Andrew Poturalski

Andrew Poturalski
Born (1994-01-14) January 14, 1994
Williamsville, New York, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Carolina Hurricanes
Charlotte Checkers (AHL)
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present

Andrew Poturalski (born January 14, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Charlotte Checkers in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Undrafted, Poturalski played junior hockey in the United States Hockey League with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders before committing to a collegiate career with the University of New Hampshire in the Hockey East.

In his sophomore season with the Wildcats in 2015–16, Poturalski led the team and conference in scoring with 52 points in just 37 games. Earning select to the East First-Star Team and named as a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, Poturalski opted to leave college early to pursue a professional career, in agreeing to a two-year entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on March 9, 2016.[1]

During his first full professional season in 2016–17, Poturalski was initially assigned to AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. Poturalski was leading the club in assists and scoring when he received his first recall to the NHL by the Hurricanes on April 4, 2017.[2] He made his debut that night in a 5–3 defeat to the Minnesota Wild.[3][4] After two games with the Hurricanes, Poturalski was returned to Charlotte to play out the remainder of the year.

Following that season, Poturalski was invited to the Hurricanes training camp but began the 2017–18 season with the Checkers after being cut.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Nichols School USHS 21 13 6 19 6 — — — — —
2010–11 Nichols School USHS 14 13 10 23 26 4 8 0 8 4
2011–12 Buffalo Jr. Sabres OJHL 33 16 22 38 32 8 5 2 7 4
2011–12 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 2 2 1 3 0 — — — — —
2012–13 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 53 12 21 33 43 — — — — —
2013–14 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 60 27 37 64 28 4 2 1 3 2
2014–15 University of New Hampshire HE 40 14 15 29 16 — — — — —
2015–16 University of New Hampshire HE 37 22 30 52 24 — — — — —
2015–16 Charlotte Checkers AHL 16 2 3 5 0 — — — — —
2016–17 Charlotte Checkers AHL 74 19 33 52 34 5 0 0 0 5
2016–17 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2017–18 Charlotte Checkers AHL 76 22 27 49 24 8 1 4 5 2
NHL totals 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

Awards and honours

Award Year
OJHL
Second All-Prospect Team 2012
USHL
All-Star Game 2014
College
HE First All-Star Team 2016
HE Scoring Champion 2016
East First All-American Team 2016
Hobey Baker Award (Finalist) 2016 [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hurricanes agree to terms with Poturalski". Carolina Hurricanes. 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  2. ↑ "Canes recall Bickell, Poturalski". Carolina Hurricanes. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  3. ↑ Bove, Matt (2017-04-04). "Williamsville native Andrew Poturalski set to make NHL debut". wkbw.com. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  4. ↑ "Sports shorts: Andrew Poturalski makes NHL debut with Hurricanes". fosters.com. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  5. ↑ Niedzielski, Nicholas (September 23, 2017). "HURRICANES TRIM ROSTER, SEND GROUP TO CHARLOTTE". gocheckers.com. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Jack Eichel		 Hockey East Scoring Champion
2015–16		 Succeeded by
Tyler Kelleher


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