Alexandre Gauthier

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Acquired

Originally was drafted in the 1st round (1st overall) in the 2002 Canadian College Draft...signed with Ottawa May 28, 2002...signed as a free agent on February 16, 2005 with the Calgary Stampeders.

2005

Played in 16 regular season games with Calgary including the Western Semi-Final...he missed week 2 and 3 of the season, however he came back and played very consistent throughout the season.

2004

Started first six games of the season at right guard with Ottawa...injury kept him out of the line-up in week seven against Stamps in Calgary, week eight at B.C. and week 9 against Hamilton...returned in week 10 in Edmonton and was immediately thrown into the fire, starting at left tackle...held his own in the starting role in week 11 at home against Montreal, then week 12 against B.C., got the starting nod at left tackle again.

2003

Appeared in seven games with Ottawa...missed nine games due to back injury...dressed and played in first 2003 game August 12 at Winnipeg...returned to action September 26 vs CAL and obtained substantial playing time after first-quarter injury to Val St. Germain.

2002

Dressed for first CFL game September 14 with the Renegades at Calgary... played in back-to-back games Oct. 26 and Nov. 3 during home-and-home series against Montreal...spent most of the season on the injury list (knee)...recorded one tackle on special teams.

College

Gauthier studied at the University of Laval in Quebec City from 1999 to 2002, where he represented the Rouge et Or in football...member of the Laval Vanier Cup-championship team in 1999...member of the Ontario-Quebec Interuniversity Football Conference-finalist Laval (2000)...member of Quebec Interuniversity Football Conference-champion Laval which qualified for the Atlantic Bowl, one of the two national semi-final games (2001)...graduated from Laval in Physical Education (June 2002).

Other

Played CEGEP (Quebec junior college) AAA basketball with the Ste. Foy Dynamites, gave up the sport midway through his second season for hockey (1994-1995 and 1995-1996)...played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the Val d'Or Foreurs (1995-1996)...in 1997 he played on his first organized football club with the Trois-Rivieres Diablos in the CEGEP system, where he immediately became a starter.

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