Marcel Aubut
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| Born |
January 5, 1948 Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Known for | President and Chief Executive Officer of the Quebec Nordiques |
Marcel Aubut, OC OQ QC (born January 5, 1948) is a Canadian lawyer, former president of the Canadian Olympic Committee and former president and Chief Executive Officer of the Quebec Nordiques of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Born in Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup in Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality, Quebec, the son of Roland Aubut and Omérine Proulx, Aubut received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Académie de Québec in 1968, a Bachelor of Law degree from Université Laval in 1970, and a Master of Law degree in 1975 from Université Laval. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1972 and was created a Queen's Counsel in 1987. In 1970, he married Francine Vallée. They had three children: Mélanie, Julie and Catherine.
In 1986, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Officer in 1993. In 2006, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec. In 1999, he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.
He was a member of the National Hockey League's Board of Governors. He is the former president of the Canadian Olympic Committee and is currently a Quebec City-based lawyer with the law firm BCF.
He was also instrumental in the defections of Anton, Marian and Peter Šťastný from communist Czechoslovakia to play for the Quebec Nordiques.
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