Hawgood spent his junior career with the
Kamloops Blazers of the
WHL, and made such an impression that the Blazers retired his #4 sweater. He represented
Canada twice at the
World Junior Championships, including the infamous
Punch-up in Piestany at the 1987 tournament. (Hawgood emerged from the brawl with a broken nose, thanks to a head butt from
Vladimir Konstantinov.) Hawgood was named to the all-star team at the following year's
WJC in Moscow, leading Canada to the gold medal. Hawgood was selected by the
Boston Bruins in the tenth round of the
1986 NHL Draft. He would spend two decades in pro hockey; he would wind up donning the sweaters of seven other NHL clubs, as well as several minor league and European teams, before finally retiring as a player in 2006. Hawgood is currently an amateur scout for the
Detroit Red Wings. ==Coaching career==