Richard Martel

Richard Martel
Born (1961-03-23) March 23, 1961
Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
Citizenship Canada
Occupation Ice hockey coach
Years active 1990 to present
Employer Brûleurs de Loups
Organization Ligue Magnus

Richard Martel (born March 23, 1961) is a Canadian ice hockey coach. He last coached the Grenoble Brûleurs de Loups in the French Ligue Magnus.

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 winningest coach in the history of the QMJHL when he coached the Chicoutimi Sagueneens to a 3-1 victory over the Baie-Comeau Drakkar to win his 570th QMJHL game, surpassing previous record held by Guy Chouinard.[1]

Awards and honours

Award Year
Ron Lapointe Trophy - QMJHL Coach of the Year 1993–94 [2]
Ron Lapointe Trophy - QMJHL Coach of the Year 2004–05 [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Richard Martel of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens now QMJHL's winningest head coach - NHL.com - News". nhl.com. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  2. ↑ "Coach Martel ties record as Sagueneens beat Drakkar". tsn.ca. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  3. ↑ "QMJHL: Martel gets win in 1000th game". tsn.ca. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
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