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Poul Popiel

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-10    Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: February 28, 1943 in Sollested, Denmark

29 3 3 18 22

NHL/WHA Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1965-66 22 BOS NHL 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
1967-68 24 LAK NHL 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0
1968-69 25 DET NHL 62 2 13 15 5 10 82 2 0 0 2 99 2.0
1969-70 26 DET NHL 32 0 4 4 1 5 29 0 0 0 0 22 0.0
1970-71 27 VAN NHL 78 10 22 32 11 9 61 8 2 0 2 136 7.4
1971-72 28 VAN NHL 38 1 1 2 1 -11 36 1 0 0 0 32 3.1
1972-73 29 HSA WHA 73 16 48 64 22 158 11 5 0 2
1973-74 30 HSA WHA 78 7 41 48 15 126 6 1 0 0
1974-75 31 HSA WHA 78 11 53 64 21 41 123 5 4 2 236 4.7
1975-76 32 HSA WHA 78 10 36 46 16 29 71 6 2 2 2 162 6.2
1976-77 33 HSA WHA 80 12 56 68 22 53 87 10 2 0 0 177 6.8
1977-78 34 HSA WHA 80 6 31 37 12 -6 53 4 1 1 126 4.8
1979-80 36 EDM NHL 10 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.0
Career NHL 224 13 41 54 18 7 210 11 2 0 4 304 4.3
Career WHA 467 62 265 327 107 117 618 42 15 5 4 701 5.6

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1965-66 22 BOS NHL 3 0.00 0.33 0.33 0.09 0.67 0 1 1 0 0.0 0.1 0.1
1967-68 24 LAK NHL 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 -1 0.0 0.0 0.0
1968-69 25 DET NHL 62 0.03 0.21 0.24 0.08 1.32 1.60 2 13 15 5 58 1 53 6 10 0.3 3.5 3.9
1969-70 26 DET NHL 32 0.00 0.13 0.13 0.04 0.91 0.69 0 4 4 1 16 2 9 0 5 -0.3 2.0 1.7
1970-71 27 VAN NHL 78 0.13 0.28 0.41 0.15 0.78 1.74 9 20 29 10 70 12 60 11 9 2.1 3.8 5.8
1971-72 28 VAN NHL 38 0.03 0.03 0.05 0.02 0.95 0.84 1 1 2 1 5 0 37 21 -11 -0.5 1.3 0.7
1972-73 29 HSA WHA 73 0.22 0.66 0.88 0.30 2.16
1973-74 30 HSA WHA 78 0.09 0.53 0.62 0.19 1.62
1974-75 31 HSA WHA 78 0.14 0.68 0.82 0.27 1.58 3.03 41
1975-76 32 HSA WHA 78 0.13 0.46 0.59 0.20 0.91 2.08 29
1976-77 33 HSA WHA 80 0.15 0.70 0.85 0.27 1.09 2.21 53
1977-78 34 HSA WHA 80 0.08 0.39 0.46 0.14 0.66 1.58 -6
1979-80 36 EDM NHL 10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.20 0 0 0 0 5 1 11 2 -5 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
Career NHL 224 0.06 0.18 0.24 0.08 0.94 1.38 12 39 51 17 154 16 172 41 7 1.4 10.7 12.1
Career WHA 467 0.13 0.57 0.70 0.23 1.32 2.22 117

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1967-68 24 LAK NHL 3 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 0
1969-70 26 DET NHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972-73 29 HSA WHA 10 2 9 11 23 1 1 0 0
1973-74 30 HSA WHA 14 1 14 15 22 0
1974-75 31 HSA WHA 13 1 10 11 34 1
1975-76 32 HSA WHA 17 3 5 8 -2 16
1976-77 33 HSA WHA 11 0 7 7 4 10 0 0 0 0
1977-78 34 HSA WHA 6 0 2 2 4 13 0
Career NHL 4 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 0
Career WHA 71 7 47 54 6 118 1 1 0 1

