2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge

Guillaume Richard

Position

Defence

Date of Birth

02-10-2003

HT/WT

6'1 / 172

Shoots

Hometown

Cap-Sant, Que

Club Team

Tri-City USHL

Teams

2021 IIHF U18 World Championship - Canada

2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge - Canada White

2019 National Under-17 Development Camp - White

2019 Canada Winter Games (Men) - Québec

Biography

HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

Played for Canada White at the 2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Medicine Hat, Alta., and Swift Current, Sask., finishing fourth … Attended Canada’s national under-17 development camp in Calgary, Alta., in July 2019

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

Victoriaville’s first-round selection, seventh overall, in the 2019 QMJHL Entry Draft … 2019-20: Ninth in Mount St. Charles Academy (US16U) scoring … Second in scoring among Mount St. Charles defencemen … Minor Hockey: Lists his father, Claude, as his favourite minor hockey coach … Won a gold medal with Quebec Blue at the 2019 QMJHL Gatorade Excellence Challenge … Won a gold medal with Quebec at the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alta. … Won the LHPS (U16) championship with Collège Marie-de-l’Incarnation in 2017 and 2018

PERSONAL

Son of Claude and Denise … Favourite NHL team growing up: Ottawa Senators … Favourite player: Thomas Chabot … Has committed to the University of Maine (2021-22)