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Hometown: Shippagan
Category: Builder
Initiated construction of the first indoor arena on the Acadian Penninsula in Shippagan (1959)
Organized community sports programs from 1953-61 and served as volunteer arena manager from 1960-67
Coached local hockey teams to appearances in 7 provincial championships (1960-72)
Considered the "godfather" of young athletes in the region by providing opportunities for them to develop hockey skills
Awarded the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association's Certificate of Merit in 1965
Shippagan arena named in his honour in 1974 (Le Centre Rhéal Cormier)
Named Honorary Citizen of Shippagan in 1980
Inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame in 1994
Inducted: 1994
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