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==Career== Poile was a successful hockey player at [[Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey|Northeastern University]], still holding the record for most career hat tricks with 11. While at Northeastern Poile was a member of [[Phi Sigma Kappa]] fraternity. Poile began his career in the NHL as an administrative assistant with the then-expansion [[Atlanta Flames]] in 1972. Five years after joining the Flames organization he was named as the assistant general manager. Poile left the Flames to become the vice president and general manager of the [[Washington Capitals]]. He served in that capacity for 15 years. During his time in Washington, the Capitals amassed a 594β454β124 record under his management. After working in Washington, Poile took the position with the then-expansion [[Nashville Predators]] in 1997. Poile served as general manager of the 1998 and 1999 [[United States men's national ice hockey team|U.S. National Team]] for the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] [[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]]. Poile also served as the general manager for the men's hockey team at the 2014 Olympics, though he was unable to attend the games in Sochi due to a hit in the face with an errant puck during a Nashville Predators morning skate just days prior to his planned departure.<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. GM David Poile to miss Olympics after getting hit in face with puck |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/u-gm-david-poile-miss-olympics-getting-hit-191611071--nhl.html |website=sports.yahoo.com |access-date=February 12, 2014 |date=February 10, 2014}}</ref> He has since not been able to see out of his right eye. He was awarded the [[Lester Patrick Trophy]] in 2001, making him and his father [[Bud Poile|Norman 'Bud' Poile]] one of six father-son combinations to win the award. In 2017, he won the NHL's General Manager of the Year award after the Predators reached the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] for the first time in franchise history.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bratten |first1=Brooks |title=David Poile Named 2017 NHL General Manager of the Year |url=https://www.nhl.com/predators/news/david-poile-named-2017-nhl-general-manager-of-the-year/c-290047730 |website=NHL.com |access-date=February 27, 2023 |date=June 22, 2017}}</ref> On March 1, 2018, Poile became the winningest general manager in NHL history as the Predators defeated the [[Edmonton Oilers]] 4β2, giving him his 1,320th win as a general manager, and surpassing the record previously held by [[Glen Sather]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Predators' David Poile becomes NHL's all-time winningest GM |url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/other/predators-david-poile-becomes-nhls-all-time-winningest-gm |website=FOX Sports |access-date=March 1, 2018 |date=March 1, 2018}}</ref> On February 26, 2023, Poile announced that he would retire as general manager on June 30, 2023, remaining with the Predators as an advisor.<ref>{{cite web |title=David Poile Announces Retirement as Predators President of Hockey Ops/GM |url=https://www.nhl.com/predators/news/david-poile-announces-retirement-as-predators-president-of-hockey-opsgm/c-341542550 |website=NHL.com |access-date=February 26, 2023 |date=February 26, 2023}}</ref> Poile amassed a 939-718-60-178 record with the Predators.
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