Sioux. On March 26, 2018, having completed his collegiate career with the Fighting Sioux, Poganski signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the St. Louis Blues. He finished the 2017–18 season with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League (AHL).[2]
Poganski spent the majority of the 2018–19 season in the AHL and the beginning of the 2019–20 season. He made his NHL debut for the Blues on December 10, 2019 versus the Buffalo Sabres playing on the fourth line with Mackenzie MacEachern and Jacob de la Rose.[1] He was returned to the Rampage on December 13 and finished the season with them.[3] On October 18, 2020 Poganski signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Blues.[4] In the pandemic-delayed and shortened 2020–21 season, Poganski remained on the Blues roster primarily assigned to the club's extended taxi squad roster.[5] Over the duration of the season, Poganski was limited to just five games, going scoreless.[6]
As an unrestricted free agent from the Blues, Poganski was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Winnipeg Jets on July 31, 2021.[6] Initially assigned to Winnipeg's AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose, Poganski was recalled after several players were put on the COVID-19 protocol list.[7] Poganski got into 16 games with Winnipeg, going scoreless before being placed on waivers on March 3, 2022. After going unclaimed, he was returned to the Moose.[8]
At the conclusion of his contract with the Jets, Poganski was signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Seattle Kraken after agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract on July 13, 2022.[9] Poganski was placed on waivers on October 2, 2022 and after going unclaimed, was assigned to Seattle's AHL affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds, during their inaugural season.[10] He spent the entire year with Coachella, which went to the Calder Cup finals, but were defeated by the Hershey Bears in seven games.[11]
Leaving the Kraken as a free agent, Poganski went un-signed over the summer. He accepted a professional tryout contract (PTO) to attend the Arizona Coyotes 2023 training camp and was later released to sign a PTO with their AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners, to begin the 2023–24 season.[12]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | St. Cloud Cathedral | USHS | 25 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | St. Cloud Cathedral | USHS | 25 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | St. Cloud Cathedral | USHS | 23 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Tri-City Storm | USHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Tri-City Storm | USHL | 55 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | U. of North Dakota | NCHC | 38 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | U. of North Dakota | NCHC | 44 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | U. of North Dakota | NCHC | 40 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | U. of North Dakota | NCHC | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 59 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Tulsa Oilers | ECHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 56 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 49 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 70 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 30 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2023–24 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 63 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | United States | U17 |  | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2013 | United States | IH18 |  | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b Timmermann, Tom (December 10, 2019). "Kyrou, Poganski in lineup as Blues face Sabres". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
- ^ a b "Blues sign three players to entry-level contracts". St. Louis Blues. March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ "Blues' Austin Poganski: Sent to bus league". CBS Sports. December 13, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Blues' Austin Poganski: Inks two-way pact". CBS Sports. October 18, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Thomas, Jim (December 27, 2020). "Pandemic pucks: Lots of protocols, no guarantees for Blues". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ a b "Jets sign forward Austin Poganski to a one-year contract". Winnipeg Jets. July 31, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
- ^ "Winnipeg Jets centre Paul Stastny added to NHL's COVID-19 protocol". Battleford Now. The Canadian Press. January 13, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Jets' Austin Poganski: Lands on waivers". CBS Sports. March 3, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Four Cups, Three new Kraken". Seattle Kraken. July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ "Ice Chips: Penguins cut Nylander, 16 others from training camp". TSN. October 2, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Shefte, Kate (June 21, 2023). "Coachella Valley Firebirds fall just shy of winning Calder Cup in inaugural season". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Arizona Coyotes [@AZCoyotesPR] (October 3, 2023). "The Coyotes announced today that the following players have been assigned to the Tucson Roadrunners (AHL)" (Tweet). Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Twitter.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database