Daniel Poudrier (born February 15, 1964) is a

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retired professional

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player who played 25 games in the

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for the

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. Poudrier was born in

Thetford Mines Thetford Mines (Canada 2021 Census population 26,072) is a city in south-central Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality. The city is located in the Appalachian Mountains, 141 miles northeast of Montreal and ...

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. As a youth, he played in the 1976 and 1977

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s with a

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team from Thetford Mines. After retiring from hockey, Poudrier became a city councillor (District 10) in Thetford Mines.

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* 1964 births Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Dragons de Rouen players Drummondville Voltigeurs players Eisbären Berlin players Fredericton Express players French Quebecers EV Füssen players Grizzlys Wolfsburg players Halifax Citadels players Ice hockey people from Quebec EHC Klostersee players EV Landshut players Muskegon Lumberjacks players Quebec municipal councillors Quebec Nordiques draft picks Quebec Nordiques players Shawinigan Cataractes players Sportspeople from Thetford Mines St. Thomas Wildcats players Wiener EV players {{canada-icehockey-defenceman-1960s-stub