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Dale Dunbar, ex of Winthrop High and Boston University, and a Bruins short-timer, is a key component of the Orr Hockey Group these days. He also is very busy with his AAA Select Camps, eight of which will be run this July and August out of Curry College.
- ↑ "Thank You, Bobby Orr Winthrop Boys, Girls Hockey Teams". Winthrop Massachusetts Newspaper. January 30, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2018.