What is Don Poile?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | image = | image_size = 230px | position = Centre | shoots = Left | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 165 | played_for = [[Detroit Red Wings]] | birth_date = {{birth date|1932|6|1|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Fort William, Ontario|Fort William]], [[Ontario]], Canada | death_date = {{death date and age|2024|2|23|1932|6|1|mf=y}} | death_place = [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]], Canada | career_start = 1952 | career_end = 1962 |}} '''Donald Bruce Poile''' (June 1, 1932 - February 23, 2024 in [[Fort William, Ontario|Fort William]], [[Ontario]]) is a retired professional [[ice hockey]] player who played 66 games in the [[National Hockey League]] with the [[Detroit Red Wings]]. In addition to his time in the NHL, Poile had a successful minor league career with the [[Edmonton Flyers]] of the [[Western Hockey League (minor pro)|Western Hockey League]]. His brother [[Bud Poile]] is in the [[Hockey Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]]. Poile died on February 23, 2024.<ref>[https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/matheson-don-poile-nhl-alumnus-and-uncle-of-former-predators-gm-david-poile-dead-at-91 Don Poile, NHL alumnus and uncle of former Predators GM David Poile, dead at 91]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} *{{hockeydb|11147}} ==Other websites== *{{legendsofhockey|14009}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Poile, Don}} [[Category:1932 births]] [[Category:2024 deaths]] [[Category:Detroit Red Wings players]] [[Category:Canadian ice hockey centres]] [[Category:Hershey Bears players]] [[Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Thunder Bay]] {{multistub|sports-bio|Canada}}