Poole had been an aspiring hockey player growing up in Saskatchewan, but his career was cut short as a teenager by a devastating car accident in which a friend was killed.

• 普尔在萨斯喀彻温省长大，曾是一位很有抱负的曲棍球运动员，但他作为少年运动员的职业生涯因一场车祸而终止，在那场车祸中，他的一个朋友失去了生命。