'I'm really humbled,' Cameron said. 'I'm very fortunate to be able to do something I love.'
Head coach Dave Cameron looks on during a practice at the Canadian World Junior Hockey Championships selection camp in Calgary on December 9, 2021.It was 1985 and he needed a new job after 168 NHL games, plus plenty more in the minors.
It’s been a winding road ever since with stops across North America — including seven seasons in the NHL — along with a stint in Austria and success on the international stage.Almost 40 years into that journey, Cameron wouldn’t have it any other way as he prepares to lead Canada into the 2025 world junior hockey championship in Ottawa.
Cameron previously captured world junior silver in 2011 and gold in 2022 as head coach to go along with two tournaments as an assistant, including in 2009 when Canada topped the podium in the nation’s capital.He will be on home turf at this edition of the showcase that runs Boxing Day through Jan. 5. In his fourth season as head coach of the Ontario Hockey League’s Ottawa 67’s, the 66-year-old also guided the NHL’s Senators for 143 regular-season and playoff games from late 2014 through 2016.
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