An all around athlete, Paul Asselin grew up in Welland and excelled in baseball, football and basketball. Like many excellent bowlers, Paul's first job was setting pins at Audet Lanes in his home town.

Sadly, his father died when Paul was only nine years old and his mother, Irene, took on the task of raising three children, Norm, a sister Frances and the youngest child, Paul. Their home was located in the heart of the French community and, to make ends meet, Paul's mother, Irene, operated a shoe store from her house. Her combination of drive and commitment made a lasting impression on Paul and his siblings.

Paul became an achiever, both athletically and academically. He played basketball and, in softball, was an all star infielder. He played high school basketball and football and, from the gridiron, was selected and offered a scholarship at McGill University in Montreal.

Instead, Paul chose to go to Teachers College in Hamilton and he graduated in 1965. He took his athletic skills with him and, in the school system, he coached track and field, softball, volleyball and basketball. Most noteworthy was a group of girls who Paul coached to both the Ontario Ladies championship in their age group and also the Ontario Church League Championships, both extremely large events in the 1970's.

During this time, Paul was also improving his bowling skills. In 1967, he qualified for the Niagara mixed team in the Ontario Open Championships and, just this past year, Paul qualified on the men's team from his home zone. During that forty-three year span, Paul has qualified fourteen times on the men's team, ten on the mixed team, six years as a singles representative and seven more years as a coach. Overall, Paul was on four winning Ontario teams that earned silver and bronze medals nationally. As well, the Niagara zone won five aggregate titles at the Open and Paul was a member of each one. Moreover, these aggregate titles occurred in five consecutive decades, from 1969 to 2008, a unique achievement.

Paul joined the Master Bowlers' Association (MBA) in 1971 and continues as a member to this day. He has bowled over 1900 games in the tournament division, covering thirty-nine years, and his average is an outstanding 246. In his MBA career, Paul won the Brunswick Rose Festival in 1981, represented the Seniors Division at the MBAC national championships in Newfoundland in 1996, and, most recently, won the 2008 Mark Ten accuracy championship.

Paul was named as one of the Top 90 bowlers in Ontario in the year 2000 as Ontario marked the centennial. In addition to his accomplishments at the Open and the Masters, Paul has achieved in many areas. As well as a perfect game bowled on December 12, 1992 at Pla Mor Lanes, Paul has won many league high average titles including a career high of 283 in 1973-74 at Bridgeview Lanes in Port Colborne. Moreover, in the prestigious Niagara Pro League, he has averaged 257 for a fourteen year period from 1995-2009, a mark that is second only to Hall of Famer, Don Betts and this runner-up status, in actuality, mirrors Paul's career enduring a variety of second place finishes in the Masters, the Open, and MBAO senior events. However, he has won open tournaments in both Ontario and Quebec and is a four time winner of the annual Gig Betts Tournament held each year on Boxing Day, where in 2008, Paul set a new six game record at this event averaging over 300. In his fifty-one years of bowling, he has close to one hundred 400+ games and several 1000+ triples. To this day, he continues to win high average titles in league play.

Paul's drive and determination is evident in other areas of bowling as well. He is a league president, works with the Youth Bowling Council, has instructed at the provincial bowling school and, each year, bowls in the annual MBA Special Olympics Tournament.

Paul retired from teaching in 1997 but not before earning his degree, Cum Laude, from Brock University in 1976 and a Masters degree in Education from Niagara University in 1979. He continues to maintain a hectic fitness level by biking, hiking and golf.

With his wife Dianne, they enjoy eight grandchildren in their blended family. From his coaching background, Paul is introducing the importance of mental training to eleven year old Johnathan, who is excelling in soccer, hockey and speed skating. He couldn't have a better teacher.