Bud Poile
Norman R. "Bud" Poile (
February 10 1924 –
January 4,
2005) was a professional
hockey player, coach, general manager, and league executive.
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 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.
* Awarded the
Lester Patrick Trophy in 1989.
* Inducted into the NHL Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990.
| | | Regular Season | | Playoffs |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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 | WHL | Head Coach | 70 | 44 | 25 | 1 | 0 | .636 |
| 1963-64 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | Head Coach2 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1964-65 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | Head Coach | 70 | 31 | 37 | 2 | 0 | .457 |
| 1965-66 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | Head Coach2 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
1 Midseason replacement
2 Replaced midseaseon
