David Branch | |
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Alma mater | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
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Awards | Order of Hockey in Canada |
Honours | David Branch Player of the Year Award |
David Branch (born November 27, 1948) is a Canadian ice hockey administrator. His lengthy involvement in junior ice hockey includes serving as commissioner of the Ontario Hockey League from 1979 to 2024, and as president of the Canadian Hockey League from 1996 to 2019. He received the Order of Hockey in Canada in 2016, and the David Branch Player of the Year Award was renamed in his honour in 2019.