It did the same to David Poile, the hockey lifer. It took his breath away. It meant even more when he found out Weber was part of his Hall of Fame class. The GM and his draft pick, together again.

The 2024 Hockey Hall of Fame induction is Nov. 11. This year’s class includes David Poile and Colin Campbell in the Builder category, as well as former players Pavel Datsyuk, Jeremy Roenick ...

Barry Trotz first met David Poile when he was invited as an undrafted defenseman to Washington Capitals training camp in 1982, which was Poile's first training camp as general manager.

General manager (GM) David Poile followed in his father’s footsteps. Bud Poile is known in the hockey world for his time playing for five of the Original Six NHL teams (he did not play for the ...

David Poile, on the NHL Hall of Fame selection committee, certainly knows the road to the NHL was often a dead-end for most players in the ’50s and ’60s. But Beaver Poile did play a full ...

The ceremonies, the banner, the laudatory remarks from executives — all of that was about, and deservedly so, David Poile, known for his 25 years as the Nashville Predators general manager. To ...

David Poile: Hype man The celebration spilled into Wednesday night, when more than 17,000 people joined at Bridgestone Arena, the house Poile helped build.

Elizabeth, Poile's high school sweetheart, has waited 52 years for this. "It's a big world out there," Poile said. "There's a ton of things to do." David Poile is anything but tired of being retired.

David Poile's phone rang at 10:08 a.m. Friday. He was sitting in a conference room inside Bridgestone Arena during his final day of work after 25 years as the Nashville Predators' only general ...

David Poile's phone rang at 10:08 a.m. Friday. He was sitting in a conference room inside Bridgestone Arena during his final day of work after 25 years as the Nashville Predators' only general ...

David Poile, the esteemed president of hockey operations and general manager for the Nashville Predators, received a heartfelt standing ovation as he announced his last-ever pick for the team.

David Poile and Barry Trotz talk trading Ryan Johansen, draft strategy, and what kind of deals they are looking for this offseason. It is David Poile's last week of work as the General Manager of ...