has also had a long management career in the National Hockey League and was the first (and current) general manager of the Nashville Predators. Poile has had two professional hockey trophies named after him. The first was the N.R. "Bud" Poile Trophy of the International Hockey League, awarded from 1989 to 2001 to the most valuable player of the Turner Cup Playoffs. The second is the Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy of the American Hockey League, awarded to the team that finishes the regular season with the best record in the Western Conference. Awards 2nd team NHL All-Star in 1948. Awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy in 1989. Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Coaching statistics 1 Midseason replacement ² Replaced midseason See also Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy (AHL) Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy (IHL) External links 1924 births 2005 deaths Boston Bruins players Canadian military personnel of World War II Chicago Blackhawks players Deaths from Parkinson's disease Detroit Red Wings players Edmonton Flyers (WHL) players Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Ice hockey people from Ontario Sportspeople from Thunder Bay Lester Patrick Trophy recipients National Hockey League executives New York Rangers players Neurological disease deaths in British Columbia Philadelphia Flyers executives Stanley Cup champions Toronto Maple Leafs players Vancouver Canucks general managers Canadian ice hockey right wingers