Sam Poulin

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Born
2001 (25 years old)
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Blainville,

Position
Forward

Status
Active

Ethnicity
White

Team Number
22

Height
6' 1"

Weight
208kg

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Ice Hockey

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Edmonton Oilers

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Samuel Poulin (born February 25, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 21st overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the 2019 NHL entry draft.

Playing career
Poulin was selected by the Sherbrooke Phoenix of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) in the 2017 QMJHL Draft.

Poulin was drafted 21st overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the 2019 NHL entry draft. He signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Penguins on September 22, 2019.

Poulin served as Sherbrooke's captain during his final two seasons with the team from 2019 to 2021. In January 2021, Sherbrooke traded Poulin to the Val-d'Or Foreurs.

Poulin made his professional debut for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL) in the 2021–22 AHL season.

On October 25, 2022, Poulin made his NHL debut; he recorded one assist for his first career NHL point in a 4–1 loss to the Calgary Flames. Poulin took a leave of absence from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in December 2022 to address mental health concerns after suffering a panic attack during a game. He returned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in March 2023.

Poulin began the 2023–24 AHL season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. He was injured on October 29, 2023, suffering a high-ankle sprain, and returned to the line-up on December 16. He sustained a separate lower-body injury on February 3, and returned to the lineup on March 1. On April 29, 2024, Pittsburgh re-signed Poulin to a two-year contract extension.

On April 15, 2025, Poulin was named Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Man of the Year for the 2024–25 AHL season.

Edmonton Oilers
On December 12, 2025, Pittsburgh traded Poulin and goaltender Tristan Jarry to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for goaltender Stuart Skinner, defenceman Brett Kulak, and a 2029 second-round draft pick.

International play
Poulin represented the Canada under-18 team at the 2019 World U18 Championships.

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