David Poile (/ˈpɔɪ.əl/ POY-əl, born February 14, 1950) is a Canadian-American retired ice hockey executive and former player.

Poile was a successful hockey player at Northeastern University, still holding the record for most career hat tricks with 11.

Poile served as general manager of the 1998 and 1999 U.S. National Team for the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships.

Poile also served as the general manager for the men's hockey team at the 2014 Olympics, though he was unable to attend the games in Sochi due to a hit in the face with an errant puck during a Nashville Predators morning skate just days prior to his planned departure.

In 2017, he won the NHL's General Manager of the Year award after the Predators reached the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in franchise history.