Don Poile

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 seasonPlayoffs 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