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Gérard Bolduc

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during the 1950s, and was chairman of the Quebec District Committee which oversaw the Quebec Hockey School that trained players and referees. He toured with youth teams to tournaments in
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Bolduc served as president of the tournament from 1960 to 1974. He aspired to have teams from around the world at the tournament, and by the 12th event he had recruited teams from the
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overseeing hunting and fishing activities, and also volunteered his time in recreation at the parish of Saints-Martyrs in Quebec City.
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The story of a fantastic tournament: which each year makes the Quebec Coliseum vibrate during the Winter Carnival
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in 1960, served as president of the tournament for 15 years, and sought to bring international youth teams to
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February 3, 1970. p. 26. 488: 111:(August 3, 1906 – March 8, 1993) was a Canadian 232:In 1969, Bolduc was one of the founders of the 192:Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament 117:Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament 93:Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament 517:Canadian sports executives and administrators 289: 139:Gérard Bolduc was born on August 3, 1906, in 407: 287: 285: 283: 281: 279: 277: 275: 273: 271: 269: 522:Ice hockey people from Chaudière-Appalaches 454: 452: 326: 324: 322: 320: 318: 316: 31: 266: 175:, and proposed having a similar event in 408:Houde-Hébert, Karl (November 17, 2015). 362:"Quebec Hockey School Looks After Youth" 338:(in French). May 3, 2002. Archived from 239: 449: 388: 386: 384: 382: 313: 229:by Jacques Revelin, published in 1969. 123:to play. He was also involved with the 489: 194:, which began on February 20, 1960 at 458: 507:20th-century Canadian civil servants 401: 379: 13: 14: 553: 244:Bolduc died on March 8, 1993, in 165:Quebec Amateur Hockey Association 125:Quebec Amateur Hockey Association 115:administrator. He co-founded the 16:Canadian ice hockey administrator 459:Foisy, Paul (February 9, 2009). 441: 371: 158: 424: 354: 1: 532:People from Montmagny, Quebec 397:(in French). October 2, 2009. 259: 163:Bolduc was an officer in the 134: 179:to coincide with the annual 7: 467:(in French). Archived from 10: 558: 432:"Soviets May Send Peewees" 102:Quebec Sports Hall of Fame 527:People from Lévis, Quebec 186:Bolduc collaborated with 98: 88: 80: 61: 39: 30: 23: 512:Canadian sports builders 248:. He frequently wore a 147:. 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Black and white photo of Gérard Bolduc wearing a Tyrolean hat
Montmagny, Quebec
Saint-Romuald, Quebec
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
ice hockey
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
Quebec City
Quebec Amateur Hockey Association
Quebec Remparts
Montmagny, Quebec
snowshoeing
civil servant
Government of Quebec
Quebec Amateur Hockey Association
Goderich, Ontario
Duluth, Minnesota
Quebec City
Quebec Winter Carnival
Paul Dumont
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
Quebec Arena
Victoria Park
Quebec Coliseum
United States
France
West Germany
Soviet Union
Quebec Remparts
Saint-Romuald, Quebec
Tyrolean hat

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