Trivia

He was awarded the 2002 Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal from the Canadian Governor General in Sillery, Quebec, Canada.

He was awarded the 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal from the Canadian Governor General in Sillery, Quebec, Canada.

He was awarded the CM (Member of the Order of Canada) on June 23, 1986 and invested on November 12, 1986 by the Canadian Governor General in Quebec, Quebec, Canada. He was 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.

He was awarded the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on April 22, 1993 and invested on October 27, 1993 by the Canadian Governor General in Quebec, Quebec, Canada. 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.