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Priest|Father David Bauer, Order of Canada|OC ,
Congregation of St. Basil|CSB (November 2, 1924 -
November 9, 1988), a native of Kitchener-Waterloo,
Ontario was a professional hockey player, builder,
and hockey pioneer.

== Hockey Career ==
Bauer was the younger brother of hockey player
Bobby Bauer. A noted sportsman in his own right,
Bauer turned down an offer to play for the Boston
Bruins Olympic Games|Olympic farm team at the age
of 16, so that he could attend St. Michael's
College in Toronto, where he played for their team
from 1941 to 1943, and later the University of
Toronto. In 1943 though, Bauer took up an offer
from the Oshawa Generals and played with them as a
Left-Wing, but left the team in 1944, after
helping them win the Memorial Cup, because he
wanted to become a Basilian priest.

== Coaching and Team Building ==
In 1953 after his ordination as a priest, Bauer
returned to St. Michael's College as a teacher and
became coach of the school's junior team. During
the 1960s he helped lead the team to a Memorial
Cup, and helped introduce such future hockey stars
as Dave Keon and Frank Mahovilich. 

In 1962, Bauer took a position at the St. Mark's
College and the University of British Columbia,
where he came up with the idea to establish a
national team of top amateurs from across Canada.
The idea was presented to the Canadian Amateur
Hockey Association (CAHA) and by the end of 1962,
Bauer's idea was accepted. Bauer made up his team
of several top UBC students including Brian
Conacher, Rod Sieling, and Marshall Johnston, and
in 1964 they participated in the Olympics in
Innsbruck, Austria. The team put up a good fight
but only came out in fourth place on goal
difference. 

Bauer later was also General Manager for Canada in
the 1968 Olympics, General Manager in 1965, 1966,
1967, and the 1969 World Championships. 

== Awards and Legacy ==
Among Bauer's many awards and honours are, winning
the Olympic bronze in 1968 as General Manager,
World Championship bronze in 1966 and 1967 as
General Manager, the Memorial Cup in 1944 as a
player and in 1961 as a trainer, being elected to
the Hockey Hall of Fame as a Builder in 1989, and
the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1997, both posthumously.
Bauer was also named Vice-President of Hockey
Canada in 1981, Chairman of Canada's Olympic
program also in 1981, named to the Order of Canada
in 1967, a arena in Calgary, Alberta, was named
for him, and a bursary from St. Mark's College was
also named for him in 1987. Bauer passed away in
November 1988, at the age of 64. 

Bauer is recognised in Waterloo, Ontario |
Waterloo by having the roadway Father David Bauer
Drive named in his honour.

Bauer was buried in his family plot in Mount Hope
Cemetery in Kitchener, Ontario.