He played major junior with the Trois-Rivières Draveurs of the QMJHL from 1983 to 1986. Then he moved to France and played with the Anglet Hormadi Élite of the French Division 1 until 1989. In 1989 he moved to the Girondins de Bordeaux of the Ligue Magnus. Poudrier signed with the Dragons de Rouen in 1991 and helped the team win three straight championships (1993-1995). After losing the 1996 finals, Poudrier moved to Germany and played one season with the Augsburger Panther and one with the Hannover Scorpions. Poudrier took out French citizenship and played for France in: