Brandon University Dick and Verda McDonald Sports Wall of Fame
Bob Caldwell is an inspirational leader in the coaching world and the groundwork was built as a Bobcat.
The Hamiota, Man. product played two seasons with the men's hockey team and helped Brandon capture back-to-back Great Plains Athletic Conference championships in 1973-74 and 1974-75.
Caldwell has over 40 years of coaching experience at the local, national and international levels.
Hockey Canada honoured Caldwell with the Gordon Jukes Award in 2015, recognizing his contributions to amateur hockey at the national level.
He was one of the driving forces behind the formation of the National Coach Mentorship Program and was skills coach for Hockey Canada's U17 national team.
His coaching credentials include global assignments. He coached Poland's under-18 team and mentored coaches in Romania. The International Ice Hockey Federation also brought in Caldwell as a skills camp leader for youth and he was part of the IIHF's coach development exchange program.
Closer to home, he served as an assistant coach with Andy Murray in 2012 with the NCAA Division 1 Western Michigan Broncos.
Caldwell spearheaded the Breakfast Club in Deloraine in 2004; a program that gives young players a chance to work on their skills. The concept is now used across the country.
He was inducted as a member of the Deloraine Royals into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015 and was named Hockey Manitoba's Volunteer of the Year in 2012.
