Michel-Pierre Pontbriand

Michel-Pierre Pontbriand (born March 4, 1985) is a former Canadian football fullback. He was signed as undrafted free agent by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on August 17, 2011, after playing and finished 1st team all-star as the special teams captain for Team Canada at the football Senior Men's World Championship in Austria.[1] He played CIS Football with the Laval Rouge et Or. He won 3 national championships with Laval as a starter and played in 2 East-West bowl games in Quebec. He played 3 years for Team Quebec when he was in college, and played with the 2003 Canadian Junior Team in San Diego. He has been named captain on the Bombers special team squad during 2012 to 2016. He was recognized for his strong leadership, work ethic and discipline. During his professional career, he played and competed in all regulars and playoffs games and never missed a single practice. He did a lot of volunteer in Winnipeg to help football programs. Before playing football, he played AAA soccer, hockey and baseball until the age of 18.

Michel-Pierre Pontbriand
No. 39     Free agent
Born: (1985-03-04) March 4, 1985
Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, Canada
Career information
StatusActive
CFL statusNational
Position(s)FB
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight245 lb (111 kg)
UniversityLaval
High schoolCharles-Lemoyne / Edouard-Montpetit
CFL Draft2007 / Undrafted
Career history
As player
2011–2016Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Michel-Pierre Pontbriand
Medal record
Men’s American football
Representing  Canada
World Championship
Silver medal – second place2011 AustriaTeam Competition

References
  1. "Michel-Pierre Pontbriand | Roster | Winnipeg Blue Bombers". bluebombers.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.


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