David Bauer (ice hockey)
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David Bauer - St. Michael's College Hockey Team (1944)
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| Born |
David William Bauer November 2, 1924 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | November 9, 1988 (aged 64) Goderich, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | St. Michael's College School |
| Occupation | Catholic priest |
| Known for | hockey executive, player, builder |
| Awards |
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1989 IIHF Hall of Fame |
David William Bauer, OC, CSB (November 2, 1924 – November 9, 1988), frequently referred to as Father David Bauer, was an ice hockey player, builder, and hockey pioneer who was ordained as a Catholic priest in the Congregation of St. Basil at the age of 29. He was a native of the Kitchener-Waterloo area of Ontario.
Bauer was the younger brother of hockey player Bobby Bauer. A noted sportsman in his own right, Bauer turned down an offer to play for the Boston Bruins Olympic farm team at the age of 16, so that he could attend St. Michael's College School in Toronto, where he played for various school teams from 1941 to 1945, and later the University of Toronto. In 1944, after St. Michael's was eliminated by the Oshawa Generals in the playoffs, Oshawa was able to add three players to their roster for the 1944 Memorial Cup championship series, and chose Bauer, as well as Ted Lindsay and Gus Mortson. He returned to the St. Michael's Majors for a single game in the 1944–45 campaign, choosing to enlist in the military instead as St. Michael's won the 1945 Memorial Cup championship that spring. Following the end of the war, he decided against playing professional hockey, instead, choosing to enter the priesthood.
In 1953 after his ordination as a priest, Bauer returned to St. Michael's College as a teacher and became coach of the school's junior team. During the 1960s he helped lead the team to a Memorial Cup, and helped introduce such future hockey stars as Dave Keon of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Gerry Cheevers of the Boston Bruins.
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