Don Poile

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Don Poile
Born (1932-06-01)June 1, 1932
Fort William, Ontario, Canada
Died February 23, 2024(2024-02-23) (aged 91)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 1952–1962

Donald Bruce Poile (June 1, 1932 – February 23, 2024) was a Canadian professional

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.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season
Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1949–50
Fort William Hurricanes
TBJHL
12 8 2 10 8 5 1 0 1 4
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
1951–52 Fort William Hurricanes M-Cup 12 4 8 12 17
1952–53 Milwaukee Chiefs IHL 56 42 34 76 14
1952–53 Edmonton Flyers
WHL
2 0 0 0 0
1953–54 Edmonton Flyers WHL 70 26 33 59 16 13 2 2 4 8
1954–55 Edmonton Flyers WHL 52 16 29 45 21 9 5 1 6 0
1954–55 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4 0 0 0 0
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
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
1958–59 Hershey Bears AHL 4 0 0 0 0
1958–59 Edmonton Flyers WHL 51 18 29 47 19 3 1 0 1 4
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
1961–62 Edmonton Flyers WHL 63 23 27 50 20 12 7 7 14 2
NHL totals 67 7 9 16 12 4 0 0 0 0

References