Don Poile

Don Poile
Born	(1932-06-01)June 1, 1932 Fort William, Ontario, Canada
Died	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 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.

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

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