Dan Church (born May 14, 1973) is a

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coach and executive. He was

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of the Canadian national women's hockey team, which won the gold medal at the

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. He is also the head coach for the York Lions women's ice hockey program.

University

From 1996 to 2004, Church was the assistant coach for the Toronto Lady Blues ice hockey program. Under his tenure, the Lady Blues claimed one CIAU (now CIS) national championship (2001) and three OUA championships (1998, 2000, 2001). While at the

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, he was the assistant to Karen Hughes (who was also the National Women’s Team head coach). In 2004, Church was appointed head coach for

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Hockey Canada

In August 2006, Church was appointed assistant coach with the Canadian National Women’s Under-22 Team. The squad participated in a three-game series versus the United States in Ottawa, Ontario. At the 2008 Air Canada Cup (now known as Meco Cup), Church was appointed head coach of the Under 22 team, and helped the Canadian squad claim the gold medal. During 2009, Church served Hockey Canada in two different capacities. He served as Canada’s head coach at the 2009 World University Games in Harbin, China. Women’s ice hockey was contested for the first time, and Canada would claim the first-ever gold medal. In August 2009, Church was the head of the Canadian National Womnen’s Under-18 team. The team participated in a three game series versus the United States. The series was contested in Calgary, Alberta during August, 2009. A few months later, Church coached the Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team at the 2010 IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championship (contested in Chicago, Illinois). The end result was Canada winning a gold medal. In 2011, Church was the assistant coach with the Canadian National Women’s Team, as they claimed a silver medal at the 2011 IIHF World Women’s Championship. The following year, Church was appointed head coach of the National Team. On December 12, 2013, Church resigned from his position due to differences with Hockey Canada.

Personal

Since 2007, Church has served as the President of the CIS Women’s Hockey Coaches Association. Church has also provided coaching duties to the Canadian National Standing Amputee Program, and helped the program claim gold at the world championship in 2008 and 2010. Church is also a Canadian Professional Golf Association (CPGA) professional and has participated at various Canadian Tour competitions. On April 17, 2012, Church, along with

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and

Courtney Birchard Courtney Birchard (born July 14, 1989) competes for the Canadian national women's ice hockey team. She made her debut for Team Canada in the 2010 Four Nations Cup. She was drafted 6th overall by the Brampton Thunder in the 2011 CWHL Draft. Bircha ...

, took part in the opening face off of the playoff game between the

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and the

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at ScotiaBank Place.

References

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