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Pascal Daoust
Pascal Daoust is a Canadian ice hockey executive, the first and current General manager (sports), general manager of PWHL New York, New York of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). Career Daoust received a bachelor's degree in physical education from the Université de Montréal in 1999. He was an assistant coach for their Montreal Carabins women's ice hockey, women's hockey program from 2010 to 2016, winning two national championships in that time. He also served as assistant coach of Les Canadiennes de Montreal in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. Following his time with the Carabins, Daoust was general manager (sports), general manager of the Val-d'Or Foreurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, also serving as interim head coach on multiple occasions. He oversaw a run to the Gilles-Courteau Trophy, President's Cup finals in 2020–21 QMJHL season, 2021, but was fired in February 2023 after multiple disappointing seasons. Turning down an offer to work on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val-d'Or Foreurs
The Val-d'Or Foreurs are a junior ice hockey team based in Val-d'Or, in the region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada. The team was founded for the 1993–94 season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, a member of the Canadian Hockey League. Former Quebec Nordiques and Trois-Rivières Draveurs star, Pierre Aubry was the team's first coach. The literal translation of Val-d'Or Foreurs is "Valley of Gold Drillers"; this name references the drilling operations associated with mining and exploration which are a major source of blue-collar work in the area. The Foreurs play their home games in the Centre Air Creebec. History The Foreurs have won the President's Cup three times: in 1997–98, 2000–01 and 2013–14 and consequently have also played for the Memorial Cup each of those years. The team was eliminated in 1998 tournament without advancing from the round robin phase, lost in the 2001 championship game to the Red Deer Rebels and in the 2014 tournament, lost the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |