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By Wray Morrison

Jean-Marie De Koninck Coaching Excellence Award

Honours for Adolph

Jun 12, 2024 | 2:54 PM

Former U of S Huskie men’s hockey coach, Dave Adolph, was recognized for his long-time contributions to university sport by being named the 2024 recipient of the Jean-Marie De Koninck Coaching Excellence Award on Wednesday afternoon.

Adolph dressed for 117 games with the U of S Huskie men’s hockey team from 1977-78 to 1982-83. The Swift Current born defender had 10 goals and 34 assists in his university career and was a member of the 1983 Saskatchewan team that defeated the Concordia Stingers 6-2 for the program’s one and only University Cup championship.

A 31-year university coaching career began with a four- year stint with the Lethbridge Pronghorns before returning to the U of S in 1993 for a 27-year run behind the Huskie bench. Adolph led the U of S to 25 consecutive post-season appearances and 16 trips to the University Cup. In 2015 he became the winningest head coach in U SPORTS history with his 377th career victory. He would go on a 488-win career before retiring in 2020.

Under Adolph the Huskies won seven Canada West titles and had three University Cup medal finishes. He was a four-time Canada West Coach of the Year and the 2017 U SPORTS Coach of the Year.

Adolph led Canada to bronze medals at the FISU Universiade in 2003 in Naples, Italy and again in 2015 in Granada, Spain. He was also behind the bench for the Nagano Cup in Japan in 1996, helping the Canadian team to a silver medal.

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The Jean-Marie De Koninck Coaching Excellence Award, which is named after the former swimming coach and long-time math professor at Université Laval, honours an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to university sport as demonstrated by long-term commitment and leadership as a coach at the local, provincial, national and/or international levels.

Adolph is the second former Huskie head coach to be honoured with the award, joining former U of S football head coach Brian Towriss who was the 2019 recipient.

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