Francois Breault (born May 11, 1967) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 27 games in the

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for the

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between 1990 and 1992.

Biography

Breault was born in

Acton Vale, Quebec Acton Vale is an industrial town in south central Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Acton Regional County Municipality and is in the Montérégie administrative region. Its population in the Canada 2021 Census was 7,605. The town covers an are ...

. As a youth, he played in the 1979

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with a

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team from Acton Vale. He played for the

during the 1990–91 and the 1991–92 seasons. During his NHL career he played 27 games, scoring 2 goals along with 4 assists. Along with the Kings, Breault also played for the Phoenix Roadrunners and

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during the 1992–93 season. His final season came in England during 1993-94 playing for the

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. Breault suffered an injury to his

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17 games into the 1990–91 season which caused him to miss the remainder of the season. The injury likely cut his playing career much shorter than it would otherwise have been.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

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* 1967 births Living people Canadian ice hockey coaches Canadian ice hockey right wingers Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) players Drummondville Voltigeurs coaches Durham Wasps players Granby Bisons players Ice hockey people from Montérégie Los Angeles Kings players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Maine Mariners (AHL) players New Haven Nighthawks players Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players Trois-Rivières Draveurs players Undrafted National Hockey League players Utica Devils players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1960s-stub