According to Elliotte Friedman, the Nashville Predators have been permitted to speak to Colorado Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland regarding a front office role, as initially reported by Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic.
It seems like as good a time as any to hunt for bargains the Toronto Maple Leafs might be interested in picking up for their Hockey Operations department.
Former Nashville Predators GM David Poile had some interesting things to say about the Toronto Maple Leafs and their status as a contender. As Leafs GM Brad Treliving searches for some depth down the middle amid all of the injuries to the forward group, the Leafs are currently first in the Atlantic Division and 7-1 without Auston Matthews.
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
Bruce Bennett/ Getty Images With the Washington Capitals celebrating their 50th anniversary this season, NoVa Caps is summarizing each of their previous seasons, from earliest to most recent.
There have been quite a few great American NHL players who have donned the Washington Capitals sweater over the franchise’s history. Many of them were impactful during their tenures in D.C., and some even represented Team USA in international tournaments.
The Nashville Predators began their play in the NHL during the 1998-99 season. They added quite a bit of significant talent to their debut campaign. They
Shea Weber and David Poile were both inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Tuesday, with Weber joining the players there in his first year of eligibility–along with co-inductee Pavel Datsyuk–and Poile, obviously, being recognized as a builder.
A pair of Nashville Predators whose legendary careers were closely intertwined have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Longtime general manager David Poile and seven-time NHL All-Star defenseman Shea Weber each got the nod Tuesday as Class of 2024 inductees.
When it comes to laying a foundation for an organization, it helps to get in on the ground floor. Way back in 1972, fresh out of college, 22-year-old David Poile followed his father’s footsteps and got a job with a hockey club.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
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 Montreal Canadiens), as well as being a head coach and general manager.
This morning former GM David Poile joined Robby Stanley and Joe Rexrode on 102.5 The Game's Robby and Rexrode Show to talk a bit about life after hockey, the upcoming trade deadline, and the special Captains' Night on February 13 at Bridgestone Arena.
Last year brought franchise defining changes for the Nashville Predators. David Poile announced his retirement, Barry Trotz was named the new General Manager, and the Predators hosted an NHL Draft in which they added eleven prospects.
The Predators organization underwent a seismic shift on Sunday with news that their longtime president of hockey operations and general manager will retire at the end of the league year.