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1960-61 17 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 38 2 9 11 74
1961-62 18 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 49 3 16 19 128
1962-63 19 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA-Jr. 50 11 34 45 131
1962-63 19 Buffalo Bisons AHL 2 0 1 1 2
1963-64 20 Buffalo Bisons AHL 4 0 0 0 4
1963-64 20 St. Louis Braves CPHL 54 9 14 23 78
1964-65 21 Buffalo Bisons AHL 48 7 12 19 76
1965-66 22 Hershey Bears AHL 63 6 26 32 101
1966-67 23 Hershey Bears AHL 63 5 27 32 134
1967-68 24 Springfield Kings AHL 72 8 27 35 180
1968-69 25 Springfield Kings AHL 13 0 10 10 19
1969-70 26 Cleveland Barons AHL 22 3 15 18 14
1971-72 28 Rochester Americans AHL 12 7 4 11 10
1978-79 35 Innsbrucker EV Austria 34 6 28 34 99
1979-80 36 Houston Apollos CHL 57 2 27 29 28
1980-81 37 (none) (none) 57 2 27 29 28
1981-82 38 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 12 0 4 4 10
Career 1 Season (none) 57 2 27 29 28
Career 9 Seasons AHL 299 36 122 158 540
Career 1 Season Austria 34 6 28 34 99
Career 1 Season CHL 57 2 27 29 28
Career 1 Season CPHL 54 9 14 23 78
Career 1 Season IHL 12 0 4 4 10
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 137 16 59 75 333

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1960-61 17 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 3 0 1 1 2
1961-62 18 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 6 0 0 0 11
1963-64 20 St. Louis Braves CPHL 6 0 1 1 17
1964-65 21 Buffalo Bisons AHL 9 0 1 1 29
1965-66 22 Hershey Bears AHL 3 0 0 0 2
1966-67 23 Hershey Bears AHL 5 1 0 1 10
1967-68 24 Springfield Kings AHL 4 0 0 0 4
1979-80 36 Houston Apollos CHL 6 0 1 1 10
1980-81 37 (none) (none) 6 0 1 1 10
Career 1 Season (none) 6 0 1 1 10
Career 4 Seasons AHL 21 1 1 2 45
Career 1 Season CHL 6 0 1 1 10
Career 1 Season CPHL 6 0 1 1 17
Career 2 Seasons OHA-Jr. 9 0 1 1 13

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 7 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Poul Popiel 5.8 3.9 1.7 0.7 0.1 0.0 -0.1
Jeff Finger 88.9 5.2 3.0 1.6 0.8
Thommie Bergman 88.5 5.6 4.1 1.7 1.2 0.5 0.3
Dave Fortier 87.8 5.2 3.2 1.7 0.8
Bob Beers 87.7 5.6 4.3 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.0
Bruce Affleck 87.5 5.1 4.1 1.7 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.0
Larry Johnston 86.8 5.6 4.1 1.6 0.5 0.5 -0.4 -0.4
Mike Commodore 85.9 5.3 3.1 1.8 1.1 0.4 -0.1 -0.2
Perry Miller 85.0 4.8 3.9 2.1 0.5
Al Hangsleben 83.1 6.2 4.2 2.0
Dunc McCallum 82.8 5.6 2.9 1.5 0.3 0.0
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Poul Popiel 5.8 3.9 1.7 0.7 0.1 0.0 -0.1
Jeff Finger 88.9 5.2 3.0 1.6 0.8
Thommie Bergman 88.5 5.6 4.1 1.7 1.2 0.5 0.3
Dave Fortier 87.8 5.2 3.2 1.7 0.8
Bruce Affleck 87.5 5.1 4.1 1.7 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.0
Larry Johnston 86.8 5.6 4.1 1.6 0.5 0.5 -0.4 -0.4
Perry Miller 85.0 4.8 3.9 2.1 0.5
Al Hangsleben 83.1 6.2 4.2 2.0
Dunc McCallum 82.8 5.6 2.9 1.5 0.3 0.0
Dwight Bialowas 82.7 5.1 4.1 1.4 0.1
David Williams 82.3 4.7 3.4 0.7 0.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

Honors

1974-75 WHA WHA All-Star Team (2nd)
1976-77 WHA WHA All-Star Team (2nd)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1974 Houston Aeros (WHA)
1975 Houston Aeros (WHA)

Games Played

1970-71 NHL 78 (3)
1973-74 WHA 78 (1)
 1974-75 WHA 78 (3)
1977-78 WHA 80 (3)
Career WHA 467 (10)

Assists

Career WHA 265 (13)

Points

Career WHA 327 (37)

Goals Created

Career WHA 106.7 (56)

Penalties in Minutes

1972-73 WHA 158 (9)
Career WHA 618 (18)
  

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

June 9, 1965: Claimed by Boston from Chicago in Intra-League Draft, June 9, 1965.

June 6, 1967: Claimed by Los Angeles from Boston in Expansion Draft, June 6, 1967.

November 12, 1968: Traded to Detroit by Los Angeles for Ron Anderson, November 12, 1968.

June 10, 1970: Claimed by Vancouver from Detroit in Expansion Draft, June 10, 1970.

February 12, 1972: Selected by Dayton-Houston (WHA) in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, February 12, 1972.

November 2, 1979: Signed as a free agent by Edmonton, November 2, 1979.

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