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Following his retirement as a player, Hamilton became a hockey coach. He became the seventh head coach of the Hershey Bears on September 21, 1973. He took Hershey to its fifth Calder Cup in just his first season as coach. As coach, Hamilton led the team to a 39–23–14 record during the regular season and a 12–2 record in the playoffs.
Hamilton was awarded the AHL’s Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award for the 1975-1976 season for being the league’s outstanding coach for leading the Bears to their 14th Calder Cup Finals berth.
This person was inducted into the Hershey Bears Hockey Club Hall of Fame in 2016. They managed for parts of six seasons, from 1973 to 1979. Hamilton finished his term with a record of 187-199-52 across 438 games.
Hamilton will be recognized as one of the Hershey “greats” with his 187 wins ranking second in franchise history.
He was 84 years old. Charles “Chuck” George Hamilton was a former player and head coach for the Hershey Bears.
Hamilton played for the Bears for seven years, from 1963 to 1970, and holds many records for the team. Hamilton scored 77 goals and had 161 assists, good for 238 points (tied for 32nd) in 459 games, which was the 19th most for any Bears.
The man from Kirkland Lake, Ontario, helped the Bears win their fourth Calder Cup in 1969. Hamilton scored 74 points that season, which was the most in his career (28 goals, 46 assists).
