Michel Boisvenue

Michel Boisvenue was born on November 11, 1951 and attended the local schools in Alexandria. As a youngster, winters were spent playing hockey and summers playing baseball. When in high school, Michel played full back for three years with the Glengarry District High School Jr. Gaels, with a few games in the senior team. He also competed in the track and field meets held at the school. In 1969 Michel won the Jim McCaffrey Memorial Trophy as Glengarry’s top athlete.

After moving through the minor hockey system, Michel joined the Cornwall Royals as a player on the defensive line for the 1969-1970 and 1970-1971 seasons with and against some of hockey’s best players. In two years he recorded seasons of 22 and 31 points respectively and won the award as the Royals’ Outstanding Defenceman for the 1969-1970 season. After spending three years in Timmins where he was involved in hockey, Michel returned to Alexandria in 1980, where he coached and held different posts in the Alexandria Minor Hockey Association for over seventeen years. Michel has enjoyed teaching and coaching many local youngsters and his hope is that he was able to instill in them the love of competition, sportsmanship and fair play.