WEYBURN’S POULIOT NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK

The Western Hockey League announced today that Portland Winterhawks’ defenceman Derrick Pouliot is the Denny’s WHL Player of the Week for the week ending January 19, 2014.

Pouliot recorded one goal and four assists for five points along with a +5 rating in two games over the past week, helping the Winterhawks post a pair of wins in that span.

Pouliot, a 19-year-old from Weyburn, SK, is in his fourth season with Portland.  He currently leads all Winterhawks’ blue liners and sits tied for fifth among all WHL defenders in scoring with 40 points, including 11 goals, in 36 games this season.  The first overall pick from the 2009 WHL Bantam Draft, Pouliot has recorded 36 goals and 175 points in 223 career regular-season games for the Winterhawks, and has amassed eight goals and 41 points in 64 career playoff games.  Pouliot was selected in the first round, eighth overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2012 NHL Draft.