Don Poile

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (1932–2024)}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

| image_size = 230px

| position = Centre

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 165

| played_for = Detroit Red Wings

| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|6|1|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Fort William, Ontario, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|2|23|1932|6|1|mf=y}}

| death_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

| career_start = 1952

| career_end = 1962

|}}

Donald Bruce Poile (June 1, 1932 – February 23, 2024) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 67 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings between 1954 and 1958. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1952 to 1962, was mainly spent with the Edmonton Flyers of the Western Hockey League. He was born in Fort William, Ontario, and was the brother of Hall of Famer Bud Poile and uncle of longtime NHL executive David Poile.

Don Poile died on February 23, 2024, at the age of 91.[https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/matheson-don-poile-nhl-alumnus-and-uncle-of-former-predators-gm-david-poile-dead-at-91 Don Poile, NHL alumnus and uncle of former Predators GM David Poile, dead at 91]

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! colspan="5"|Regular season

! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! colspan="5"|Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

1949–50

| Fort William Hurricanes

| TBJHL

| 12

82108

| 5

1014
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| 1950–51

| Fort William Hurricanes

| TBJHL

| 21

27914

| 12

771412
1951–52

| Fort William Hurricanes

| TBJHL

| 30

30366646

| 9

9101912
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| 1951–52

| Fort William Hurricanes

| M-Cup

| —

| 12

481217
1952–53

| Milwaukee Chiefs

| IHL

| 56

42347614

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1952–53

| Edmonton Flyers

| WHL

| —

| 2

0000
1953–54

| Edmonton Flyers

| WHL

| 70

26335916

| 13

2248
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1954–55

| Edmonton Flyers

| WHL

| 52

16294521

| 9

5160
1954–55

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 4

0000

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1955–56

| Edmonton Flyers

| WHL

| 70

22295163

| 3

2022
1956–57

| Edmonton Flyers

| WHL

| 69

31255654

| 8

32514
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1957–58

| Edmonton Flyers

| WHL

| 2

1340

| —

1957–58

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 63

791612

| 4

0000
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1958–59

| Hershey Bears

| AHL

| 4

0000

| —

1958–59

| Edmonton Flyers

| WHL

| 51

18294719

| 3

1014
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1959–60

| Edmonton Flyers

| WHL

| 70

20345428

| 4

01112
1960–61

| Edmonton Flyers

| WHL

| 60

22214321

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1961–62

| Edmonton Flyers

| WHL

| 63

23275020

| 12

77142
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 67 !! 7 !! 9 !! 16 !! 12

! 4 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0

References