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(Wolfville,
NS) - Acadia University congratulates Darren
Burns, Head Coach of the Acadia Axemen on his selection as Canadian
Interuniversity Sport men’s hockey coach of the year. Burns was
honoured by the CIS during a season-ending awards banquet in
Edmonton on March 23.
Burns has been head
coach of the Acadia Axemen since the 2001-02 season following
assistant coaching positions with St. Mary’s University and Acadia.
This year, he led the Axemen to a first-place finish in the Atlantic
University Hockey Conference and a berth in post season play for the
first time since the 2000-01 season. A native of Brockville, Ontario
and a member of the 1992-93 national champion Axemen squad, Burns
now lives in Port Williams, Nova Scotia.
Acadia University, in
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, has long been recognized as one of Canada’s
premier undergraduate institutions. With its nationally and
internationally recognized research initiatives, small class sizes
and technology-rich teaching and learning environment, Acadia offers
students an experience that includes academic achievement combined
with personal growth and development. For more information about
Acadia, visit our website at
www.acadiau.ca
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