The Islanders have agreed to terms on a three-year entry level contract with goaltender Kevin Poulin.
Poulin is coming off his fourth and final season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the Victoriaville Tigers. He posted a 35-16-0 record this season, a 2.63 goals against average and a .916 save percentage. In 169 games, Poulin finished with a 81-65-0 record over his career. The Montreal, QC native joined the Sound Tigers at the end of his 2008-09 junior season and served as the back-up net-minder to Nathan Lawson and Peter Mannino in the final games of the AHL season. Poulin was drafted by the Islanders in the fifth round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft (126th overall).
There is a lot of hype with Poulin. Where he ends up playing at the beginning of the season remains to be seen. It's always nice to see a low draft pick come in and add depth to the organization, so Kudos goes to the scouting staff once again. This also takes care of Ridderwall not signing with the Isles. Poulin and Koskinen will be a nice tandem if not this year, then in the near future. More to come on future draft pick signings.
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