Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'agbanyeghị ihe si na ya pụta, Pouliot nwetara ihe 17 n'egwuregwu 22 n'oge egwuregwu playoff. Nchịkọta ikpeazụ nke Central Scouting tinyere ya dị ka onye na-agba ọsọ na-agba ọsọ na North America nke 12. Ndị Pittsburgh Penguins họpụtara Pouliot na
Nhọrọ nke asatọ, nke ha nwetara n'aka Carolina Hurricanes na azụmahịa Jordan Staal mgbe Pittsburgh nwere nhọrọ nke mbụ ha na 22nd n'ozuzu (Olli Määttä). N'ihe na-erughị otu izu ka e mesịrị, a kpọrọ Pouliot ka ọ bịa n'ogige National Development Camp nke Canada, bụ nzọụkwụ mbụ na isonye na ndepụta WJC 2013. Ọnwa ole na ole ka e mesịrị, Pouliot bịanyere aka na afọ atọ, nkwekọrịta ntinye aka na Pittsburgh ụbọchị ole na ole tupu mkpọchi NHL 2012 <unk> 13 ga-amalite.