fɹʌmðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z, fˈɪtsɛl wʌz ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪnðə kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi æz ɐ mˈaɪnɚɹ ˈaɪs hˈɑːki kˈoʊtʃ ænd kənvˈɛnɚɹ ɪn ɡˈænɐnˌoʊk ænd kˈɪŋstən, ɑːntˈæɹɪˌoʊ.
From the early 1950s, Fitsell was involved in the community as a minor ice hockey coach and convenor in Gananoque and Kingston, Ontario.