David Hindmarch (born October 15, 1958) is a Canadian former

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player for the

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. Hindmarch represented

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at the

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held in Lake Placid, where he scored three goals and four assists in six games. Son of

Bob Hindmarch Robert George Hindmarch (May 27, 1930 – February 20, 2021) was a Canadian educator, sports administrator and ice hockey coach. He was a multi-sport athlete at the University of British Columbia (UBC) as a student, and returned as a professor ...

, a

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(UBC) Thunderbirds multi-sport athlete and later professor and athletic director at UBC, David Hindmarch played with the

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hockey team from 1976–77 to 1978–79. The Golden Bears won the national CIAU University Cup championship in 1978 and 1979, with Hindmarch winning the Major W.J. "Danny" McLeod Award in 1979, as Most Valuable Player of the national championship tournament. He played 99 NHL games for the Flames and scored 21 goals and 17 assists. He scored his first NHL goal in his first game. A persistent ankle injury led him to retire.

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* 1958 births Living people Alberta Golden Bears ice hockey players Atlanta Flames draft picks Calgary Flames players Canadian ice hockey forwards Ice hockey people from Vancouver Ice hockey players at the 1980 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Canada {{Canada-icehockey-player-stub