Derek Holmes (ice hockey), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Derek Holmes (ice hockey)

Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1939

Place of Birth: Kemptville, Ontario, Canada

Profession: athlete

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Derek Holmes (ice hockey)

  • Derek Holmes (born August 15, 1939) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player, coach, administrator, and agent.
  • He served as captain of the Eastern Canadian national team during the late 1960s, and was the technical director of Hockey Canada from 1974 to 1980.
  • He managed the Canadian national teams at the 1977 and 1978 World Ice Hockey Championships, and helped build the 1980 Winter Olympics team.
  • Holmes spent many years on the international ice hockey stage, which included being head coach of Team Finland and Team Switzerland, and later as an international ice hockey agent signing many players to European teams.
  • He was inducted into the builder category of the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1999, and is a double inductee into the Kemptville District Sports Hall of Fame.

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