Richard Martel

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Richard Martel
MP
File:Richard Martel (cropped).jpg
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Chicoutimi—Le Fjord
Assumed office
June 18, 2018
Preceded by Denis Lemieux
Personal details
Born (1961-03-23) March 23, 1961 (age 63)
Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s) Annie Houle
Residence Chicoutimi, Quebec
Occupation Ice hockey coach
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Ice hockey career
Coached for Saint-Hyacinthe Laser
Val-d'Or Foreurs
Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Chicoutimi Sagueneens
Brûleurs de Loups (France)
Coaching career 1993–2015

Richard Martel MP (born March 23, 1961) is a Canadian politician and former ice hockey coach. He last coached the Grenoble Brûleurs de Loups in the French Ligue Magnus. Martel was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on June 18, 2018. He represents the electoral district of Chicoutimi—Le Fjord as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Coaching career

Martel was an assistant coach under Jos Canale from 1991 to 1993 in Chicoutimi.[1][2] Between 1993 and 2011, Martel served as a head coach in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) where he twice won the Ron Lapointe Trophy as the QMJHL coach of the year. On February 28, 2010, Martel became the most successful coach in the history of the QMJHL when he coached the Chicoutimi Saguenéens to a 3–1 victory over the Baie-Comeau Drakkar to win his 570th QMJHL game, surpassing the record previously held by Guy Chouinard.[3]

Coaching record

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Martel in 2014

QMJHL

Team Year Regular Season Post Season
G W L T OTL W-L% Finish Result
Saint-Hyacinthe 1993-94 72 35 30 7 0 .535 4th in Lebel Eliminated - Round 1
Saint-Hyacinthe 1994-95 72 26 42 4 0 .389 5th in Lebel Eliminated - Round 1
Val-d'Or 1995-96 70 39 24 7 0 .607 3rd in Lebel Eliminated - Round 2
Val-d'Or 1996-97 70 40 28 2 0 .586 3rd in Lebel Eliminated - Semi Finals
Val-d'Or 1997-98 58 29 23 6 0 .552 (replaced mid-season) —
Baie-Comeau 1998-99 53 17 32 4 0 .358 7th in Dilio Missed Playoffs
Baie-Comeau 1999-00 72 31 31 5 5 .500 3rd in East Eliminated - Round 1
Baie-Comeau 2000-01 72 41 23 8 0 .625 1st in East Eliminated - Semi Finals
Baie-Comeau 2001-02 72 38 25 7 2 .590 2nd in East Eliminated - Round 1
Baie-Comeau 2002-03 72 50 14 6 2 .750 1st in East Eliminated - Semi Finals
Chicoutimi 2003-04 42 23 13 5 1 .619 2nd in Eastern Eliminated - Semi Finals
Chicoutimi 2004-05 70 38 19 6 7 .636 2nd in Eastern Eliminated - Semi Finals
Chicoutimi 2005-06 70 51 15 0 4 .757 2nd in Western Eliminated - Round 2
Chicoutimi 2006-07 70 34 28 0 8 .543 8th in Telus Eliminated - Round 1
Chicoutimi 2007-08 70 37 25 0 8 .585 4th in Telus Eliminated - Round 1
Chicoutimi 2008-09 68 24 32 0 12 .441 3rd in Telus East Eliminated - Round 1
Chicoutimi 2009-10 68 26 33 0 9 .449 3rd in Telus East Eliminated - Round 1
Chicoutimi 2009-10 50 18 22 0 10 .460 (replaced mid-season) —
Total 1191 597 459 67 68 Win%: .501

Source: Career profile

Awards and honours

Award Year
Ron Lapointe Trophy - QMJHL Coach of the Year 1993–94 [4]
Ron Lapointe Trophy - QMJHL Coach of the Year 2004–05 [5]

Politics

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Andrew Scheer at opening of Martel's campaign office

On December 20, 2017, Martel was named the Conservative candidate for an upcoming by-election in the federal electoral district of Chicoutimi—Le Fjord,[6] as a star candidate.[7] Martel was recruited by a former player, Antoine Tardif, who served as the party's chief organizer in Quebec.[8][9] Martel had previously been courted to run for mayor of Saguenay as well as the National Assembly of Quebec.[10]

Martel was elected as a Member of Parliament on June 18, 2018, gaining the seat from the Liberals.[11]

He was reelected in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[7]:{{{3}}}[12]

On September 2, 2020, Conservative leader Erin O'Toole announced that Martel would serve as the party's Quebec lieutenant, succeeding Alain Rayes.[13] Martel served in the role until November 8, 2021, when he was succeeded by Rayes.

Electoral record

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References

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