Bud Poile

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

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 protracted struggle with Parkinson's disease.

Awards

Career Statistics

align="center" bgColor="#ffffff" colSpan="3" |   align="center" bgColor="#ffffff" rowSpan="99" |   align="center" colSpan="5" | Regular Season align="center" bgColor="#ffffff" rowSpan="99" |   align="center" colSpan="5" | Playoffs
align="center" | Season align="center" | Team align="center" | League align="center" | GP align="center" | G align="center" | A align="center" | Pts align="center" | PIM align="center" | GP align="center" | G align="center" | A align="center" | Pts align="center" | 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 -- -- -- -- --
colSpan="3" | NHL Totals 311 107 122 229 91 35 6 10 16 18

Coaching Statistics

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