Nadeau arrived in Fresno in 1968 and served as a player-coach through the 1975-1976 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 1982-1983 season. Nadeau died in 1998.
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.
