Clare Drake
Encyclopedia
Clare Drake 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.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
head coach. He is the winningest coach in Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association...
men’s hockey history. In his 28 years as the head coach of the University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
men's ice hockey team, he coached the Alberta Golden Bears
Alberta Golden Bears
The Alberta Golden Bears are the men's athletic teams that represent the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The women's teams are known as the Alberta Pandas.-History:...
to 6 University Cup championships and 17 Canada West conference championships. Drake was born in in Yorkton, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
.
Drake served as the head coach of the Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
during the 1975–76 WHA season.
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 CupSpengler CupThe Spengler Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament held in Davos, Switzerland. First held in 1923, the Spengler Cup is often cited as the oldest invitational ice hockey tournament in the world. The event is hosted by the Swiss team HC Davos and played each year in Davos, Switzerland, between...
Tournament (Goal Medal)
Legacy
- Clare Drake ArenaClare Drake ArenaThe Clare Drake Arena is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is home to the University of Alberta Golden Bears Ice hockey team and was named after former University of Alberta Golden Bears Hockey Coach, Clare Drake, who led the Golden Bears to 697 career wins....
- University of Alberta - Clare Drake AwardClare Drake AwardThe Clare Drake Award is the annual "Rookie of the Year" award presented to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's ice hockey player who is judged by a committee of the CIS Men’s Hockey Coaches Association to be "the most outstanding first-year player in the CIS who has exhibited exemplary skill...
- Canadian Interuniversity SportCanadian Interuniversity SportCanadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association...
Rookie of the Year award