COLLEGE HOCKEY

• Poulin moves into new job at Notre Dame

  
  

  South Bend, IN (Sports Network) - Former NHL star Dave Poulin is changing jobs at Notre Dame.

  Poulin is stepping down after 10 seasons as the hockey coach to take on a position in athletic administration. His new title is special assistant to the senior associate athletic director.

  Poulin will work in the area of athletic development, assisting senior associate athletics director Bill Scholl with a variety of projects. In particular, he will be involved as the university works to identify prospective donors with the goal of renovating Notre Dame's existing home hockey facility in the Joyce Center Fieldhouse.

  "I've had a wonderful 10 years coaching hockey at Notre Dame," said Poulin. "Coaching hockey brought me to Notre Dame - and it has been tremendous both for me and my family. What stand out for me are the players I've coached and the relationships I've had."

  Under Poulin, the Irish posted a record of 139-197-50.

  A three-time NHL all-star, Poulin returned to his alma mater in 1995 after 13 professional seasons. He spent most of his career with the Philadelphia Flyers, but also played for the Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals. He won the 1987 Selke Trophy (as the league's top defensive forward) and the 1993 King Clancy Trophy (for leadership on and off the ice), Poulin played in 724 NHL games with 205 goals, 325 assists for 530 career points.

  In his four seasons at Notre Dame (1978-82), Poulin scored 89 goals with 107 assists for 196 points in 135 games. He remains tied for first in game-winning goals (13) and hat tricks (eight) with the Irish. His 89 goals rank him fifth on the all-time list, his assists rank him seventh and he is sixth on the all- time points list.

  04/15 16:38:34 ET