Clare Drake was the most successful coach in Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's hockey history.
13 Facts About Clare Drake
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The "dean of coaching," Clare developed the game for more than 40 years, coaching at the high school, university, Olympic, and WHA levels.
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Clare Drake was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2017.
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Clare Drake played junior ice hockey in Regina, Saskatchewan and Medicine Hat, Alberta.
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Clare Drake then went to the University of British Columbia, where he played ice hockey for the UBC Thunderbirds, and graduated in 1951.
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In 1953, Clare Drake entered the University of Alberta to earn his teaching credentials and play ice hockey; he graduated in 1954.
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Clare Drake received a master's degree from the University of Washington.
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Clare Drake pursued, but did not finish, a doctorate in education at the University of Oregon.
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When Smith retired in 1958, Clare Drake became the full-time coach of the Golden Bears.
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Clare Drake served as assistant football coach for most of the 1960s and filled in as head football coach for three of those years.
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Clare Drake coached Team Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid and led Team Canada International to a gold medal at the Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland in 1983.
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Clare Drake was an assistant coach for the Winnipeg Jets, consulted for several NHL teams, and assisted the Canadian national women's team.
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In 2017, Clare Drake was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in the builder category.