Julien Perreault

**Armand Joseph Julien Perreault** is one of the main characters of *Duelling Banjos*, along with ex-boyfriend Alexei Konstantinovich.

## Personal life

Julien was born in Gaspé, a poor fishing village in Quebec. His father worked at the pulp mill while his mother stayed at home to care for his many siblings. Julien left school at 14 to work and help his family make ends meet.

His mother tongue is French, and he picks up English and conversational Russian during his time in Vancouver. His French is often described as "rapid-fire", with marked regionalisms, and therefore difficult to understand, even by fellow native French speakers. He feels very self-conscious of his upbringing and his dialect.

Julien never went back to his hometown of Gaspé, not to visit, and not even when his mother died (which happened while he was playing a game in L.A.). He lived in Quebec City in the offseason before he was ever traded to the Nordiques, and stayed there when he retired However, he contributed funds for the construction of an indoor rink in Gaspé.

He is gay and was in an on-and-off relationship with former teammate Alexei Konstantinovich spanning 9 years, from the time they both signed new contracts with the Vancouver Canucks to the day Alexei left the NHL. He had a serious boyfriend after that, but it did not last.

He came out publicly as gay in 2011, after Dan Riley was outed and Marc Lapointe came out too. He did some media related to the issue, all organised by his former agent, Noel Mercier, with whom he remains friends.

After coming out, he began a relationship with the coach of a Nordiques-associated children's team, ten years his junior. They become steady and move in together before Julien turns 50.

## Career

Julien played shinny and pick-up games in outdoor rinks until a QMJHL scout saw him play at 16 in a tournament in Gaspé and offered him a chance to play in a real league. His raw talent, and an impressively high “hockey IQ“, got him the outside help without which he could have never afforded to play competitive hockey.

He was a very skilled player; citing precision as one of his strengths, he was dubbed a playmaker, but he was also known for his brute force.

### NHL

He was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in 1987 but remained for a year with his junior team. He moved up to the NHL for the 1988/1989 season, sharing his rookie year with Alexei Konstantinovich, who beat him for the Calder Memorial Trophy. He led the team in points that season.

He won two nonconsecutive Stanley Cups with the Canucks (one of them in 1994). After Alexei left, Julien clutched at straws in order to get traded to the Quebec Nordiques for the 2000/2001 season.

He retired in 2006, with the Nordiques.

### International

He played for Canada in the Olympics, losing to Russia in the final game in 1998 and winning Gold in 2002. He won the IIHF World Championship in 1999 and 2001 and won Silver in 1996.

## Physical appearance and personality

He is naturally hyperbolic and has a martyr-complex. He's an ISFJ and in the Global 5-SLOAN Multidimensional Typing System, he would be RLUEN. His love language is Words of Affirmation.

He shaves regularly and has experimented with non-playoff facial hair. His style could be described as designer brand everything. He has brown eyes and brown hair. In the thicc scale, he is **Medium!**.

## Short stories

* Duelling Banjos
* Vladimir & Alexei, coming West
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## Trivia

* His Hogwarts house is Ravenclaw.
* He has at least two tattoos (one described as "typical coast town stuff" and a fleur de lis).
* He is a member of the Triple Gold Club.
* He was a Quebec Nordiques fan growing up.
* His play is similar to Mats Sundin's.
* He is in the "don’t expect them to get into fights and HOLY SHIT WHAT" category.
* He is the least reliable narrator of the 'verse.
* His comfort food consists mostly of lard.
* He is a member of the Triple Gold Club.
* If he were a beverage, he would be a shattered bottle of vodka on the floor.
* He reads constantly.
* He pretends to prefer his tea unsweetened and his coffee black.
* In the reaction to cold scale, he is "I am dressed appropriately for the weather."

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