Dave Chambers

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Dave Chambers
Biographical details
Born (1940-05-07) May 7, 1940 (age 83)
Leaside, Ontario, Canada
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1969–1970 Saskatchewan
1970–1972 Ohio State
1972–1977 York
1977–1978 HC Gherdëina
1978–1979 Toronto Marlboros (Assistant)
1979–1980 Toronto Marlboros
1980–1982 SC Bern
1981–1983 Team Italy
1984–1987 York
1987 Team Italy
1988 Canada U20
1989–1990 Minnesota North Stars (Assistant)
1990–1991 Quebec Nordiques
2000–2003 ZSC Lions (Assistant)
2003–2005 SC Langnau (Assistant)
2006–2008 ZSC Lions (Assistant)
2008–2009 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers (Assistant)
2008–2009 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
2010–2011 SC Langenthal (Sr. Advisor)
2012–2013 HC Lugano (Assistant)
2013–2015 Schwenninger Wild Wings (Assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall44-14-0 (.759) [College]

Dave Chambers (born May 7, 1940) is a Canadian former ice hockey coach. Chambers coached the Quebec Nordiques of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1990 until 1991.

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Born in Leaside, Ontario, Chambers played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association with the Guelph Biltmores and Toronto St. Michael's Majors, university hockey with the University of Toronto and University of British Columbia, and senior hockey before moving on to coaching.

With the early development of the Canadian National team, Chambers coached at the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Guelph before landing a coaching job at Ohio State University for two seasons from 1970 to 1972. He left Ohio State to coach at York University in his native Toronto. He is the winningest coach in Ohio State history by winning percentage and won the CCHA championship in 1972. At York University, his teams won three division championships, three Ontario Championships, and one Canadian championship. His university coaching record over 14 years was 334 wins, 110 losses for a winning percentage of .750 and it included three coach of the year awards. He later took a position behind the bench of the junior league Toronto Marlboros and won the OHL Matt Leyden Trophy coach of the year award in 1980. [1] He was coach of the gold medal-winning Canadian team at the 1988 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Moscow. Chambers served as an assistant coach with the Minnesota North Stars and then was the head coach of the Quebec Nordiques from 1990 to 1991 in the NHL.

Chambers was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame at York University in 2006 and the University of British Columbia in 2012. He has also authored six books and numerous articles on ice hockey, training methods, and coaching. Two of these books, The Hockey Drill Book published by Human Kinetics Pub. and Coaching: the Art and Science published by Firefly Books, have been translated and published by the Russian Sport Federation. [2]

Head coaching record

NHL

TeamYearRegular seasonPost season
GWLTOTLPtsFinishResult
Quebec Nordiques 1990–91 80165014-465th in AdamsMissed playoffs
Quebec Nordiques 1991–92 183141-(52)5th in Adams(fired)
Total98196415-530 division titles(0-0, 0.000) - 0 Stanley Cups

OHL

TeamYearRegular seasonPost season
GWLTOTLPtsFinishResult
Toronto Marlboros 1979–80 6833323-692nd in EmmsLost in division semi-finals (0-4 vs. BFD)

College

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Ohio State Buckeyes (Independent)(1970–1971)
1970–71 Ohio State 20-9-0
Ohio State Buckeyes(CCHA)(1971–1972)
1971–72 Ohio State 24-5-08-4-01st CCHA Champion
Total:44-14-0

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

  1. http://www.scout.com/2/1276954.html
  2. "Dave Chambers". Amazon.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Head coach of the Quebec Nordiques
1990 91
Succeeded by