Donald Bruce Poile (born June 1, 1932) is a Canadian former 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 is the brother of Hall of Famer Bud Poile.
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Don Poile | |||
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Born |
(1932-06-01) June 1, 1932 (age 90) Fort William, Ontario, 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 |
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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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 |
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