Michel Cormier (linesman)

Michel Cormier (born May 28, 1974) is a National Hockey League linesman, who wears uniform number 76.

This article is about the ice hockey linesman. For the retired ice hockey forward, see Michel Cormier (ice hockey).
Michel Cormier
Cormier officiating a game between the LA Kings and Vancouver Canucks
Born (1974-05-28) May 28, 1974
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
RelativesJean-Guy Talbot
Michel Cormier

Career

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
  1. "MICHEL CORMIER". ecolearbitragehockeyjsp12.ca (in French). Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  2. "THREE CANADIAN ON-ICE OFFICIALS NAMED FOR 2003 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP". hockeycanada.ca. December 5, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  3. "Michel Cormier aura sa chance dans la LNH". rds.ca (in French). July 1, 2003. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  4. Gauthier, Vincent (December 4, 2018). "Michel Cormier: "C'est une grande fierté"" (in French). Le Nouvelliste. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  5. "Michel Cormier". nhlofficials.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  6. "Former QMJHL official referees his 1000th NHL regular season game". theqmjhl.ca. December 2, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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