Jean-François David (born April 29, 1982) is a former

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professional

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player and coach, who has previously served as an assistant coach with the

Cape Breton Screaming Eagles The Cape Breton Eagles are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) based in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. They are members of the Maritimes Division, and play their home games at ...

of the

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Playing career

Born in Blainville,

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, David played junior hockey in the

for the

Shawinigan Cataractes The Shawinigan Cataractes () are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) based in Shawinigan, Quebec. The franchise plays their home games at the Centre Gervais Auto, and were originally known as ...

. After four seasons with the team, he briefly turned pro in 2002, playing eleven games in the

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for the

Trenton Titans The Trenton Titans were a professional minor league ice hockey team that played in the ECHL. The team last played in the Atlantic Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Titans played their home games at the Sun National Bank Center in Tren ...

and six games in the AHL for the

Bridgeport Sound Tigers The Bridgeport Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Bridgeport, Connecticut. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, who own the franchise. The team started in 200 ...

before returning to the QMJHL for the

Baie-Comeau Drakkar The Baie-Comeau Drakkar is a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League that plays at Centre Henry-Leonard in Baie-Comeau, Quebec. The name "Drakkar" refers to a type of longship. History The Drakkar first pl ...

. He played his first full pro season during 2003–04, playing in the

Central Hockey League The Central Hockey League (CHL) was a North American mid-level minor professional ice hockey league which operated from 1992 until 2014. It was founded by Ray Miron and Bill Levins and later sold to Global Entertainment Corporation, which opera ...

for the

Laredo Bucks The Laredo Bucks were an ice hockey team in the Central Hockey League. The Bucks played in Laredo, Texas, United States at the Laredo Energy Arena, formerly known as the Laredo Entertainment Center. On May 1, 2012, the management, citing declin ...

where he won the

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, the CHL championship trophy. In 2004, he signed for the Danbury Thrashers of the

United Hockey League The United Hockey League (UHL), originally known as the Colonial Hockey League from 1991 to 1997 and last known as the International Hockey League from 2007 to 2010, was a low-level minor professional ice hockey league, with teams in the Unite ...

, scoring 41 points in 78 league games. He also played 2 games in the AHL for the

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. In 2005, David played 16 games for the ECHL's

South Carolina Stingrays The South Carolina Stingrays are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Stingrays play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at the North Charleston ...

before moving to

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to play for 2nd Bundesliga side the Essen Moskitos. In 2006, he returned to the ECHL for the

Texas Wildcatters The Texas Wildcatters, who took their name from Texas wildcatters, were a professional minor league ice hockey team in the ECHL based in Beaumont, Texas. They played their home games at the Ford Arena. The franchise previously played in Hunting ...

. He scored 23 points in 19 games before moving back to the AHL, playing one game for the

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before finishing the season with the

Binghamton Senators The Binghamton Senators were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that played from 2002 to 2017. Nicknamed the B-Sens, they played in Binghamton, New York, at the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena. The B-Sens w ...

. In 2007, David returned to Europe, signing for Austrian side Black Wings Linz. In 2008, David moved to France and signed with

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. In 2009 David returned to North American and began the 2009–10 season with

Elmira Jackals The Elmira Jackals were a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Elmira, New York. They were members of the United Hockey League from 2000 to 2007 and the ECHL from 2007 to 2017. The Jackals played their home games at First Arena. ...

in the

playing 20 games registering a goal and five assists along with 10 PIMs, before joining the

Springfield Falcons The Springfield Falcons were a ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) and played in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the MassMutual Center. In 2016, the Falcons' franchise was purchased by the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Arizona Co ...

. He then split the 2010-11 season in the ECHL for the

Bakersfield Condors The Bakersfield Condors are a professional ice hockey team based in Bakersfield, California. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers. The Condors play their home games at Dignity Healt ...

and then

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before returning to France for

Ducs d'Angers The Association des Sports de Glisse d'Angers is a French professional ice hockey team based in Angers playing in the Ligue Magnus. The team currently use the name of "Les Ducs d'Angers". The team's mascot is an eagle-owl, or grand duc (literally ' ...

. After two years off David joined his hometown Trois-Rivieres Blizzard CNS of the minor-professional

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, where he put up over a point per game in his first season with the team. On November 2, 2021, David returned once more to the professional circuit after 5 seasons, agreeing again to a contract with his hometown team, this time the

Trois-Rivières Lions The Trois-Rivières Lions ( French: ''Lions de Trois-Rivières'') are a professional minor league ice hockey team in the ECHL based in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The team began play in the 2021–22 season, with home games held at Colisée Vid� ...

of the

, in their inaugural season. David, however, was released from Trois-Rivieres on November 11, 2021 having played three games.

Coaching

David announced his retirement as a player on June 4, 2012 and was hired as an assistant coach of the QMJHL's

. With the Screaming Eagles, David worked with the team's defencemen. David left the team after one season, citing a desire to be closer to his family in Quebec. David experienced three years in the QMJHL as an assistant with the Screaming Eagles, Titans and Tigres.

Career statistics

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