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successful against much larger Going back to school at Ottawa Canadians, and Pembroke
schools. The baseball team went University to obtain his Masters Lumber Kings as well as the
to the Ontario Championships one of Education degree, Bill suffered St Michael’s Majors during the
year, losing to Peterborough in a career ending injury playing for time that the team was owned by
the final. The baseball team was the Gee Gee’s hockey team. Eugene Melnyk. He also scouted
invited to Kingston Penitentiary university hockey in Ontario,
to play a game against the prison While being employed by Quebec, the Maritimes, and New
team. Bill recalls getting on the Social Planning Council for England for a Philadelphia firm
base with a single, only to be eastern Ontario, Bill accepted a that had ties to NHL teams. Bill
teaching position at St. Lawrence
told by the prisoner playing 1st spent eight years with the OHA in
that “if you steal 2nd, you will College in Cornwall. During his Cornwall in a minor role, scouting
be in here a long time”. Bill had twenty-five years at SLC Bill and expanding their territory in
been quite successful at hockey developed two programs and the Atlantic Provinces as well as
assisted in the co-ordination of
and had been asked to try out attending summer camps in Las
for the Montreal Jr. Canadiens, several others. Bill continued Vegas. When Bill retired two years
but faced with a choice of career being active in hockey; coaching ago after more than seventy years
paths opted instead to continue and scouting. He coached several in the game, Shawn Blanchard
teams including SLC hockey
his education. Studying theology and Mike Lapensee, both of herd of Simmental beef cattle on
and philosophy at St. Augustine team for two seasons and in 82- whom he had coached, organized their farm near Avonmore. Sue
and St. Michaels, he continued 83 became an assistant to Head a retirement party at Nav Canada. provided a considerable amount
playing hockey while in school. Coach Bob Kilger on a Cornwall It was a reunion that brought back of support over the years, and Bill
Royals hockey team that included
After graduating he played seven many former players, contacts recognized that saying “I need to
years for The Flying Fathers future NHL Hall of Famer Doug and associates that included thank Sue for allowing me to go
hockey team, travelling across Gilmour. When Kilger stepped Bob Kilger, Ed Lumley, Doug off on all of those scouting trips
Canada, the USA and Europe. The down as head coach, Royals’ Carpenter, and Guy Lauzon. Bill and also for accompanying me
owner Paul Emard offered the job
Flying Fathers were often referred and his wife Sue, who share a many times, and I thank God for
to as “The Harlem Globetrotters to Bill who had to decline due to love for nature and animals, are being able to work for so many
of hockey”, combining hockey, his other commitments. keeping active tending to their years helping youth, - that was
comedy and religion into a well- Bill has scouted for numerous 150 tree apple orchard and a the most important thing.
