Career
Poulsen represented Denmark at the 2011 IIHF World Championship where he played six games without registering a point. Poulsen was brought up in the Herning Blue Fox system before moving to Nordsjælland Cobras for the 2008-2009 season. After two seasons with the North Zealand club, he returned to Herning before the 2010-2011 season.
Back with his hometown team, he enjoyed considerable success playing on a line with North American imports Bryan Marshall and Kevin Gardner.
Poulsen finished runner-up in the regular season points race with 25 goals and 35 assists for a total of 60 points in 39 games. After four seasons in the Swedish second tier league, the HockeyAllsvenskan with IK Oskarshamn, Poulsen left as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with Austrian club, Graz 99ers of the EBEL on July 8, 2015.