Tom Poti

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Position	Defense
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	New York Islanders Edmonton Oilers New York Rangers
Nationality	United States
Born	March 1977, Worcester, MA, USA
NHL Draft	59th overall, 1996 Edmonton Oilers
Pro Career	1998 – present

Men's Ice Hockey
Olympic medal record
Silver	2002 Salt Lake City	Ice Hockey

Tom Poti (born March 22, 1977 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA) is a NHL defenseman for the New York Islanders. He attended Saint Peter-Marian High School for two years. A graduate of the Cushing Academy, Poti moved on to play for Boston University of Hockey East. At BU Poti became the first defenseman since Dave Archambault to win the Beanpot MVP. Poti was drafted in the third round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, 59th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers.

On March 19, 2002, the Rangers acquired Poti and Rem Murray in exchange for Mike York and a fourth round selection in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Poti was the point man on New York's top power-play unit until Fedor Tyutin took over. During his time with the Rangers, Poti became unpopular with his team's fans, to the point that he was booed at home whenever he touched the puck and cheered when he left the ice for a player change.^[1]^[2]

In the summer of 2006 Poti signed as a free agent with the Rangers' crosstown rival New York Islanders. He has continued to hear choruses of boos when he touches the puck at Madison Square Garden.

Poti suffers from severe food allergies. Contact with such foods as chocolate, peanuts, and MSG can be potentially lethal. Poti carries a syringe filled with epinephrine at all times.^[3] ^[4]

Poti is also a fan of the New York Yankees despite being from Massachusets where the Yankees biggest rivals the Boston Red Sox play.