Gaétan Royer (born March 13, 1976) is a

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former professional

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Biography

Royer was born in

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. As a youth, he played in the 1990

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with a

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team from

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. He played three games in the

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with the

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in the 2001–02 season, going scoreless. In 2008, Royer played for the Bartercard Gold Coast Blue Tongues in the Australian Ice Hockey League ( AIHL).

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