Clare Drake

Clare Drake (born January 9, 1928) is a retired Canadian ice hockey head coach. He is the winningest coach in Canadian Interuniversity Sport men’s hockey history. In his 28 years as the head coach of the University of Alberta men's ice hockey team, he coached the Alberta Golden Bears to 6 University Cup championships and 17 Canada West conference championships. Drake was born in in Yorkton, Saskatchewan.

Drake served as the head coach of the Edmonton Oilers during the 1975–76 WHA season.^[1]

Awards and honours

• Named the CIAU Hockey Coach of the Year in 1975 and 1988
• Co-coach of the Canadian Men’s Olympic team
• Head coach of Team Canada at Spengler Cup Tournament (Goal Medal)

Legacy

• Clare Drake Arena - University of Alberta
• Clare Drake Award - Canadian Interuniversity Sport Rookie of the Year award

References

1. ^ 1975-76 Edmonton Oilers [WHA] roster and player statistics at hockeydb.com

External links

• University of Alberta Alumni association History Trails: Coach Clare Drake
• University of Alberta Centenary: Clare Drake
• Edmonton Oilers Heritage: Clare Drake

Preceded by Brian Shaw

Head coaches of the Edmonton Oilers 1975–1976

Succeeded by Bep Guidolin

Persondata
Name	Drake, Clare
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey coach
Date of birth	January 9, 1928
Place of birth	Yorkton, Saskatchewan
Date of death
Place of death