Rob Daum

Rob Daum
Born (1958-01-19) January 19, 1958
Churchbridge, SK, CAN
Occupation Ice hockey coach

Robert "Rob" Daum (born January 19, 1958) is a Canadian ice hockey coach. He is currently the head coach for the EHC Black Wings Linz of the Austrian Hockey League.

Career

A 1983 graduate of the University of Alberta, Daum coached at the junior level in Alberta and Saskatchewan in the 1980s, before working in different positions (head coach, assistant coach, general manager) for three teams of the Western Hockey League from 1989 to 1995.[1]

In 1995, Daum was named head coach of the University of Alberta men's ice hockey team. During his 10-year-tenure, he guided the Bears to three national championships and was named CIS Coach of the Year twice. Under Daum's tutelage, UAlberta also captured six Canada West championships, Daum was named Canada West Coach of the Year five times.[2] He compiled an overall record of 345-81-32 (.788), and a 218-37-25 (.823) career Canada West record.[3]

Daum was named head coach of the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League (AHL) in August 2005.[4] He parted ways with the team after two years.[5]

During the 2007–08 NHL season, he was an assistant coach with the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League, before serving as pro scout for the Oilers. In February 2009, he took over the head coaching job with Oilers' AHL affiliate Springfield Falcons,[6] remaining in that job until the end of the 2009-10 season.[7]

Daum accepted the head coaching job at EHC Linz of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL) in 2011, guiding the team to the EBEL title his first year. He also led the Black Wings to EBEL semifinal appearances in 2014, 2015 and 2016.

National team coaching

He guided Team Canada to a bronze medal at the 2003 University Games in Italy.[8]

Daum also served as an assistant coach with Team Austria, and was with the team at the 2012, 2013 and 2014 IIHF World Championships, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Awards and honours

Award Year
Father George Kehoe Memorial Award - CIS Coach of the Year 2000–01 [9]
Father George Kehoe Memorial Award - CIS Coach of the Year 2003–04 [10]

References

  1. ↑ Thomas, Alex. "Oilers Fire AHL Head Coach Rob Daum". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  2. ↑ "Team History - Golden Bears and Pandas Athletics - University of Alberta". athletics.ualberta.ca. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  3. ↑ "Rob Daum Joins STM » St. Thomas More Hockey Academy". www.stmhockeyacademy.com. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  4. ↑ "Aeros name Daum head coach". theahl.com. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  5. ↑ "Daum out as coach of Aeros". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  6. ↑ "Oilers Fire Jeff Truitt as Head Coach of the Springfield Falcons". oilersnation.com. OilersNation. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  7. ↑ Thomas, Alex. "Oilers Fire AHL Head Coach Rob Daum". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  8. ↑ "Rob Daum - Melville Millionaires Hockey Museum". www.melvillemillionaireshockeymuseum.ca. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  9. ↑ "Aeros name Daum head coach | The American Hockey League". theahl.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  10. ↑ "Press Release Service | Press Releases | SIRC". sirc.ca. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
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