Lorne Nadeau

Lorne Nadeau
Born	April 15 1926 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died	1998
Nationality	Canadian
Known for	hockey player, coach

Lorne Nadeau was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach known for his league championship teams in the Pacific Southwest Hockey League.

Lorne started his professional career as a hockey player with the Spokane Flyers team in 1948 and also played for the Spokane Spokes and Seattle Bombers of the Western Hockey League and also Quebec Aces before achieving his longest success as a player and later a coach of the Fresno Falcons of the Pacific Southwest Hockey League.

Nadeau arrived in Fresno in 1968 and served as a player-coach through the 1975-76 season, before retiring as a player and devoting his time fully to coaching. He led the Falcons to several championships before retiring from coaching following the 1982-83 season.

Nadeau died in 1998.