Nick Poole
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image =
| caption =
| image_size = 230px
| position = Forward
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 188
| league = EPL
| team = Milton Keynes Lightning
| former_teams = Manchester Phoenix
Dayton Bombers
Manchester Phoenix
London Knights
Milton Keynes Kings
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|07|11}}
| birth_place = Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| career_start = 1991
| career_end = 2014
}}
Nick Poole (born July 11, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was most recently the general manager for Milton Keynes Lightning in the English Premier Ice Hockey League. Previously Poole was a player and head coach for Lightning,{{cite web |url= http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/ice-hockey/Galaxy-of-stars-lining-up.5117979.jp |title = Galaxy of stars lining up for Nick Poole's testimonial|publisher = Milton Keynes Citizen|date =2009-03-28 |author= Paul Brookman | accessdate =2010-05-27}} an ice hockey team based in England.
Poole played college hockey in the United States, at the University of New Hampshire. After college, he turned professional with the Dayton Bombers of the East Coast Hockey League. Poole moved to Europe where he established himself further. He has since won numerous league and playoff titles with Milton Keynes Lightning. He is the team's longest serving player, having joined the team when it was first established in 2002 and is also the most successful player/coach the team has had. As a player, he wears the number 91 jersey, the year he started his career in ice hockey.
Poole left MK Lightning on the 26th November 2016 and his number 91 jersey was retired.{{cite web |url= http://mk-lightning.co.uk/nick-poole-leave-lightning/ |title= Nick Poole to leave Lightning |publisher= MK-Lightning.com |accessdate= 2016-11-26 }}{{dead link|date=June 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Poole also worked at Oxley Park Academy as a physical education teacher.
Career statistics
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||||||
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| 1991–1992 | U. of New Hampshire | H-East | 23 | 2 | 5 | 7 | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–1993
| U. of New Hampshire | H-East | 38 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1993–1994 | U. of New Hampshire | H-East | 35 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 22
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–1995
| U. of New Hampshire | H-East | 36 | 6 | 26 | 34 | 10
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1995–96 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 64 | 14 | 40 | 54 | 62
| 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| 1995–1996
| Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1996–1997 | Manchester Storm | BISL | 41 | 15 | 18 | 34 | 26
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1997–1998
| Pelicans Lahti | FinD1 | 38 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 26
| 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1998–1999 | London Knights | BISL | 42 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 22
| 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — |
| 1999–2000
| Milton Keynes Kings | BNL | 36 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 53
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2000–2001 | Milton Keynes Kings | BNL | 26 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 22
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 2001–2002
| Peterborough Pirates | BNL | 33 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 24
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2001–2002 | Fife Flyers | BNL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2
| 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — |
| 2002–2003
| Milton Keynes Lightning | EPIHL | 41 | 35 | 92 | 127 | 24
| 8 | 4 | 12 | 16 | — |
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| 2003–2004 | Milton Keynes Lightning | EPIHL | 10 | 5 | 11 | 16 | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–2004
| Manchester Phoenix | EIHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2004–2005 | Milton Keynes Lightning | EPIHL | 23 | 19 | 42 | 61 | 26
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–2006
| Milton Keynes Lightning | EPIHL | 42 | 18 | 40 | 58 | 32
| 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | — |
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| 2006–2007 | Milton Keynes Lightning | EPIHL | 34 | 19 | 41 | 60 | 48
| 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — |
| 2007–2008
| Milton Keynes Lightning | EPIHL | 33 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 28
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2008–2009 | Milton Keynes Lightning | EPIHL | 52 | 18 | 49 | 67 | 40
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–2010
| Milton Keynes Lightning | EPIHL | 52 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 48
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2010–2011 | Milton Keynes Lightning | EPIHL | 38 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 24
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–2012
| Milton Keynes Lightning | EPIHL | 34 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 20
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–2013
| Milton Keynes Lightning | EPIHL | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14
| — | — | — | — | — |
Honours
EPIHL League Champion: 2003/2004, 2004/2005, 2009/2010
EPIHL Playoff Winner: 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2004/2005, 2005/2006
EPIHL Playoff Runner-Up: 2008/2009, 2010/2011
EPIHL Cup Runner-Up: 2006/2007, 2007/2008
External links
- {{icehockeystats}}
References
{{Reflist}}
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Category:Canadian ice hockey forwards
Category:Dayton Bombers players
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Category:Manchester Phoenix players
Category:Manchester Storm (1995–2002) players
Category:Milton Keynes Lightning players
Category:Ice hockey people from Calgary
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in England
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