Michel Cormier (linesman)
Michel Cormier | |
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_and_Adam_Gaudette_(45150341775).jpg) Cormier officiating a game between the LA Kings and Vancouver Canucks | |
| Born | May 28, 1974 Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada |
| Relatives | Jean-Guy Talbot Michel Cormier |
Michel Cormier (born May 28, 1974) is a National Hockey League linesman, who wears uniform number 76.
Career
[edit]Growing up, Cormier played junior ice hockey before ending his career with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). However, after ending his playing career he wished to return as a linesman. After only a few years refereeing, Cormier was hired by the QMJHL as a linesman.[1] After officiating the 2003 World Junior Hockey Championship[2] and the Memorial Cup, he was offered a full-time position as a National Hockey League (NHL) referee.[3] He officiated his first career NHL game on October 10, 2003, in a game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Los Angeles Kings.[4] His first time officiating an NHL Playoff Game was on April 22, 2006, between the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils.[5] On December 2, 2018, Cormier officiated his 1,000th regular season NHL game.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "MICHEL CORMIER". ecolearbitragehockeyjsp12.ca (in French). Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ "THREE CANADIAN ON-ICE OFFICIALS NAMED FOR 2003 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP". hockeycanada.ca. December 5, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ "Michel Cormier aura sa chance dans la LNH". rds.ca (in French). July 1, 2003. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ Gauthier, Vincent (December 4, 2018). "Michel Cormier: "C'est une grande fierté"" (in French). Le Nouvelliste. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ "Michel Cormier". nhlofficials.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ "Former QMJHL official referees his 1000th NHL regular season game". theqmjhl.ca. December 2, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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