Hawerchuk - Other

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• There is a rock band in Quebec named in honour of Hawerchuk, called Les Dales Hawerchuk. They released an album in 2005 of the same name, with the image of Hawerchuk in a retro Winnipeg Jets jersey as the cover art.

• Hawerchuk became the president, director of hockey operations, and primary owner of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League's Orangeville Crushers in 2007. He left this position in 2010.

• On April 5, 2007 Hawerchuk was inducted into the Phoenix Coyotes Ring of Honor joining Bobby Hull and Thomas Steen. The Jets/Coyotes franchise retired his number 10 on April 5, 2007. Unlike Hull and Steen, who were honored in Jets colors, Hawerchuk's number was retired in Coyotes apparel, despite the fact that Hawerchuk never played in Phoenix and all of his time with the team was in Winnipeg.

• Hawerchuk was known as "Ducky" to his teammates
• Parents are Orest Hawerchuk and Eleanor Mitchell. Dale has been quoted that he is "proud to say that I am of Ukrainian origin."

• Hawerchuk was inducted into the Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame on November 8, 2011, the same day the modern Winnipeg Jets made their first appearance in Buffalo.