Pascal Rhéaume (born June 21, 1973) is a Canadian former professional

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player who played in the

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. He is currently an General Manager and Head Coach for the

Trois-Rivières Lions The Trois-Rivières Lions are a professional minor league ice hockey team in the ECHL based in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. The team began play in the 2021–22 ECHL season, with home games at Colisée Vidéotron. They are affiliated with t ...

. He is the younger brother of

Manon Rhéaume Manon Rhéaume (born February 24, 1972) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender. An Olympic silver medalist, she achieved a number of historic firsts during her career, including becoming the first woman to play in exhibition game in any of t ...

, the first woman to appear in an NHL preseason game. His daughter, Logane joined the

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program in the autumn of 2016.

Playing career

As a youth, he played in the 1985, 1986 and 1987

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s with a

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team from

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. Rhéaume played for the

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Atlanta Thrashers The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL) on June 25, 1997, and became the League's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 seaso ...

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and

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. He won a Calder Cup with the

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in 1995 and a

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with the

. On August 5, 2008, Rhéaume signed a minor-league contract with the New Jersey Devils to return for a fourth stint with the organization. Pascal's greatest career performance came in a game on January 19, 2002, while playing for the Atlanta Thrashers. During this game, he set a career high by scoring four goals and also assisted on another for a career high of five points. Rhéaume was assistant coach of the Drummonville Voltigeurs of the

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (french: Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec; abbreviated ''QMJHL'' in English, ''LHJMQ'' in French) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The l ...

for the 2010-11 season. He was assistant coach of the

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of the

for the 2012-13 season. He was head coach of the

Sherbrooke Cougars The Sherbrooke Cougars of Collège Champlain are a junior ice hockey team from Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. They were part of the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League from 2002 to 2015. History The Champlain Cougars were founded in the 1970s, and play ...

of the

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for 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons. Rhéaume was announced as an assistant coach to the

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of the

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, affiliate of the

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, on July 8, 2015. He was announced as an assistant coach to the

of the

, on September 26, 2016. Rhéaume was announced as the head coach of the

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 ...

of the

on May 24, 2018. He was fired from the position on February 24, 2020; he learned of his own firing via social media. He was announced as an assistant coach of the

on July 14, 2021. Pascal Rhéaume was named General Manager and Head coach of the

on June 22nd, 2023 , url-https://insidetherink.com/echl-breaking-news-marc-andre-bergeron-fired-by-the-lions/?fbclid=IwAR3ci2cPbGaTHdoP-3litD8AgWcxELvu2GvHtenHXE0eI12b9M79ofifltI following the firing of former General Manager and Head Coach

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* 1973 births Living people Albany River Rats players Atlanta Thrashers players Canadian ice hockey centres Chicago Blackhawks players Flint Generals (IHL) players French Quebecers Hartford Wolf Pack players Lowell Devils players Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players New Jersey Devils players New York Rangers players Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players Phoenix Coyotes players Ice hockey people from Quebec City St. Louis Blues players San Antonio Rampage players Sherbrooke Faucons players Stanley Cup champions Trois-Rivières Draveurs players Undrafted National Hockey League players Vienna Capitals players Worcester IceCats players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria {{Canada-icehockey-centre-1970s-stub