John Leslie Choyce (November 28, 1930 – January 1999) was a

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coach. For seven seasons (1971–1980) he was a head coach in the

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(CHL). Choyce started his coaching career with the Kansas City Blues in January 1971 when he was awarded the head coaching position during a mid-season shake-up that also saw Cliff Fletcher appointed as the team's new general manager. After coaching the CHL's Albuquerque Six-Guns during the 1973-74 season, Choyce was promoted by the NHL expansion Kansas City Scouts to the franchise's director of scouting. Choyce, who was born in

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, was named the 1976-77 CHL Coach of the Year and was awarded the

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.Jake Milford Trophy (CHL)
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References

''Icing on the Plains: The Rough Ride of Kansas City's NHL Scouts'', pp. 38, 81, 152. Troy Treasure, 2018, Balboa Press

External links

* Canadian ice hockey coaches 1930 births 1999 deaths {{Canada-icehockey-coach-stub