Pascal Vincent (born September 22, 1971) is a Canadian former

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player and current associate coach of the

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. Vincent was previously the head coach of the

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of the

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(2016–2021) and an assistant coach for the

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(2011–2016). Vincent was the

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's Coach of the Year for 2007–08, General Manager of the Year for 2006–07, and the American Hockey League's most outstanding coach award in 2017–18.

Hockey career

Player

Vincent made his QMJHL debut as a centre in the 1988–89 season with the St. Jean Castors. Vincent played three more seasons in the QMJHL between St. Jean, Laval, and

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before completing his junior career in 1992.

Coach, general manager

Vincent began his coaching career as an assistant coach of the St. Jean Lynx of the QMJHL, and then as the head coach of Laval-Laurentides-Lanaudiere (LLL) Regents of the Quebec AAA Midget Hockey League. Vincent joined the Screaming Eagles as an assistant coach for the 1999–2000 QMJHL season before becoming the head coach in October. Vincent became the team's general manager two years later. On May 18, 2007, Vincent signed a two-year contract extension with the Screaming Eagles to continue as head coach and general manager. He was the recipient of the 2007

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for the QMJHL's top general manager, and the 2008 Ron Lapointe Trophy for the QMJHL's top coach. After the 2007–08 season, Vincent was praised by many around the league for the Screaming Eagles finishing fourth in their division and winning their first round playoff series despite having more than ten rookies in their regular lineup and having a sixteen-year-old starting goaltender. On January 1, 2008, Vincent earned his 300th career win in the QMJHL. On July 22, 2011, Vincent was named an assistant coach of the

of the

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. After five years in that role, the Jets promoted him to head coach of their AHL team, the

in 2016. After the 2017–18 season, he won the most outstanding coach award. Vincent stepped down from his position with the Moose to join the

coaching staff on June 24, 2021.

Career statistics

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vincent, Pascal 1971 births Living people Canadian ice hockey centres Canadian ice hockey coaches Cape Breton Screaming Eagles coaches Ice hockey people from Quebec Manitoba Moose coaches Montreal Junior Hockey Club coaches Sportspeople from Laval, Quebec Winnipeg Jets coaches