Bud Poile
Norman Robert "Bud" Poile (February 10, 1924 – January 4, 2005) was a professional ice hockey player, coach, general manager, and league executive. Bud was the brother of Don Poile, and the father of David Poile.[1]
Thunder Bay connections
Norman Robert "Bud" Poile was born in Fort William on February 10, 1924. He played junior hockey for the Fort William Rangers in the TBJHL from 1940 to 1942, also appearing for the Fort William Forts, before turning professional. He was the brother of Don Poile and the father of David Poile.
Newspaper record
- Photo notice in Fort William Daily Times-Journal, 1955-04-19.[2]
- Index note: Happy reunion.
- News notice in The Chronicle-Journal, 2002-04-09.[3]
- Age recorded as 78 years.
- Index note: Where are they now?
- Possibly the same as Norman Poile (hockey player), a hockey inductee of the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame (inducted 1983); the name matches and some details fit, but too little is shared to merge the pages.[4]
References
- ↑ This article incorporates text from the Wikipedia article on Bud Poile, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
- ↑ Fort William Daily Times-Journal, 19 April 1955, p. 1
- ↑ The Chronicle-Journal, 9 April 2002, p. 6(A)
- ↑ "Norman 'Bud' Poile", athlete profile, Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, https://www.nwosportshalloffame.com/athlete-profile/33b5569c-0570-4940-844d-249658966780 (accessed 31 October 2026). Archived copy on datum.locker.