ECHL Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - Former Colgate standout Steve Poapst '91 is among four inductees comprising the 2013 East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) Hall of Fame Class, the ECHL announced on Monday (Dec. 3).
The Class of 2013 comprises Poapst, Dave Craievich, Marc Magliarditi, and Darren Schwartz.
The four will be formally inducted as the sixth class of the ECHL Hall of Fame at a luncheon ceremony that will be held in conjunction with the 2013 ECHL All-Star Game Wednesday, January 23, in Loveland, Colo.
"We are proud to welcome this year's class of four players with outstanding credentials, and uniquely different resumes," said ECHL Commissioner Brian McKenna. "Marc Magliarditi was an outstanding goaltender; Dave Craievich, a well-rounded defenseman; an outstanding scorer in Darren Schwartz and a developmental player in Steve Poapst, who after beginning his career in the ECHL, went on to a fine NHL career. All four played a significant role in the growth and development of the ECHL."
Poapst joins his former ECHL, AHL and NHL teammate Olaf Kolzig as the second inductee in the Developmental Player category. Poapst began his professional career in the ECHL with the Hampton Roads Admirals in 1991-92, scoring 28 points (8g-20a) in 55 regular-season games and adding five points (1g-4a) in 14 postseason games, helping the Admirals to claim their second consecutive Riley Cup championship. He returned to Hampton Roads the following season, tallying 45 points (10g-35a) in 63 games.
Poapst made his NHL debut with the Washington Capitals in 1995-96, scoring one goal in three regular-season games, while also seeing action in six games during the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He appeared in 307 career National Hockey League games with Washington, Chicago, Pittsburgh and St. Louis, tallying 36 points (8g-28a). Poapst also registered 205 points (45g-160a) in 498 career games in the American Hockey League with Baltimore, Portland and Norfolk. He is currently in his third season as an assistant coach with the AHL's Rockford IceHogs.
Poapst represented Colgate from 1987 through 1991, appearing in 132 collegiate contests. He racked up 61 points on 13 goals and 48 assists.
