Longtime Nashville Predators GM, captain named to Hockey Hall of Fame
The duo will be inducted on Monday, Nov. 11 in Toronto.
SMASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A longtime general manager and captain for the Nashville Predators have been named to the Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2024.
The Preds announced David Poile and Shea Weber are now officially Hall of Famers. Poile, Nashville’s former GM and Weber, a former defenseman and captain are joining inductees Peter Forsberg (2014) and Paul Kariya (2017) as the third and fourth members of the Predators organization to be inducted.
Poile joined Nashville in 1997 and spent more than 25 seasons as the club’s GM.
“Poile turned the Predators into a perennially competitive hockey club, being named the NHL General Manager of the Year in 2017 among other numerous honors,” Nashville said.
Weber netted 166 goals during his Nashville tenure which was the most by any Preds defenseman until the 2023-24 season when Roman Josi broke the record.
“Weber continues to hold the Predators record for career power-play goals (80). He additionally had success on the world stage, winning gold with Canada at the 2010 and 2014 Olympics, as well as the World Junior, World Championship and World Cup tournaments,” Nashville said.
The duo will be inducted on Monday, Nov. 11 in Toronto.
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