Pulock is poised for success with the New York Islanders. The 6-foot-2, 215-pound defenseman is best known for his heavy shot from the point and an instinctual ability to find the shooting lanes.
The Islanders made the native of Dauphin, Manitoba, their first-round pick (No. 15) in the 2013 NHL Draft. He played 15 regular-season games and six Stanley Cup Playoff games with the Islanders in 2015-16 and showed that he's ready for a full-time job.
Pulock is poised for success with the New York Islanders. The 6-foot-2, 215-pound defenseman is best known for his heavy shot from the point and an instinctual ability to find the shooting lanes.
The Islanders made the native of Dauphin, Manitoba, their first-round pick (No. 15) in the 2013 NHL Draft. He played 15 regular-season games and six Stanley Cup Playoff games with the Islanders in 2015-16 and showed that he's ready for a full-time job.
Pulock spent four seasons in junior hockey with Brandon in the Western Hockey League, where he was among the WHL's top offensive defenseman.
He had eight goals and 42 points in 63 games as a WHL rookie in 2010-11, leading Brandon's defense in scoring. Those numbers went up to 19 goals and 60 points in 2011-12, when Pulock was named to the WHL's First All-Star Team for the Eastern Conference. Eight of his goals came on the power play, and he finished plus-33. Pulock had 14 goals and 54 points in 61 games in 2012-13, then capped his junior career with 23 goals and 63 points in 2013-14. He won All-Star honors each of his last three seasons.
Pulock joined Bridgeport of the American Hockey League after Brandon was eliminated from the 2014 WHL playoffs, appearing in the final three regular-season games. He spent all of the 2014-15 season with Bridgeport and finished with 17 goals, 13 on the power play, and 29 points despite missing nearly two months because of an injury that limited him to 54 games. He was named to the AHL All-Star Game.
It was back to Bridgeport for most of the 2015-16 season. Pulock had seven goals and 24 points in 51 games before being called up to the Islanders. He made his NHL debut against the Edmonton Oilers on Feb. 28, 2016. Pulock had his first NHL point, a goal, on March 17, 2016, against the Nashville Predators, and had two assists in the regular-season finale against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Pulock scored his first Stanley Cup Playoff goal against the Florida Panthers in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference First-Round series and finished the postseason with a goal and three points in six games.
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- WHL East First All-Star Team (2012, 2014)
- AHL All-Rookie Team (2015)
