Michel Mongeau (February 9, 1965 – May 22, 2010) was a

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player. Mongeau was born in

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Biography

As a youth, Mongeau played in the 1977 and 1978

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s with a

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team from

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. He played 54 games in the

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: 50 with the

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and four with the

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. He died May 22, 2010, from cancer.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

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