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A trailblazer in women's hockey
As a coach, he saw people first, athletes second and so took
Canadian women's hockey to the pinnacle of the sport
By Ron CSILLAG
Special to The Globe and Mail Wednesday, March
12, 2003 - Page R7
Toronto -- Think "hockey coach, " and you may be forgiven for
conjuring images of a bug-eyed, borderline rage-oholic working
a small wad of gum while berating his bench and screaming instructions
to the ice.
That wasn't Dave
McMASTER.
A fixture in Canadian women's hockey for 35 years, Mr.
McMASTER
was the polar opposite: A calm and calming influence who taught
his players respect for their abilities and those of their opponents
who saw people first and athletes second; who radiated a sheer
love of the game; who hugged his players and meant it.
A trailblazer who boosted woman's hockey in this country before
it was popular, or even seemly, Mr.
McMASTER guided the Canadian
women's team to a gold medal at the first women's world hockey
championship in 1990 in Ottawa. Over one-million television viewers
watched as Canada beat the U.S. 5-2 in the final. He also coached
Team Canada at the first unofficial women's world tournament
in 1987.
Through 22 seasons coaching the University of Toronto's Varsity
(Lady)
Blues,
Mr.
McMASTER won 12 Ontario university titles and
compiled a record of 212-38-22.
"Everywhere there was hockey, Dave was there, said Fran
RIDER,
executive director of the Ontario Women's Hockey Association.
"He was the lifeblood of women's hockey, very dedicated, not
only to the game but to life skills. He cared about every player
on every team. His enthusiasm and love of the game was catching."
At the time of his unexpected death of a heart attack this month
in Toronto at the age of 62, he was still coaching three girls'
teams, despite being officially retired as a schoolteacher and
coach. One of them, the squad at Bishop Strachan School, had
to leave for a tournament in Newfoundland just days after Mr.
McMASTER died. Their coach's influence obviously sunk in: Despite
being distraught at the news of his death, which sent shock waves
through the world of women's hockey, the team won all seven of
its games. That was after Bishop Strachan captured the Foster
Hewitt Memorial Cup for the fifth consecutive year at the Air
Canada
Centre just three weeks before Mr.
McMASTER's death.
"He gave players a sense of responsibility for their actions.
He taught us to respect ourselves and others, but most important,
he let us have fun, recalled Team Canada head coach Karen
HUGHES,
who also took over from Mr.
McMASTER as coach at U of T, where
she had played for him. "With Dave, it wasn't about winning and
losing, but a love of the game and sharing and Friends. He encouraged
players to go beyond their limits."
Some 800 Friends, loved ones and jersey-clad players crowded
Grace Church-on-the-Hill in Toronto on Valentine's Day to celebrate
a life that touched so many others.
David Carson
McMASTER was born in Toronto to a homemaker and
a lawyer who wanted a legal career for his son. At St. Andrew's
College, the young Mr.
McMASTER played football, cricket and
hockey, and later, at Dalhousie University, "he was a born goaltender,
remembered his lifelong best friend, Douglas
ROWAN. "
Mix,
as he came to be called (as in Mixmaster), was not known as a
particularly graceful player, as his many stitches and at least
seven broken noses attested. He was an early proponent of face
masks for goalies and after donning one, he ducked out of the
way of a puck, only to be hit in the head. More stitches followed.
It was at Dalhousie that he coached his first women's team, in
1965. "He acquired a girlfriend he could yell at on the ice,
Mr. ROWAN quipped. "It didn't last." But the coaching bug did.
Armed with a history degree, Mr.
McMASTER returned to Toronto
to study law. That lasted less than a year, and he graduated
from the University of Toronto's teachers' college instead. He
joined the small staff of Toronto's Royal St. George's College
in 1969 and spent nearly 30 years teaching geography, history
and guidance.
