Background
His parents were Lester, who was born in Bishop"s Falls, and Olive, a native of Twillingate. Lester"s mother (Svea) was born in Burträsk,Sweden and his father (William) was born in Sherbrooke, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
His parents were Lester, who was born in Bishop"s Falls, and Olive, a native of Twillingate. Lester"s mother (Svea) was born in Burträsk,Sweden and his father (William) was born in Sherbrooke, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
In 1954 he became the first professional hockey from Newfoundland and Labrador when he signed with the minor-pro Shawinigan Cataracts of the Quebec Senior Hockey League. Early His biography titled Faulkner: A Hockey History was published on November 30, 2011. lieutenant was written by Tom P. Rossiter who is a retired educator.
George started his hockey career at age 15 playing with the Bishop"s Falls Woodsmen in the Grand Falls Senior league in 1948.
In 1951 he played Junior B with the Quebec Citadelles. In 1954 he became the first player from Newfoundland to play professional hockey.
George played four seasons with the minor-pro Shawinigan Cataracts from 1954 to 1958. The Cataracts were owned by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League.
In 1958 the 24-year-old Bishop"s Falls native was hired by the town of Harbour Grace as the community"s recreational director
He helped run the hockey program with stadium manager Lorne Wakelin at the new Conception Bay Recreational Centre which opened in January 1958. His first task was to form a senior hockey team The Conception Bay CeeBees, with George on defense as their playing-coach, were immediately a dominant force in the Newfoundland senior league making seven finals appearances in their first nine seasons, including four all-Newfoundland hockey championships.
Championships.
Honoured by the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame as a member of Canada"s National Team of 1966.