Dean Hopkins

Dean Hopkins (born June 6, 1959 in Cobourg, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey forward.

Playing career
Dean Hopkins started off his junior career with the 1974–75 Owen Sound Greys of the Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League. Afterwards played with the Ontario Hockey League's London Knights from 1975 until 1979. He was drafted 29th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the second round of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft and spent most of the next four seasons with the big club. Over the next eight seasons, Hopkins played in various minor league cities, but also managed short stops with the Edmonton Oilers and Quebec Nordiques. Hopkins played senior hockey with the Durham Huskies and also had a brief coaching stint in the American Hockey League as an assistant coach with the Halifax Citadels from 1990-92.