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“Moe” Lemieux

musicians’ union in 1955 and I am still
they returned to Cornwall they played a member today.”
with the Hubs. We had two teams for a
he Cornwall Hubs are one of, if Always playing with local groups,
while, the Sr. Hubs and the Jr Hubs. I
Tnot the longest running old-timers Moe played with the Carm Aube band
looked after the senior team and Gerry
hockey teams in all of Canada. Founded Desjardin was charged with the junior for 42 years. “The Best Western would
in 1960 by Moe Lemieux, the purpose team. It was a team effort with Eric bring in different shows and Carm,
of the Hubs was to provide a team for Pederson and Rick Fillion also helping myself, and a bass player were there 6
overage junior players. For many of with whatever needed to be done.” nights a week as the house band. Carm
the years following the inception of the was the drummer and band leader, and
Hubs, Moe Lemieux was the face of the At one point, the Cornwall Hubs had I was on the keyboard. From the mid
team and the driving force behind it. won a combined 14 tournaments in a 80’s to the early 90’s the band played
”Ray Lalonde and I were playing with row between the two teams. The team in various Club Meds in the Caribbean.
the Cornwall Comets and we weren’t joined COHA (Canadian Old-timers We didn’t get paid, but our food and
getting very much ice time as 14-15 Hockey Association) when the league accommodations were covered for 2
yr olds. Red Lascelle was starting up a was formed in 1973 and later became Photo Submitted weeks each winter.”
new team and he asked us if we wanted CARHA (Canadian Amateur Hockey
to play for him. We eventually got our Association). The Hubs were an elite and Red Army teams and a few had Moe is now in his 34th year of playing
releases and I scored the very first goal tournament team with Moe mentioning played in the 1972 Summit Series,” the keyboard on the Canadian Empress
for the Cornwall Royals and Ray got that they had their share of fun. explains Moe. cruise ship as part of a trio with Katie
the second one. My last season with “One night I put three goalies on There were plenty of highlights with Smith of Alexandria and Monkland’s
the Royals was in 1958-59 and Harvey one line: Mario Viens, Chris Nicols, the Hubs having competed in several Peter Kilpatrick. For twenty years Moe
Provost and I had been playing Sunday World Cups over the years, travelling accompanied the choir at St. Peters
and Rick Fillion. They were all very church, still playing there occasionally
mornings with an older group being run to tournaments in San Diego, St.
good players and they had 7 or 8 goals with vocalist Steven Vallieres.
by Fred Barnett. Fred told us that they Petersburg, Vancouver, Zurich, and
between them that game,” recalls Moe.
would be giving up the ice and asked if several other locations. The team won Additionally, Moe has been very
we wanted it. In September of 1960 I The Hubs played the Montreal the World Cup in 1977 in Zurich and active with special needs children, and
formed the Hubs and I ran it until April Canadiens back in 1977 with Rocket finished in second place on several he is now in his 36th year of driving
of 2012 – for 52 years.” Richard refereeing the game. Moe other occasions. them to and from school each day. Moe
faced off against Henri Richard 4 or 5
Boston is known as the “Hub City” times during the game and won every Growing up in Cornwall’s east end, has also been a Realtor with Century 21
and with Moe being a Bruins fan draw. Following the game Richard Moe attended school at St. Louis de for the past 34 years. He has received
the Cornwall Hubs logo became the spoke with Moe telling him that he was Gonzague located behind Nativity several honors for his numerous
spoked wheel with an H replacing the good on the draw. Moe replied, “You Church on Montreal Rd, followed by contributions and accomplishments,
B. “We had some very good hockey high school at St. Lawrence. Moe had and he is a member of the Musicians
never even moved your stick, - you let Hall of Fame, the CARHA Hall of
players over the years. Jean Payette an aptitude for music, earning grade
me win it every time!” Fame, and he was inducted into the
played with the Quebec Nordiques, qualifications in both piano and clarinet.
Ron Ward played with Toronto Toros, The Hubs met a Russian team in The University of Buffalo offered Moe Cornwall Sports HOF in 1988. Moe was
Hank Monthiet played with the Detroit Ottawa at the World Cup. “Most of the a music scholarship which he had to awarded the coveted Jacques Richard
Red Wings, and Mario Viens played team looked very overweight and out decline. “My father had just opened a Memorial trophy as Cornwall’s top
with the Toronto Toros and the Buffalo of shape, but could they ever pass the paint and wallpaper business, but my sports personality in 1984.
Sabers organizations. There were puck. We lost the game 9-1 to them, mother was not well, and he needed Moe and his wife Lorraine (Leduc)
about 20 – 25 ex-Royals who went finding out that many of their players my help. I never did get to university, have raised three children, Sylvie, Moe
away to play pro or college, and when had played on the Russian Olympic but I kept up with music, joining the Jr., and Liane.

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