Editing David Poile

{{short description|Canadian-American ice hockey executive}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| caption = Poile in 2011
| name = David Poile
| halloffame = 2024 (Builder)
| image = David Poile.png
| image_size = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|2|14}}
| birth_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 180
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Right wing]]
| shoots = Left
| played_for = [[Rochester Americans]]
| career_start = 1968
| career_end = 1971
}}
'''David Poile''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|ɔɪ|.|ə|l}} {{respell|POY|əl}}, born February 14, 1950) is a Canadian-American retired [[ice hockey]] executive and former player. He was the president of hockey operations and general manager for the [[Nashville Predators]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) from 1997 to 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nashville Predators Team - David Poile, General Manager |url=https://predators.ice.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=36994 |website=predators.nhl.com |access-date=February 27, 2023}}</ref> He is the son of the former NHL player, coach and executive [[Bud Poile]]. Poile was inducted into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 2024 as a builder.

==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 594–454–124 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]] 4–2, 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.

==Awards and honors==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
! Ref
|-
| All-[[ECAC Hockey]] [[List of All-ECAC Hockey Teams#Second Team|Second Team]]
| [[1969–70 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season|1969–70]]
| <ref name=ECAC>{{cite news|title=ECAC All-Teams|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_all.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|accessdate=May 19, 2013}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Ice hockey stats}}
* [http://predators.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=36994 Profile at Predators official website]

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{{succession box | before = [[Roger Crozier]] | title = [[List of Washington Capitals general managers|General manager of the Washington Capitals]] | years = 1982–1997 | after = [[George McPhee]]}}
{{succession box | before = Position created | title = [[List of Nashville Predators general managers|General manager of the Nashville Predators]] | years = [[1998–99 NHL season|1998]]–[[2022–23 NHL season|2023]] | after = [[Barry Trotz]]}}
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