Mr. McMASTER began coaching the women's hockey team at University
of Toronto while still a student there. In 22 seasons (1967-69
and 1975-93), he won an enviable 82 per cent of games. There,
as with Team Canada, he would don his trademark track suit and
black bike helmet to preside over practices, with cries of "Regroup!"
"Shoot your passes!" and "Two laps." Coughing up the puck in
the neutral zone was "a never."
In 1972, he married Norma
McCLURE, who'd been his waitress at
the Muskoka Golf and Country Club. The couple had a son, Scott,
and a daughter, Anne, before divorcing in 1991. Mr.
McMASTER
never remarried.
He was a focused, demanding coach, but not obsessive, said his
daughter. "I don't even have any idea how to skate. But Dad never
pushed me. That was testament to his patience and love. He never
raised his voice." At Toronto Maple Leaf games, "he was always
coaching. He would cheer a good play by the other team."
He displayed his gold medal, said Anne, but not as prominently
as a letter from a young girl saying Mr.
McMASTER had changed
her perspective on life.
He wasn't without a mischievous sense of humour. Vicki
SUNOHARA,
who played for Mr.
McMASTER for two years, recalled how Team
Canada once thrashed Japan 13-0. Ms.
SUNOHARA, who is of Japanese
extraction, scored several goals and was named player of the
game. She recalled how Mr.
McMASTER told her after the game,
in mock horror, "These Japanese girls love you and look up to
you. How could you do this to them?"
Mr. McMASTER went on to Bishop Strachan School in 1998 to coach
hockey and teach geography and history. He was inducted into
the University of Toronto's Sports Hall of Fame in 2000. He retired
in 2001, but couldn't stop a simple desire to expose young people
to Canada's game.
Asked whether it was the passion, cleaner play or some other
mysterious quality that drew Mr.
McMASTER to women's hockey as
opposed to men's, his daughter smiled. "He used to say girls
asked a lot more questions. I think he liked that."
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ROWE o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2003-01-08 published
Margaret Velma
ROWE
In loving memory of Margaret Velma
ROWE at Manitoulin Health Centre
in Little Current on Sunday, January 5, 2003 at the age of 85 years.
Predeceased by husband Frank
ROWE (WW2 Oct 27, 1944.)
Loving mother of Kenneth and Dorothy
ROWE,
Joan and Matt
COTE.
Cherished grandmother of Michael and Angela, Kim
HARRIS,
Lori
Robert, Tim and Carol, Dave Brenda. Special great grandmother of
Dylan, twins Brianna and Kierra, Brianna, Alanna, Stephen and Devin.
Will be missed by sisters Mildred
VAREY and Ivy
COWAN and brother
Cliff VAREY, predeceased by Milf and Manely. Aunt of many nieces and
nephews.
Visitation was on Tuesday, January 7, 2003. Funeral Service is at
2: 00 p.m. Wednesday January 8, 2003 both at Island Funeral Home.
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ROWE o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2003-04-09 published
Leota MOONEY
At her residence in North Bay, Monday, March 31, 2003. Leota
ROWE
beloved wife of the late James
MOONEY in her 78th year.
Dearly loved mother of Mary Rick (Francis) of Trout Creek and Paul
MOONEY
(Sherry)
of North Bay. Lovingly remembered by grandchildren Kevin and Lisa,
Rick and Patrick and Katie
MOONEY.
Predeceased by her parents Lydia
and Clifford
ROWE.
Leota was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Women's League and a
retired secretary at North York General Hospital. Visitation at the
McGuinty Funeral Home, was Tuesday evening 7-9 pm. Funeral mass was
celebrated at Corpus Christi Church, Wednesday April 2, at 1: 30 pm.
Cremation at Forest Lawn Crematorium, Tower Drive, North Bay.
Interment of cremated remains at Holy Cross Cemetery, Thornhill.
