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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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! 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 | ||||||||
1949–50
| TBJHL | 12 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 8
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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| 1950–51 | Fort William Hurricanes | TBJHL | 21 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14
| 12 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 |
1951–52
| Fort William Hurricanes | TBJHL | 30 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 46
| 9 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 12 |
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| 1951–52 | Fort William Hurricanes | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | —
| 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 |
1952–53
| IHL | 56 | 42 | 34 | 76 | 14
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1952–53 | WHL | — | — | — | — | —
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1953–54
| Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 70 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 16
| 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
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| 1954–55 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 52 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 21
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
1954–55
| NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1955–56 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 70 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 63
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1956–57
| Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 69 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 54
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
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| 1957–58 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
1957–58
| Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 63 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 12
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1958–59 | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
1958–59
| Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 51 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 19
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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| 1959–60 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 70 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 28
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
1960–61
| Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 60 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 21
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1961–62 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 63 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 20
| 12 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 67 !! 7 !! 9 !! 16 !! 12 ! 4 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 |
References
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Category:Canadian ice hockey centres
Category:Detroit Red Wings players
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Category:Edmonton Flyers (WHL) players
Category:Hershey Bears players
Category:Milwaukee Chiefs players
Category:Ice hockey people from Thunder Bay
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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