Richard Martel

{{Infobox officeholder

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| name = Richard Martel

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|MP|size=100%}}

| image = Richard MartelHQ.jpg

| riding1 = Chicoutimi—Le Fjord

| parliament1 = Canadian

| term_start1 = June 18, 2018

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| predecessor1 = Denis Lemieux

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|03|23}}

| birth_place = Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada

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| party = Conservative

| residence = Chicoutimi, Quebec

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| spouse = Annie Houle

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| occupation = Ice hockey coach

| module = {{Infobox ice hockey biography

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| career_start_coach = 1993

| career_end_coach = 2015

| coached_for = Saint-Hyacinthe Laser
Val-d'Or Foreurs
Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Chicoutimi Sagueneens
Brûleurs de Loups (France)

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Richard Martel {{post-nominals|country=CAN|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.{{cite web|url=https://www.lequotidien.com/sports/canale-de-retour-avec-les-sags-6f96ecd62f8ada6b0083166fe81580bd|title=Canale de retour avec les Sags|last=Émond|first=Serge|date=2010-11-17|language=fr |website=Le Quotidien|access-date=2018-08-08}}{{cite web|url=http://sagueneens.com/jos-canale-devient-conseiller-avec-les-saguen-ens|title=Jos Canale devient conseiller avec les Saguenéens|date=2010-11-16|website=Chicoutimi Saguenéens|language=fr|access-date=2018-09-01}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=519464|title=Richard Martel of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens now QMJHL's winningest head coach - NHL.com - News|publisher=nhl.com|access-date=2014-03-01}}

=Coaching record=

File:Richard Martel - octobre 2014.jpg

==QMJHL==

rowspan="2" \| Team	rowspan="2" \| Year	colspan="7" \| Regular Season	\| Post Season
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center; width:60em"
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)	—
colspan="2" \| Total \|\| 1191 \|\| 597 \|\| 459 \|\| 67 \|\| 68 \|\| colspan="2" \| Win%: .501 \|\|

Source: [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=60880 Career profile]

=Awards and honours=

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! Award

! Year

Ron Lapointe Trophy - QMJHL Coach of the Year

| 1993–94

| {{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=302882|title=Coach Martel ties record as Sagueneens beat Drakkar|publisher=tsn.ca|access-date=2014-03-01}}

Ron Lapointe Trophy - QMJHL Coach of the Year

| 2004–05

| {{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/story/?id=254652|title=QMJHL: Martel gets win in 1000th game|publisher=tsn.ca|access-date=2014-03-01}}

Politics

File:Andrew Scheer in Richard Martel’s campaign office - 2018 (41609596932).jpg 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,{{cite news|url=http://www.journaldequebec.com/2017/12/20/richard-martel-officiellement-candidat-pour-le-parti-conservateur|title=L'ex-entraîneur Richard Martel officiellement candidat pour le Parti conservateur|last=Houle|first=Jean|newspaper=Journal de Québec|date=December 20, 2017|access-date=December 20, 2017}} as a star candidate.{{Cite news |url=https://thestar.com/politics/federal/2019/10/22/quebec-conservatives-acknowledge-partys-campaign-shortcomings.html |title=Quebec Conservatives acknowledge party's campaign shortcomings {{!}} The Star |last=Boutilier |first=Alex |date=2019-10-22 |work=Toronto Star |access-date=2019-10-23 |language=en}} Martel was recruited by a former player, Antoine Tardif, who served as the party's chief organizer in Quebec.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/chicoutimi-le-fjord-conservatives-liberals-quebec-1.4712576|title=How the federal Conservatives handed the Liberals their first byelection loss since 2013|last=Montpetit|first=Jonathan|date=June 19, 2018|website=CBC News}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/conservatives-2019-election-plan-flirting-with-quebec-separatists_ca_5cd5630ce4b07bc72977a436|title=Inside The Conservatives' 2019 Election Plan: Flirting With Quebec Separatists|last=Raj|first=Althia|date=August 27, 2018|website=Althia Raj}} Martel had previously been courted to run for mayor of Saguenay as well as the National Assembly of Quebec.{{cite news|url=https://www.lequotidien.com/actualites/richard-martel-fait-le-saut-en-politique-chez-les-conservateurs-3e24a705a48dad243a99e6beb8a90924|title=Richard Martel fait le saut en politique chez les conservateurs|last=Tremblay|first=Louis|newspaper=Le Quotidien|date=December 20, 2017|access-date=December 20, 2017}}

Martel was elected as a Member of Parliament on June 18, 2018, gaining the seat from the Liberals.{{cite news |title=Le conservateur Richard Martel élu député fédéral de Chicoutimi–Le Fjord |url=http://www.journaldequebec.com/2018/06/18/le-conservateur-richard-martel-elu-depute-dans-chicoutimile-fjord |access-date=19 June 2018 |work=Journal de Québec |agency=Agence QMI |date=19 June 2018}}

He was reelected in the 2019 Canadian federal election.{{r|boutilier20191022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/big-gains-for-the-bloc-qu%C3%A9b%C3%A9cois-but-what-did-it-sacrifice-in-the-process-1.5330056|title=Big gains for the Bloc Québécois, but what did it sacrifice in the process?|last=Montpetit|first=Jonathan|date=October 22, 2019|website=CBC News}}

On September 2, 2020, Conservative leader Erin O'Toole announced that Martel would serve as the party's Quebec lieutenant, succeeding Alain Rayes.{{cite web|url=https://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/parti-conservateur-richard-martel_qc_5f4fd3a6c5b69eb5c037edaf|title=Conservative Party: Richard Martel becomes Quebec lieutenant, Gérard Deltell becomes parliamentary leader|language=fr|date=September 2, 2020|access-date=September 2, 2020|website=HuffPost}} Martel served in the role until November 8, 2021, when he was succeeded by Rayes.

=Electoral record=

References

External links

[http://www.eliteprospects.com/staff.php?staff=6251 Richard Martel's staff ptofile at Eliteprospects.com]
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Category:1961 births

Category:Baie-Comeau Drakkar coaches

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Category:Ice hockey people from Saguenay, Quebec

Category:Living people

Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec

Category:Politicians from Saguenay, Quebec

Category:Saint-Hyacinthe Laser coaches

Category:Val-d'Or Foreurs coaches

Category:21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada