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'''John Francis "Bunny" Ahearne''' (November 19, 1900 – April 11,1985) was a promoter for [[ice hockey]].

Born in Wexford, [[Ireland]], Bunny was instrumental in bringing the sport of ice hockey to [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]]. He became the manager of the [[British National Team]] in 1934 and helped manage the British to a gold medal at the [[ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics|1936 Winter Olympics]], then the [[Ice Hockey World Championships|European Ice Hockey Championship]] in 1937 and 1938.

He later became prominent in administering the sport at an international level, becoming the President of the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] in 1957. He held this post until 1960, then again from 1963–66 and 1969–75. From 1951 until 1969, he was Vice President whenever he did not hold the Presidency. He was also the Secretary of the [[British Ice Hockey Association]] from 1934 to 1971, then its President until 1982.
==Awards==
*Named to the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 1977.
*Named to the [[British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 1986.
*Named to the [[IIHF Hall of Fame]] in 1997.

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{{succession box | before = [[Walter A. Brown|Walter Brown]] | title = President of the [[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]] | years = 1957–60 | after = [[Robert Lebel]]}}
{{succession box | before = [[Robert Lebel]] | title = President of the IIHF | years = 1963–66 | after = [[William Thayer Tutt]]}}
{{succession box | before = [[William Thayer Tutt]] | title = President of the IIHF | years = 1969–75 | after = [[Günther Sabetzki|Dr Günther Sabetzki]]}}
{{succession box | before = [[Victor Tait|Sir Victor Tait K.B.E.]] | title = President of the [[British Ice Hockey Association|BIHA]] | years = 1971–82 | after = [[Frederick Meredith]]}}
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