McGuinty Funeral Home, 591 Cassells Street, North Bay, Ont. P1B 3Z8 705-472-8520
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ROWE o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2003-07-30 published
Harry James
ROWE
In loving memory of Harry James
ROWE who passed away Thursday, July
24, 2003 at General and Marine Hospital, Collingwood in his 76th year.
Harry was the
son of the late Robert and Sarah
(ARMSTRONG)
ROWE of Manitoulin Island.
Harry was the last surviving member of the
ROWE
Settlement where he farmed all his life.
Upon retiring to Collingwood Ont., he resided with his sister Marjorie
HURST.
Dear brother of Marjorie
HURST of Collingwood and Jean
JOSEPH of Orillia.
Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
Predeceased by his brothers Frank, Leonard, Albert and his sister Kathleen.
Arrangements entrusted to the Watts Funeral Home and Cremation Centre, 132 River Road.E.
Wasaga Beach. Urnment of cremated remains will take place at Mountain View Cemetery,
Manitoulin Island later in the fall.
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ROWE o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2003-12-03 published
Clifford Charles
VAREY
Tragically, north of Barrie on Monday, November 17, 2003, age 88 years.
Predeceased by his cherished wife
Mina (née
AELICK) on October 15, 2003.
Loved by daughter Janet and husband Don
IRVING of Grafton. Special grandfather of Michael and wife
Doris IRVINE, Wendy and husband Jim
MORRISON, Melissa
IRVINE, Marsha
IRVINE, all of Toronto.
Will be missed by great grandchildren Bruce and Claire. Forever
remembered by siblings Mildred
VAREY,
Ivy and husband Marvin
COWAN,
Milford (predeceased) and wife Kay
VAREY, Margaret and Frank
ROWE (both
predeceased) and Manley and wife
Frances
VAREY (both predeceased.)
Visitation Thursday, November 27 at Island Funeral Home. Funeral service Friday, November 28, 2003
at Grace Bible Church. Pastor John
VANKESTEREN officiated . Burial in Mountainview Cemetery.
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ROWLETT o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-03-08 published
ROWLETT,
Barbara
F. (née
JEFFERESS)
It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of Barbara
ROWLETT, in her 76th year. Beloved daughter of Stanley R.
JEFFERESS,
Q.C. and Edythe Vaughan
JEFFERESS.
Loved wife of C. Brooks
ROWLETT
(1997.) Loving mother of Nancy Louise
NEWFIELD
(Martin) of Toronto,
and Jefferess (Jeff)
McLELLAND of the Dominican Republic. Adored
grandmother of precious Victoria (Tory)
NEWFIELD.
Beloved sister
of Vaughan
JEFFERESS
(Joyce) and aunt of Cameron and Scott
JEFFERESS.
Missed by dear and caring friend Ted
HOOVER of Burlington. A
former member of the Junior League of Hamilton and longtime volunteer
at the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. Heartfelt thanks
to Dr. Gerald
SKUPSKY for his many years of compassionate care.
If desired, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the
charity of your choice would be sincerely appreciated by the
family. At the family's request, there will be no visitation
and a private funeral has been held.
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ROWLEY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-06-26 published
ROWLEY,
Dr.
John
Chandler, M.D. (Radiologist for 35 years at
the Wellesley Hospital)
Died at St. Michael's Hospital on Tuesday, June 24, 2003. Best
friend and beloved husband of Jan. Loving father of Michael and
his wife Jennifer, and Jeffrey and his wife Carri. John will
be fondly remembered by all of his family, Friends and colleagues.
Visitation will be held at the R.S. Kane Funeral Home (6150 Yonge
Street, at Goulding, south of Steeles) on Thursday from 2-4 and
7-9 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held in the Chapel on Friday,
June 27, 2003, at 2: 30 p.m. Interment to follow at Mount Pleasant
Cemetery. Donations may be made in John's memory to the Oncology
Research
Foundation, c/o Dr. Rashida
HAQ, 30 Bond Street, Suite
2046, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1W8. R. S. Kane 416-221-1159
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