Six QMJHL officials at 2021 World Junior Championship
Referees Olivier Gouin, Guillaume Labonté, Kevin Maillé and Mathieu Menniti, as well as linesmen Guillaume Brunelle and Maxime Chaput will take part, after being selected by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), in this year’s World Junior Championship held from December 25, 2020 to January 5, 2021 in Edmonton, Alberta.
For these officials, this selection adds on to many other events in which they’ve taken part over the past few seasons. The QMJHL would like to congratulate its four referees and two linesmen and wishes them a wonderful experience in such a prestigious competition in an official’s career. They will definitely make the League proud as QMJHL ambassadors.
Below, a look at the resume of the six officials:
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- OLIVIER GOUIN, Referee # 7
QMJHL:
- 9 Seasons
- 235 Regular Season / 41 Playoff Games
- 2 President Cup Finals / 2015 & 2016
- 2 Memorial Cups / 2015, Quebec City – 2016, Red Deer
- Top Prospects Game / 2017, Quebec City
- Canada-Russia Series / 2014, Rimouski
IIHF:
- U20 World Championship / 2017, Germany
- Continental Cup / 2017, Italy
- Winter Olympic Games / 2018, South Korea
- 3 World Championships / 2017, France-Germany – 2018, Denmark – 2019, Slovakia
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE (AHL):
- Referee / 2015 – Today
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- GUILLAUME LABONTÉ, Referee # 17
QMJHL:
- 11 Seasons
- 269 Regular Season / 42 Playoff Games
- 3 President Cup Finals / 2017 – 2018 – 2019
- Memorial Cup / 2017, Windsor
- Top Prospects Game / 2017, Quebec City
- Canada-Russia Series / 2015, Rouyn-Noranda
IIHF:
- 3 U17 World Championships / 2011, Winnipeg – 2014, Sydney – 2014, Sarnia
- Continental Cup / 2018, Denmark
- U18 World Championship / 2019, Sweden
HOCKEY CANADA:
- Telus Cup / 2015, Rivière-du-Loup
- Fred Page Cup / 2011 & 2017, Terrebonne
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE (AHL):
- Referee / 2016 – Today
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- KEVIN MAILLÉ, Referee # 33
QMJHL:
- 5 Seasons
- 127 Regular Season / 5 Playoff Games
IIHF:
- U17 World Championship / 2016, Dawson Creek
HOCKEY CANADA:
- RBC Cup / 2019, Brooks
- Fred Page Cup / 2017, Terrebonne
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- MATHIEU MENNITI, Referee # 38
QMJHL:
- 4 Seasons
- 44 Regular Season Games
HOCKEY CANADA:
- Hlinka-Gretzky Tournament / 2018, Edmonton-Red Deer
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE (AHL):
- Referee / 2017 – Today
EAST COAST HOCKEY LEAGUE (ECHL):
- 2 ECHL Prospects Tournaments / 2017 & 2018, Traverse City
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- GUILLAUME BRUNELLE, Linesman # 81
QMJHL:
- 6 Seasons
- 114 Regular Season / 1 Playoff Games
IIHF:
- U17 World Championship / 2017, Sarnia
HOCKEY CANADA:
- Fred Page Cup / 2017, Terrebonne
- Telus Cup / 2015, Rivière-du-Loup
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE (AHL):
- Linesman / 2017 – Today
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- MAXIME CHAPUT, Linesman # 88
QMJHL:
- 12 Seasons
- 324 Regular Season / 72 Playoff Games
- 4 President Cup Finals / 2016 – 2017 – 2018 – 2019
- Memorial Cup / 2019, Halifax
- Canada-Russia Series / 2015, Rouyn-Noranda
IIHF:
- U20 World Championship (Division 3) / 2015, Mexico
- U20 World Championship / 2017, Ukraine
- U18 World Championship / 2018, Russia
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE:
- Linesman / 2017 – Today
