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Glen 'Ab' Williamson played five seasons of Bobcat hockey before going on to a highly-accomplished international coaching career.
His five-year career in blue and gold culminated by receiving BU's Jim Casey Award in 1980.
The Souris, Man. products first coaching assignment took him 'Down Under' where he led the Australian national team to their first-ever appearance at the world championships in 1983.
He spent the next eight years behind the bench in Switzerland and won a pro league title while working alongside long-time friend and Bobcat alum Andy Murray.
Team Canada came calling in 1991 as Williamson served as an assistant coach at the Spengler Cup.
He then reached the National Hockey League as an assistant to John Paddock with the original Winnipeg Jets. His four years included the 1992-93 season when Teemu Selanne set the rookie scoring record with 76 goals.
Williamson also worked as a scout for the LA Kings in the early 2000s when he, once again, worked alongside Andy Murray.
He was instrumental in growing the game in Hungary as director of the national team development program. Under his guidance, the Hungarians were promoted to the IIHF's elite division and nearly qualified for the 2017 World Junior tournament.
Williamson was a league champion in Japan and coached the Japanese national team.
His 50-year coaching journey also included time in the German Elite League.
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