Father David Bauer, C.S.B., O.C. (Nov 2, 1924 - Nov 9, 1988)  

        Olympic Gold Medal for leadership and sportsmanship

        1964 Innsbruck,  AUSTRIA

                                                                             No  for Leadership & Sportsmanship 1964
  Involvement in Hockey Canada

1961  Fr Bauer won the Memorial Cup in Edmonton (St. Michael's High School).  In Sept.1961,  he is transferred to St. Mark's College at the University of British Columbia.

1962  Fr. Henry Carr, C.S.B., who was the Superior of St. Mark's, gave a tremendous support for Fr. Bauer to go to see the final games of the World Tournament in Colorado Springs in order to check out the calibre of hockey. From this moment on, Fr. Bauer began to develop a new proposal for hockey and for the youth of this country.

His Dream was to organize a team of young University players and/or Senior players who could play for their country and develop their academic and career options at the same time.  During the summer of 1962, he presented his proposal to the C.A.H.A. at a special meeting in Toronto.

1964  In due course they approved this concept and the University of BC's hockey team represented Canada at the Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. (One goal from gold medal).

Coach: Fr. Bauer won a personal Olympic Gold Medal for leadership and sportsmanship (this is the only one ever awarded in Olympic competition).

1968   At the Grenoble Olympics, Jackie McLeod was the coach and Fr. Bauer was the manager. Canada won a bronze medal.

1970 - 1980  Another group of Canadians pushed for the pros to play in International (World and Olympic Hockey), Canada had no teams for ten years.

1980   Lake Placid, Fr Bauer was Vice-President of Hockey Canada and managing director of the Olympic Hockey Team. Lorne Davis and Tom Watt were coaches. [The United States beat Russia for the gold medal, that was a "premiere".]

Father David Bauer was given the Order of Canada in 1967. He was one of the first of 55 Canadians to receive this great honour.

Fr. David Bauer has been inducted into the Waterloo County Hall of Fame in 1972, into the Sports Hall of Fame in 1967 and into the Hockey Hall of Fame on October 3, 1989 and the Olympic Hall of Fame in 1992. His brother, Bobby Bauer who was most famous within the Kraut Line (Dumart, Schmidt, Bauer) when he played for the Boston Bruins , entered the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1996. Fr David Bauer entered the International Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builders Category in Helsinki, Finland in April 1997.
 

IIHF News Release - 61st IIHF World Championship 1997 in Finland.

    FATHER DAVID BAUER (CAN)

    Father David Bauer, born November 2, 1924. Father Bauer twice won

    the championship title of Canadian Junior ice hockey: as a player in

    1944 with Oshawa and 1961 as a coach with St.Mike's College. During

    his time in St.Mike's he had a belief that Canadian boys could play elite-

    level ice hockey and receive a solid, formal education, as well. He belie-

    ved that Team Canada was the proper vehicle for such a dream. In 1961

    he began building a National Team and represented his country with this

    team at the Olympic Winter Games 1964 in Innsbruck, finishing fourth.

    He guided Team Canada at the IIHF World Championships in 1964
 
    (bronze medal), 1966 (bronze medal) and 1967 (bronze medal) and at

    the Olympic Winter Games in 1968 in Grenoble (bronze medal). Father

    Bauer was Managing Director of Team Canada at the Olympic Winter

    Games 1980 in Lake Placid and in 1981 was named Vice-President of

    Hockey Canada and Chairman of the Olympic Programme. The Father

    Bauer Arena in Calgary, Alberta has named in recognition of Father

    David Bauer. He passed away November 9, 1988.
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            Induction to builders' category in 1997in Helsinki, Finland.
 

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