Mike Pomichter
Born (1973-09-10) September 10, 1973
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Boston University
Indianapolis Ice
Cornwall Aces
Portland Pirates
St. John's Maple Leafs
Jacksonville Lizard Kings
Chicago Wolves
Baltimore Bandits
Springfield Falcons
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
Saginaw Gears
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
New Haven Knights
Manchester Monarchs
Delaware Federals
Pennsylvania Blues
Danbury Titans
National team  United States
NHL Draft 39th overall, 1991
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 19912016

Mike Pomichter is an American ice hockey coach and former left wing who was an All-American for Boston University.[1]

Career

Pomichter was a highly rated prospect and was selected in the second round of the 1991 NHL Draft. He began attending Boston University the following fall and played well for the hockey team. Pomichter finished second in scoring for the Terriers as a freshman and helped the team earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament. His numbers declined slightly as sophomore but Pomichter missed a few games to play for Team USA at the World Junior Championships. While BU finished 2nd in the Hockey East standings and tournament once more, they were still afforded the second eastern seed for the NCAA Tournament. They handled Northern Michigan in the quarterfinals to make the Frozen Four but were soundly defeated in the national semifinal. While the season didn't end as they would have liked, BU was the only team to beat Maine that season, preventing their conference rival from posting an undefeated record.

In Pomichter's junior season he began showing the talent that led him to be a second-round pick. He led the Terriers in scoring by 10 points and led the team to a program record 34 wins.[2] Pomichter was named an All-American and helped BU win a conference title, enabling the team to receive the top eastern seed in the NCAA tournament. The Terriers won their first two games by identical 4–1 margins and reached the championship game. They faced off against a surprising Lake Superior State who had knocked them out the year before and were looking for a measure of revenge. Instead, BU was stunned by a dominating performance and were handed the worst championship defeat in over 30 years. Pomichter assisted on Boston University's only goal of the game and ended up as the runner-up after a 1–9 loss.[3]

Despite having a year of eligibility remaining, Pomichter left school in 1994 and began his professional career. He spent his entire first season with the Indianapolis Ice but didn't produce anything like he would have wanted. Despite the low offensive numbers, Pomichter joined the US national team for the World Championships. He helped the team finish atop their bracket but they lost their quarterfinal match and finished the tournament in 6th place. The following season, Pomichter's right were traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs and he began a life as a hockey vagabond. For four consecutive years, Pomichter played for at least three different teams, wearing 10 different uniforms across 4 minor leagues. His last real chance at an NHL stint came with a 25-game tryout contract with the expansion Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins but he was released after 16 games.[4] Pomichter returned to the United Hockey League the following year and retired in 2002.

After 9 years away from the game, Pomichter returned for a handful of games in the Federal Hockey League. After his final game in 2016, Pomichter turned to coaching, appearing as an assistant for the New England Prospects in the 2019 Quebec pee-wee tournament.

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1991–92 Boston University Hockey East 3511273814
1992–93 Boston University Hockey East 3016143023
1993–94 Boston University Hockey East 4028265437
1994–95 Indianapolis Ice IHL 761392247
1995–96 Indianapolis Ice IHL 40000
1995–96 Cornwall Aces AHL 60110
1995–96 Portland Pirates AHL 20000
1995–96 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 192464
1996–97 Chicago Wolves IHL 20000
1996–97 Jacksonville Lizard Kings ECHL 6137407726
1996–97 Baltimore Bandits AHL 4213430000
1997–98 Jacksonville Lizard Kings ECHL 35052
1997–98 Springfield Falcons AHL 20761314
1997–98 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 26681418
1998–99 Jacksonville Lizard Kings ECHL 331018283121230
1998–99 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 2522414
1998–99 Saginaw Gears UHL 1082100
1999–00 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 1612311
2000–01 Springfield Falcons AHL 10002
2000–01 New Haven Knights UHL 713125564780660
2001–02 Manchester Monarchs AHL 10000
2001–02 New Haven Knights UHL 581630463730220
2011–12 Delaware Federals FHL 23140
2012–13 Pennsylvania Blues FHL 31560
2015–16 Delaware Federals FHL 10000
NCAA totals 105556712274
AHL totals 1202024446730000
IHL totals 821392247
ECHL totals 9752581105921230
UHL totals 139555711284110882
FHL totals 646100

International

Year Team Event Result GPGAPtsPIM
1993 United States WJC 4th 70224
1995 United States WC 6th 61232

Awards and honors

Award Year
AHCA East First-Team All-American 1993–94 [1]
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1994 [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. "Boston University men's Hockey 2017-18 Record Book" (PDF). Boston University Terriers. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  3. "All-Time Tournament field" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  4. "A HALL-MARK WEEK BENEFITS WOLF PACK". The Hartford Courant. December 31, 1999. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  5. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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