Dale Dunbar

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Dale Dunbar
Born (1961-10-14) October 14, 1961 (age 60)
Winthrop, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 400 lb (181 kg; 28 st 8 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for AHL
  Fredericton Express
  Maine Mariners
IHL
  Peoria Rivermen
NHL
  Vancouver Canucks
  Boston Bruins
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19851989

Dale R. Dunbar (born October 14, 1961) is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman who briefly played in the National Hockey League during the 1980s.

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Playing career

Never drafted, Dunbar had a solid college career at Boston University, where he was a teammate of future NHL star John Cullen. At the conclusion of his collegiate career in 1985 he signed as a free agent with the Vancouver Canucks. He would spend two years in Vancouver's farm system, appearing in a single NHL game for the Canucks during the 1985–86 season.

Released by the Canucks in 1987, he signed as a free agent with his hometown Boston Bruins. He spent the next two seasons playing for the Maine Mariners, Boston's AHL affiliate, and received another one-game callup to the NHL during the 1988–89 season.

After being released by the Bruins, Dunbar moved to Europe, spending a year in Finland before moving to England, where he suffered a career-ending knee injury during the 1990–91 season.

Following his career, Dunbar moved into coaching, serving as head coach of the Erie Otters of the OHL from 1996–98, and as an assistant coach at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst from 1998–2000. As of 2005, he works for the Orr Hockey Group and operates hockey and leadership camps for youth, [1] and as of 2014, coaches for Winthrop High School. [2]

Career statistics

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1981–82 Boston University ECAC 820210
1982–83Boston UniversityECAC2317836
1983–84Boston UniversityECAC340151549
1984–85Boston University HE 392101226
1985–86 Fredericton Express AHL 322101226
1985–86 Vancouver Canucks NHL 10002
1986–87 Peoria Rivermen IHL 46281032
1987–88 Maine Mariners AHL66178120911233
1988–89 Maine MarinersAHL65191049
1989–90 Boston Bruins NHL10000
NHL Totals20002

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References

  1. Kevin Paul Dupont (April 24, 2005). "How about 'replacement' leaders?". The Boston Globe. Retrieved December 16, 2018. 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.
  2. "Thank You, Bobby Orr Winthrop Boys, Girls Hockey Teams". Winthrop Massachusetts Newspaper. January 30, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2018.