25 Facts About Paul Dumont

Paul Dumont was a Canadian ice hockey administrator.

Paul Dumont was associated with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from its founding in 1969 to 1984.

Paul Dumont served as the general manager of the Quebec Remparts, then as the league's executive director and president.

Paul Dumont established the first league office, and oversaw the development of its policies and procedures.

Paul Dumont previously co-founded the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament and managed the junior Quebec Aces.

Paul Dumont is the namesake of the Paul Dumont Trophy, and was inducted into both the Hockey Quebec, and the QMJHL Halls of Fame.

Paul Dumont was born on June 15,1920, in Shawinigan, Quebec.

Paul Dumont later became a farm system director for the Quebec Aces, and scouted future Aces players at the pee-wee tournament.

The QMJHL recognizes Paul Dumont as one of its founding fathers in 1969, which sought to end the flow of Quebec-born players into the Ontario Hockey Association.

Paul Dumont served as general manager of the Remparts from 1969 to 1975.

Paul Dumont successfully convinced Guy Lafleur to sign with the Remparts in 1969, instead of with the Montreal Junior Canadiens.

On route to the 1971 national title, the Remparts were awarded the George Richardson Memorial Trophy by default in the Eastern Canada finals, and Paul Dumont did not understand why the St Catharines Black Hawks failed to continue the series.

In 1973, the World Hockey Association signed Remparts player Jacques Locas, and Paul Dumont felt that Locas should be eligible to continue playing junior hockey despite signing a professional contract, until the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association ruled otherwise.

In February 1975, Paul Dumont was one of the QMJHL representatives at a meeting with the CAHA, the OHA, and the Western Hockey League, which discussed the use of overage players, and its effect on Memorial Cup play.

Paul Dumont resigned as the Remparts general manager in 1975.

Paul Dumont became the first executive director of the QMJHL in 1975, established a league office in Quebec City, and served in that role until 1983.

In 1977, Paul Dumont hired Gilles Courteau from the Trois-Rivieres Draveurs, and made him the league statistician.

Paul Dumont later instituted the first midget-age player draft in the league, and assisted in transforming the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association into the modern Hockey Quebec organization.

Paul Dumont spoke out against the WHA having signed at least 17 junior-aged players to professional contracts by 1978, calling it "real violence" and disagreed that the Canadian junior ice hockey structure with players aged 16 to 20 year olds in the same league was irresponsible.

Paul Dumont became the sixth president of the QMJHL following the death of Jean Rougeau, and served in that role from August 1983 to June 1984.

In 1984, Paul Dumont commented on the financial state of the league by saying that "there will always be junior ice hockey in some form because the people want it".

Paul Dumont felt that owning a junior ice hockey team was not a business venture for a quick return on investment, and that most owners were involved for the love of the game, and hoped to break even on expenses.

Paul Dumont was awarded the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association Order of Merit in 1984.

Paul Dumont was inducted into the Hockey Quebec Hall of Fame in 1991, and the QMJHL Hall of Fame in 1997.

Paul Dumont died on April 9,2008, at the Centre hospitalier de l'Universite Laval, after being hospitalized for kidney failure and previous anemia and heart problems.