• QuÚbec, Quebec, Canada

Order of Canada

• Officer of the Order of Canada

  • Awarded on: April 22, 1993
  • Invested on: October 27, 1993

  Two of his greatest achievements were the acquisition of the Quebec Nordiques by a group of Quebeckers, and an international sports, culture and arts festival in Quebec City, Rendez-Vous '87, whose profits were donated to various charitable organizations. An influential governor of the National Hockey League, he is also deeply involved in the arts, recreation, economic development and humanitarian causes. This is a promotion within the Order.

• Member of the Order of Canada

  • Awarded on: June 23, 1986
  • Invested on: November 12, 1986

  President and Chief Executive Officer of Quebec City's Nordiques, and Governor of the NHL, he was one of the principal architects of the merger of the World Hockey Association with the National Hockey League and was responsible for the Nordiques' entry into the NHL.