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A defenseman from New Bedford, Mass., Brian Pothier played 142 games for RPI, tallying 17 goals and 57 assists for 74 points with 150 penalty minutes. His best season came when he captained the team as a senior, notching 33 points on nine goals and 24 assists – all career-highs – in 36 games. He was selected All-ECAC, named to the ECAC All-Tournament Team and garnered AHCA National All-America recognition.
Pothier, a business and management major out of Northfield Mount Hermon School, helped the Engineers to three 20-win seasons and a four-year record of 83-50-12 (.613). He went on to play 12 seasons of professional hockey, including nine in the National Hockey League. In 362 NHL games, Pothier scored 26 goals with 92 assists for 118 points. He set career-highs of 77 games, 30 assists, 35 points and a plus-29 while with the Ottawa Senators in 2005-06. He also played for the Atlanta Thrashers, Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes, concluding his career in May after playing two seasons for Geneve Servette in Swiss-A.
