Don Berry is a graduate of Burnaby South Secondary, he was extremely active in Burnaby minor hockey, coaching the Burnaby Winter Club to the B.C. Peewee title in 1972-73; the Midget AAA team to the provincial title in 1973-74, a team that won the bronze medal at the prestigious Air Canada Championship that year; in 1982-83 coached Abbotsford Flyers to the provincial and Western Canada junior titles; was awarded the BCAHA Coaching Award and then returned to assist with Coaching Program at Burnaby Winter Club.