Bud Poile

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Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Pro Clubs	Toronto Maple Leafs Chicago Black Hawks Detroit Red Wings New York Rangers Boston Bruins
Nationality	Canada
Born	February 10, 1924, Fort William, ON, CA
Died	January 4, 2005,
Pro Career	1942 – 1954
Hall of Fame	1990

Norman R. "Bud" Poile (February 10, 1924 – January 4, 2005) was a professional hockey player, coach, general manager, and league executive.

1 Overview
2 Awards
3 Career statistics
4 Coaching statistics
5 Also see
6 External links

[edit] Overview

Poile was born in Fort William, Ontario in 1924. He began his career in 1942 as an 18- year-old right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs. His playing career would include stops in Boston, Chicago, and New York. He finished playing with the WHL's Edmonton Flyers in 1955.

After his career, Poile entered hockey administration. He was the general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers when they were building a club that would win the Stanley Cup in both 1974 and 1975. He was also responsible for building the Vancouver Canucks who would play in the 1982 Cup Finals.

In 1984, Poile began a five-year stint as commissioner of the International Hockey League, a league one step below the NHL. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder in 1990 after a hockey career that spanned six decades.

Poile's son David Poile has also had a long career in the National Hockey League and is the first general manager of the Nashville Predators.

Norman R. "Bud" Poile died in Vancouver on January 4, 2005 after a prolonged struggle with Parkinson's disease.

[edit] Awards

Awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy in 1989.
Inducted into the NHL Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990.

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular Season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
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	--	--	--	--	--
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 Blackhawks	NHL	54	23	29	52	14	--	--	--	--	--
1948-49	Chicago Blackhawks	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	12	2	5	7	10
1949-50	Boston Bruins	NHL	38	16	14	30	6	--	--	--	--	--
1950-51	Tulsa Oilers	USHL	60	15	38	53	48	9	5	6	11	4
1951-52	Glace-Bay Miners	MMHL	84	33	60	93	69	--	--	--	--	--
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	--	--	--	--	--
NHL Totals			311	107	122	229	91	35	6	10	16	18

[edit] Coaching statistics

Season	Team	League	Type	G	W	L	T	Pct
1952-53	Edmonton Flyers	WHL	Head Coach	60	21	28	11	.442
1953-54	Edmonton Flyers	WHL	Head Coach	70	29	30	11	.493
1954-55	Edmonton Flyers	WHL	Head Coach	70	39	20	11	.636
1955-56	Edmonton Flyers	WHL	Head Coach	70	33	34	3	.493
1956-57	Edmonton Flyers	WHL	Head Coach	70	39	27	4	.586
1957-58	Edmonton Flyers	WHL	Head Coach¹	?	?	?	?	?
1959-60	Edmonton Flyers	WHL	Head Coach	70	37	29	4	.557
1960-61	Edmonton Flyers	WHL	Head Coach	70	27	43	0	.386
1961-62	Edmonton Flyers	WHL	Head Coach	70	39	27	4	.586
1962-63	San Francisco Seals	WHL	Head Coach	70	44	25	1	.636
1963-64	San Francisco Seals	WHL	Head Coach²	?	?	?	?	?
1964-65	San Francisco Seals	WHL	Head Coach	70	31	37	2	.457
1965-66	San Francisco Seals	WHL	Head Coach²	?	?	?	?	?