François Groleau

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François Groleau


Born	(1973-01-23) January 23, 1973 Longueuil, QC, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
LNAH team Former teams	Thetford Mines Isothermic Montreal Canadiens Augsburger Panther Adler Mannheim EV Duisburg Die Füchse EHC Black Wings Linz
NHL Draft	41st overall, 1991 Calgary Flames
Playing career	1993–present

François Groleau (born January 23, 1973 in Longueuil, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Thetford Mines Isothermic in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey.

Playing career

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 EHC Black Wings Linz in 2006. After his second season with the Black Wings, Groleau spent two years in France with Diables Rouges de Briançon before returning to Canada to play with Thetford Mines Isothermic in 2010–11.

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1989–90	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL	66	11	54	65	80	6	0	1	1	12
1990–91	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL	70	9	60	69	70	6	0	3	3	2
1991–92	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL	65	8	70	78	74	10	5	15	20	8
1992–93	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL	33	4	24	28	50	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Saint-Jean Lynx	QMJHL	15	3	14	17	16	4	0	1	1	14
1993–94	Saint John Flames	AHL	73	8	14	22	49	7	0	1	1	2
1994–95	Saint John Flames	AHL	65	6	34	40	28	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Cornwall Aces	AHL	8	1	2	3	7	14	2	7	9	16
1995–96	San Francisco Spiders	IHL	63	6	26	32	60	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL	12	3	5	8	10	10	1	6	7	14
1995–96	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	2	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL	47	8	24	32	43	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	5	0	0	0	4	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL	63	14	26	40	70	4	0	2	2	4
1997–98	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Augsburger Panther	DEL	52	9	21	30	67	5	0	4	4	4
1999–2000	Quebec Citadelles	AHL	63	7	24	31	48	3	0	2	2	0
2000–01	Adler Mannheim	DEL	59	2	16	18	52	4	0	0	0	2
2001–02	Adler Mannheim	DEL	60	2	7	9	72	12	1	1	2	10
2002–03	Adler Mannheim	DEL	43	2	8	10	56	8	0	2	2	6
2003–04	Adler Mannheim	DEL	52	2	20	22	58	6	1	0	1	4
2004–05	Adler Mannheim	DEL	40	1	6	7	42	14	0	1	1	32
2005–06	EV Duisburg Die Füchse	DEL	32	1	14	15	34	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	EHC Black Wings Linz	EBEL	56	4	33	37	110	3	0	1	1	0
2007–08	EHC Black Wings Linz	EBEL	46	4	18	22	54	11	2	4	6	16
2008–09	Briançon	FRA	21	5	17	22	16	12	3	2	5	16
2009–10	Briançon	FRA	23	6	20	26	40	9	0	6	6	12
NHL totals			8	0	1	1	6	—	—	—	—	—

External links

François Groleau's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Persondata
Name	Groleau, Francois
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey player
Date of birth	January 23, 1973
Place of birth	Longueuil, QC, CAN
Date of death
Place of death

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