University of Alberta Golden Bears—A.D. (After Drake)

The Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club was not the only local organization going through major changes in the 1990s. The University of Alberta entered the post-Clare Drake era in 1989, and the school needed to prove that they could keep the Golden Bears’ reputation intact. The transition was accomplished, as the Bears won three more national championships since Drake’s retirement, the last two under coach Rob Daum. Drake may have built the Bears into the best collegiate hockey program in Canada, but the men's hockey program proved they could excel without him.

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