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Illustration by David Despau

Alumni Awards

For being a coach and a leader

David Breakwell, '79 BCom, hockey player and coach

By Sarah Pratt

August 08, 2018 •

David Breakwell has been a volunteer hockey coach for 38 years. More than 800 players benefited from his experience and 14 of those went on to play in the National Hockey League.

Career highlights as a player

1977-78 Golden Bears hockey team national champions

Team's leading scorer

Canada West First Team all-star

National championship all-star team

1978-79 Golden Bears national champions

1978-79 Olympic team final 40 (Red Team tour of Europe)

1977-78, 1978-79 Member of two championship teams at the Pacific Rim Tournament, where the Golden Bears represented Canada against teams from Japan and the United States

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