David Wheaton

Builder Category: Hockey
Inducted June 23, 2022

Over three decades, David Wheaton has been a coach, manager, referee, tournament director, executive board member, and a jack-of-all-trades for minor hockey since the early 90s – all with selfless determination and commitment.  Wheaton has coached various levels of competitive teams over the years and served as a manager for the PeeWee A Macs when they won the New Brunswick provincial championship. He was a chief referee from 1999-2016 and served several terms as president and vice president of minor hockey. Wheaton was also a member of the committee dedicated to getting the Tantramar Veterans Memorial Civic Centre up and running. Wheaton’s significant contributions have not gone unnoticed - he has earned several accolades over the years, including the Skip McPhee Memorial Award, the Edmund LeBlanc Award, the State Farm Volunteer of the Year Award, and the RBC Local Hockey Leader award, which came with a $10,000 boost for minor hockey in Sackville. In 2017, a local hockey tournament was also named in his honour, the Dave Wheaton Invitational.