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

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coach and former player who played nine seasons in the

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(NHL). He currently serves as an assistant coach with the

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of the

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(AHL).

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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. Originally

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into the

(NHL), Rhéaume played for the

New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The club w ...

St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. Th ...

Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (N ...

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 NHL sea ...

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City. The Rangers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team plays ...

and

Phoenix Coyotes The Arizona Coyotes are an inactive professional ice hockey team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. They competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division (1996–1998, 2021–2024) and ...

over the course of nine seasons between 1997–2006. His greatest individual performance came while member of the Thrashers on January 19, 2002, whereas, during a game versus the

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, Rhéaume scored four goals and registered an assist for a career high of five points. On August 5, 2008, Rhéaume signed a minor-league contract with the Devils to return for a fourth stint with the organization, having previously won a

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with

(AHL) affiliate

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1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

and a

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with New Jersey.

Coaching career

Rhéaume began his coaching career as an assistant coach with the Drummonville Voltigeurs in the

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(QMJHL) for the 2010-11 season. He was assistant coach of the QMJHL's

Sherbrooke Phoenix The Sherbrooke Phoenix are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Sherbrooke, Quebec, that plays in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The team plays its home games at the Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet. History The fr ...

for the 2012-13 season, and became head coach of the

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of the

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(QMAAA) for 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons. On July 8, 2015, Rhéaume was announced as an assistant coach to the

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of the

(AHL), the top affiliate of the

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. He then returned to the QMJHL as an assistant coach with the Phoenix on September 26, 2016. Rhéaume was announced as the head coach of the Val d'or Foreurs on May 24, 2018. He was fired from the position on February 24, 2020; he learned of his own firing via

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. On July 14, 2021, he was announced as an assistant coach of 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� ...

in the

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. Rhéaume was named general manager and head coach of the Lions on June 22, 2023 following the firing of predecessor

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. However, just a few short weeks later, Rhéaume announced that he would be leaving the Lions organization to assume the position of assistant coach with the

, the AHL affiliate of the

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Personal life

He is the younger brother of

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, the first woman to appear in an NHL

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game with the

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1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

. His daughters, Logane and Alexane, played collegiately for the

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and

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respectively. Similarly, his son, Nick, is a

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with the

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of the

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(NCAA).

Career statistics

Awards and honours

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rheaume, Pascal 1973 births Living people Albany River Rats players Atlanta Thrashers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey centres Chicago Blackhawks players Flint Generals (IHL) players 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