Bert Templeton (May 11, 1940 in Irvine, Scotland–December 5, 2003) was a legendary junior ice hockey coach, coaching primarily in the Ontario Hockey League from 1974 to 2003. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Irvine ( Gaelic: Irbhinn) is a coastal New town in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of Ice hockey competition for players generally between the ages of 16 and 20 years old Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Templeton has been compared to Hockey Hall of Fame coach Brian Kilrea for his longevity and respect in the hockey world. The Hockey Hall of Fame ( Temple de la renommée du hockey in French) is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Brian Blair Kilrea (born October 21 1934 in Ottawa, Ontario) is an Ice hockey head coach, General manager and member of the He coached the Hamilton Fincups to the Memorial Cup in 1976, and was the longest-serving coach in North Bay Centennials history, serving as their boss for twelve of the team's twenty seasons. The Fincups were a Junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League for 4 years from 1974 to 1978 The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The North Bay Centennials were a junior Ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, who played from 1982 - 2002. He coached the Canadian World Junior team in Piestany. The 1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 11th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held in Piešťany, Trenčin, He also coached the Barrie Colts and Sudbury Wolves in the OHL, the Niagara Falls Flyers, and the American Hockey League's Nova Scotia Voyageurs. The Barrie Colts are a Junior ice hockey team in Ontario Hockey League, based in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. The Sudbury Wolves are a Junior ice hockey team that play in the Ontario Hockey League. ----The Niagara Falls Flyers were two Junior ice hockey franchises that played in the top tier in the Ontario Hockey Association. American Hockey Association (1926–1942The American Hockey League (AHL is a Professional Ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary The Nova Scotia Voyageurs were a professional Ice hockey team based in Halifax Nova Scotia.
Templeton twice won the OHL's Coach of the Year award, represented by the Matt Leyden Trophy, in 1975 and 1994. The Matt Leyden Trophy is awarded annually to the Ontario Hockey League Coach of the Year as selected by OHL coaches and general managers He also twice won the OHL Executive of the Year award, in 1992 and 1996. The OHL Executive of the Year Award is given annually to the top executive in the Ontario Hockey League. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) He died in 2003 from kidney cancer. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The kidneys are complicated organs that have numerous biological roles Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled He was posthumously awarded the Bill Long Award for lifetime distinguished service to the OHL in 2005. The Bill Long Award for Distinguished Service is presented in recognition and appreciation of an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the Ontario Hockey League Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.