Paul M. Brousseau (born September 18, 1973) is a Canadian former professional

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forward. He played for the

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Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. They play th ...

, and

Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern ...

in the

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Playing career

Brousseau was selected in the second round of the

1992 NHL Entry Draft The 1992 NHL Entry Draft was the 30th NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 20 at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. A total of 264 players were drafted. The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Sergei Gonchar, who retire ...

, 28th overall, by the

Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques (french: Nordiques de Québec, pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated "Quebec City Northmen" or "Northerners") were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The Nordiques played in the W ...

. Paul was selected from the

QMJHL 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 ...

where he played for the

Chicoutimi Saguenéens The Chicoutimi Saguenéens are a junior ice hockey team which plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The team is based out of Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada (now a part of the city of Saguenay) and owned by the City of Saguenay. Th ...

Trois-Rivières Draveurs The Trois-Rivières Draveurs ("Raftmen") were a Canadian junior ice hockey team playing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). They played home games at the Colisée de Trois-Rivières, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The team was origina ...

and the

Hull Olympiques The Gatineau Olympiques are a major junior ice hockey team based in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, that plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Starting with the 2021–22 season, the Olympiques play home games at Centre Slush Puppie, ...

. Brousseau made his professional debut in the 1993–94 season playing with the Nordiques affiliate, the

Cornwall Aces The Cornwall Aces were the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's Quebec Nordiques from 1993 to 1995 and the relocated Colorado Avalanche in 1995–96. They were based in the eastern Ontario city of Cornwall and pla ...

of the AHL. Upon the Nordiques relocation Brousseau made his NHL debut with the

in their inaugural season in 1995–96, playing in 8 games and scoring his only NHL goal. On September 10, 1996, Brousseau signed as a free agent with the

, however spent the majority of the next two seasons with the Lightning's affiliate, the

Adirondack Red Wings The Adirondack Red Wings were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Glens Falls, New York, United States at the Glens Falls Civic Center. The team was affiliated with the Detroit Red Wings of the Natio ...

. Prior to the 1998–99 season, Brousseau was claimed in the expansion draft by the

Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators (commonly referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and ha ...

on June 26, 1998. Unable to get a game with the Predators, Brousseau left as a free agent and signed with the

on September 20, 1999. By now, a career minor-leaguer, Paul played only one game with the Panthers in the 2000–01 season before leaving for Europe. Brousseau played in Sweden, Finland, Switzerland and Germany before returning to North America for one last season for the

Verdun Dragons The Verdun Dragons were a hockey team based in Verdun, Quebec. The team was part of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey. The Dragons played at the Verdun Auditorium. They won the Futura Cup against the Saint-Georges Garaga in 2003–2004. Init ...

of the LNAH in 2004-05.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brousseau, Paul 1973 births Living people Adirondack Red Wings players Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) players Colorado Avalanche players Cornwall Aces players Florida Panthers players Hershey Bears players Hull Olympiques players Ice hockey people from Montreal Kassel Huskies players Louisville Panthers players Milwaukee Admirals players People from Pierrefonds-Roxboro Quebec Nordiques draft picks Schwenninger Wild Wings players Tampa Bay Lightning players Trois-Rivières Draveurs players Canadian ice hockey right wingers