- Bert Templeton
Bert Templeton (
May 11 1940 inIrvine, Scotland –December 5 2003 ) was a legendary juniorice hockey coach, coaching primarily in theOntario Hockey League from 1974 to 2003.Templeton has been compared to
Hockey Hall of Fame coachBrian Kilrea for his longevity and respect in the hockey world. He coached theHamilton Fincups to theMemorial Cup in 1976, and was the longest-serving coach inNorth Bay Centennials history, serving as their boss for twelve of the team's twenty seasons. He coached the Canadian World Junior team in Piestany. He also coached theBarrie Colts andSudbury Wolves in the OHL, theNiagara Falls Flyers , and theAmerican Hockey League 'sNova Scotia Voyageurs .Templeton twice won the OHL's Coach of the Year award, represented by the
Matt Leyden Trophy , in 1975 and 1994. He also twice won theOHL Executive of the Year award, in 1992 and 1996. He died in 2003 fromkidney cancer . He was posthumously awarded theBill Long Award for lifetime distinguished service to the OHL in 2005.External links
* [http://www.chl.ca/CHLNews0304/1208a.html Obituary on the CHL website]
* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=22969 Coaching record at the Internet Hockey Database]
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