Bud Poile
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| Bud Poile | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1990 (Builder) | |||
 Poile with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1940s | |||
| Born |
February 10, 1924 Fort William, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
January 4, 2005 (aged 80) Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs Chicago Black Hawks Detroit Red Wings New York Rangers Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1942–1954 | ||
Norman Robert "Bud" Poile (February 10, 1924 – January 4, 2005) was a professional ice hockey player, coach, general manager, and league executive. Bud was the brother of Don Poile, and the father of David Poile.
Overview
Poile was born in
Poile would spend five more years playing in minor professional leagues as a player-coach, first for the
With the NHL expansion in 1967, Poile became general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers, acquiring key members of the team that would win the Stanley Cup in the 1970s. In 1970, Poile became general manager of another NHL expansion team, the Vancouver Canucks, building that club until leaving in 1973 to join the World Hockey Association as executive vice-president. He left the WHA in May 1976.
In August 1976, Poile became president of the Central Hockey League. During the 1983–84 season he also became commissioner of the International Hockey League. The CHL wound down its operations at the end of that season, and Poile continued in his role with the IHL until retiring in 1989.
Poile was inducted into the
Poile has had two professional hockey trophies named after him. The first was the N.R. "Bud" Poile Trophy of the International Hockey League, awarded from 1989 to 2001 to the most valuable player of the Turner Cup Playoffs. The second is the Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy of the American Hockey League, awarded to the team that finishes the regular season with the best record in the Western Conference.
Awards
- 2nd team NHL All-Star in 1948.
- Awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy in 1989.
- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1940–41 | Fort William Rangers | TBJHL | 17 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1941–42 | Fort William Rangers | TBJHL | 18 | 36 | 29 | 65 | 55 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | ||
| 1941–42 | Fort William Forts | TBSHL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Port Arthur Bearcats | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1942–43 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 48 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1943–44 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 11 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Toronto RCAF | OHA-Sr. | 8 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Toronto Bowsers | TMHL | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 2 | ||
| 1945–46 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 59 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1947–48 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | Chicago Black Hawks
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NHL | 54 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 56 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1949–50 | New York Rangers | NHL | 28 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 38 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Tulsa Oilers
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USHL | 60 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 48 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 1951–52 | Glace-Bay Miners | MMHL | 84 | 33 | 60 | 93 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952–53 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 70 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 62 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 1953–54 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 49 | 12 | 39 | 51 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1954–55 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Edmonton Flyers | Ed-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 311 | 107 | 122 | 229 | 91 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | ||||
Coaching statistics
| Season | Team | League | Type | G | W | L | T | OTL | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952–53 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | Head Coach | 60 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 0 | .442 |
| 1953–54 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | Head Coach | 70 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 0 | .493 |
| 1954–55 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | Head Coach | 70 | 39 | 20 | 11 | 0 | .636 |
| 1955–56 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | Head Coach | 70 | 33 | 34 | 3 | 0 | .493 |
| 1956–57 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | Head Coach | 70 | 39 | 27 | 4 | 0 | .586 |
| 1957–58 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | Head Coach1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1959–60 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | Head Coach | 70 | 37 | 29 | 4 | 0 | .557 |
| 1960–61 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | Head Coach | 70 | 27 | 43 | 0 | 0 | .386 |
| 1961–62 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | Head Coach | 70 | 39 | 27 | 4 | 0 | .586 |
| 1962–63 | San Francisco Seals
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WHL | Head Coach | 70 | 44 | 25 | 1 | 0 | .636 |
| 1963–64 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | Head Coach2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964–65 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | Head Coach | 70 | 31 | 37 | 2 | 0 | .457 |
| 1965–66 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | Head Coach² | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 Midseason replacement
² Replaced midseason
See also
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database