Francois Groleau

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Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 197 lb (89 kg/14 st 1 lb)
EBHL Team F. teams	EHC Black Wings Linz Montreal Canadiens Augsburger Panther (DEL) Adler Mannheim (DEL) EV Duisburg Die Füchse (DEL)
Nationality	Canada
Born	January 23, 1973 (1973-01-23) (age 35), Longueuil, QC, CAN
NHL Draft	41st overall, 1991 Calgary Flames
Pro career	1993 – present

Francois Groleau (born January 23, 1973 in Longueuil, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for EHC Black Wings Linz in the Erste Bank Hockey League.

Groleau was drafted 41st overall by the Calgary Flames in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He spent two seasons in the American Hockey League with the Saint John Flames before he was traded to the Quebec Nordiques in March 1995 for Ed Ward. He finished the 1994–95 season in the AHL with the Cornwall Aces.

He signed with the Montreal Canadiens in July 1995 and played eight NHL games for the team over three seasons, scoring one assist. He spent most of his tenure in the AHL with the Fredericton Canadiens and also spent a season in the International Hockey League with the San Francisco Spiders.

With his NHL career now at an end, Groleau moved to Germany in 1998, playing one season in the Deutsche Eishockey-Liga for the Augsburger Panther. He then returned to the AHL with the Quebec Citadelles again for one season. In 2000, Groleau returned to the DEL, signing for Adler Mannheim. He spent five seasons with the team, winning the league title in 2001 and the German Cup in 2003. He signed for EV Duisburg Die Füchse in 2005, but the team finished bottom of the league. He signed for Black Wings Linz in 2006.