ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, fˈɪtsɛl ɐtˈɛndᵻd ɐ ɡˈeɪm ɪn ɡˈænɐnˌoʊk wˌɛɹ ɐ θˈɜːtiːnjˈɪɹˈoʊld bˈɑːbi ˈoːɹ wʌz dɪskˈʌvɚd baɪ skˈaʊts fɹʌmðə bˈɔstən bɹˈuːɪnz wˌaɪl plˈeɪɪŋ ˌɔn ɐ tˈiːm fɹʌm pˈæɹi sˈaʊnd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə pɹəvˈɪnʃəl plˈeɪɔfs.
In March 1961, Fitsell attended a game in Gananoque where a 13-year-old Bobby Orr was discovered by scouts from the Boston Bruins while playing on a team from Parry Sound during the provincial playoffs.