Derek Holmes (ice hockey)
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Derek Holmes (born August 15, 1939) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player, coach, administrator, and agent. He served as captain of the Eastern Canadian national team during the late 1960s, and was the technical director of Hockey Canada from 1974 to 1980. He managed the Canadian national teams at the 1977 and 1978 World Ice Hockey Championships, and helped build the 1980 Winter Olympics team. Holmes spent many years on the international ice hockey stage, which included being head coach of Team Finland and Team Switzerland, and later as an international ice hockey agent signing many players to European teams. He was inducted into the builder category of the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1999, the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame in 2021, and is a double inductee into the Kemptville District Sports Hall of Fame.
Derek Holmes | |
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Born | (1939-08-15) August 15, 1939 (age 84) Kemptville, Ontario, Canada |
Alma mater | St. Michael's College School Carleton University |
Known for | Hockey Canada technical director, Head coach of Team Finland and Team Switzerland, International ice hockey agent |
Awards | IIHF Hall of Fame |