David Poile (born February 14, 1950 in Toronto, Ontario) is the Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations and General Manager of the NHL's Nashville Predators. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Nashville Predators are a professional Ice hockey team based in Nashville Tennessee.
Poile began his career in the NHL as an Administrative Assistant with the then expansion Atlanta Flames in 1972 shortly after graduating from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. The Atlanta Flames were a professional Ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA from 1972 to 1980. Northeastern University, abbreviated NU or NEU, is a private University in Boston Massachusetts. 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. For the BAA team see Washington Capitols. For the ABA team see Washington Caps. He served in that capacity for fifteen years. During his time in Washington he was quite successful and the Capitals amassed a 594-454-124 record under his control.
After working in Washington, Poile took the position with the then expansion Nashville Predators. He has proven to make many shrewd moves and has created a competitive team over the last 2 seasons with a limited budget.
Poile served as general manager of the 1998 and 1999 U.S. National Team for the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships. 2008 World Championship roster The following players were most recently named to represent the United States at the 2008 IIHF World Championship, finishing in 6th place The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF was founded in 1908 as the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace and is the worldwide governing body for Ice The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
He was awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy in 2001, making him and his father Bud Poile one of six father-son combinations to win the award. The Lester Patrick Trophy has been has presented by the National Hockey League and USA Hockey since 1966 to honor a recipient's contribution to Ice hockey Norman Robert "Bud" Poile ( February 10 1924 – January 4, 2005) was a professional Ice hockey player coach general manager
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