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Nice piece posted today:
Tucker Poolman's journey from the NAHL to the Jets is a...
Six years after Poolman walked on to Wichita Falls team, he remains on the Winnipeg Jets’ roster even after Dustin Byfuglien’s return to full health. He has earned it, too – in the 10 games Winnipeg played with Byfuglien out, Poolman led all Jets defensemen with 65 per cent of on-ice high danger scoring chances and 70 per cent of on-ice goals for at 5-on-5.
How did such an unheralded player make the leap from Tier II junior tryouts all the way to NHL?
I asked his mom.
Tucker Poolman's journey from the NAHL to the Jets is a...
Six years after Poolman walked on to Wichita Falls team, he remains on the Winnipeg Jets’ roster even after Dustin Byfuglien’s return to full health. He has earned it, too – in the 10 games Winnipeg played with Byfuglien out, Poolman led all Jets defensemen with 65 per cent of on-ice high danger scoring chances and 70 per cent of on-ice goals for at 5-on-5.
How did such an unheralded player make the leap from Tier II junior tryouts all the way to NHL?
I asked his mom.