Awards and Legacy
Among Bauer's many awards and honours are, winning the Olympic bronze in 1968 as General Manager, World Championship bronze in 1964,1966 and 1967 as general manager, the Memorial Cup in 1944 as a player and in 1961 as a trainer (coach), being elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a Builder in 1989, and the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1997, both posthumously. Bauer was also named Vice-President of Hockey Canada in 1981, Chairman of Canada's Olympic hockey program also in 1981, named to the Order of Canada in 1967.
Father David Bauer Olympic Arena in Calgary, Alberta, is named for him, as is the roadway Father David Bauer Drive in Waterloo, Ontario. A bursary from St. Mark's College (affiliated with the University of British Columbia) was also named for him in 1987. The University of British Columbia hockey alumni group has hockey bursaries in Father David Bauer's name for student athletes who make the varsity hockey team.
Bauer died in November 1988, at the age of 64 in Goderich, Ontario. He was buried in his family plot in Mount Hope Cemetery in Kitchener, Ontario.
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