Francois Groleau
Encyclopedia
François Groleau is a Canadian professional ice hockey
defenceman
currently playing for Thetford Mines Isothermic in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey
.
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.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
currently playing for Thetford Mines Isothermic in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey
Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey
The Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey was founded in 2004 and is a low-level professional league based in the Canadian province of Quebec. It was called the Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League from 1996 until it turned pro in 2004...
.
Playing career
Groleau was drafted 41st overall by the Calgary FlamesCalgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...
in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft
1991 NHL Entry Draft
The 1991 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 22 at the Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York. A total of 264 players were drafted. The draft was famous for the controversy surrounding star first overall draft pick, touted by some observers to be The Next One, Eric Lindros, who was drafted by the...
. He spent two seasons in the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
with the Saint John Flames
Saint John Flames
The Saint John Flames were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League from 1993 to 2003 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The Calgary Flames bought and relocated the Utica Devils, to be their AHL affiliate....
before he was traded to the Quebec Nordiques
Quebec Nordiques
The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...
in March 1995 for Ed Ward
Ed Ward (ice hockey)
Edward J. Ward is a retired professional ice hockey player. Ward played 278 games for five teams.-Playing career:Ward was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the sixth round, 108th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. Ward chose to play NCAA hockey for Northern Michigan University before turning...
. He finished the 1994–95 season in the AHL with the Cornwall Aces
Cornwall Aces
The Cornwall Aces were the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Quebec Nordiques from 1993 to 1995, and the relocated Colorado Avalanche in 1995–96. They were based in the eastern Ontario city of Cornwall, and played at the Ed Lumley Arena inside the Cornwall Civic Complex...
.
He signed with the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
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
Fredericton Canadiens
The Fredericton Canadiens, or the 'Baby Habs' were a professional ice hockey team in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The Canadiens played their home games at the Aitken Centre...
and also spent a season in the International Hockey League with the San Francisco Spiders
San Francisco Spiders
The San Francisco Spiders were a professional ice hockey team based in Daly City, California. They were members of the South Division of the former International Hockey League...
.
With his NHL career now at an end, Groleau moved to Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in 1998, playing one season in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the Augsburger Panther
Augsburger Panther
The Augsburger Panther are a professional ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team is based in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. They play their home games at the Curt Frenzel Stadion....
. He then returned to the AHL with the Quebec Citadelles
Quebec Citadelles
The Quebec Citadelles were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada at the Colisée Pepsi...
again for one season. In 2000, Groleau returned to the DEL, signing for Adler Mannheim
Adler Mannheim
Adler Mannheim are an ice hockey team of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest ice hockey league in Germany. The team is from Mannheim, a city in the north of Baden-Wurttemberg...
. 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
EV Duisburg Die Füchse
The Füchse Duisburg are a German ice hockey team formerly a member of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga and currently plays in the Regionalliga.-History:Known in English as the "Duisburg Foxes," the team was founded in 1971....
in 2005, but the team finished bottom of the league. He signed for EHC Black Wings Linz
EHC Black Wings Linz
The EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz are a member of the Austrian Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. They play their home games in Linz, Austria at the Keine Sorgen Eisarena Linz.-History:...
in 2006. After his second season with the Black Wings, Groleau spent two years in France
Ligue Magnus
-Former Teams:*Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne*Orques d'Anglet*Sangliers Arvernes*Corsaires de Dunkerque*Albatros de Brest*Jets de Viry-Essonne-Defunct Teams:*Diables Noirs de Tours*Hockey Club de Mulhouse*Séquanes de Besançon*Flammes Bleues de Reims...
with Diables Rouges de Briançon before returning to Canada to play with Thetford Mines Isothermic in 2010–11.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1989–90 | Shawinigan Cataractes Shawinigan Cataractes The Shawinigan Cataractes are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based out of Shawinigan, Quebec. The Cataractes have been previously known as the Shawinigan Bruins until 1973, and were called the Shawinigan Dynamos from 1973–78.The Cataractes play their... |
QMJHL Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League... |
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 Saint-Jean Lynx Saint-Jean Lynx were a junior ice hockey team which played from 1989 to 1995 in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They played at the Colisée Isabelle-Brasseur. In 1982 they moved from Sherbrooke and were formerly the Sherbrooke Castors. They were known as the Saint-Jean Castors from 1982 until... |
QMJHL | 15 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 1993–94 | Saint John Flames Saint John Flames The Saint John Flames were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League from 1993 to 2003 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The Calgary Flames bought and relocated the Utica Devils, to be their AHL affiliate.... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
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 Cornwall Aces The Cornwall Aces were the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Quebec Nordiques from 1993 to 1995, and the relocated Colorado Avalanche in 1995–96. They were based in the eastern Ontario city of Cornwall, and played at the Ed Lumley Arena inside the Cornwall Civic Complex... |
AHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | ||
| 1995–96 | San Francisco Spiders San Francisco Spiders The San Francisco Spiders were a professional ice hockey team based in Daly City, California. They were members of the South Division of the former International Hockey League... |
IHL | 63 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Fredericton Canadiens Fredericton Canadiens The Fredericton Canadiens, or the 'Baby Habs' were a professional ice hockey team in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The Canadiens played their home games at the Aitken Centre... |
AHL | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | ||
| 1995–96 1995-96 NHL season The 1995–96 NHL season was the 79th regular season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup winners were the Colorado Avalanche, who, in their first year as the Avalanche, swept the Florida Panthers in four games.-League business:... |
Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... |
NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 47 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 1996-97 NHL season The 1996–97 NHL season was the 80th regular season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup winners were the Detroit Red Wings, who swept the Philadelphia Flyers in four games and won the Stanley Cup for the first time in 42 years. The regular season saw a decline in scoring and rise in the... |
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 1997-98 NHL season -Stanley Cup Final:The 1998 Stanley Cup Final was played in the 105th year of the Stanley Cup. The series was played between the Western Conference champion Detroit Red Wings and the Eastern Conference champion Washington Capitals. The Red Wings were led by Captain Steve Yzerman, Coach Scotty... |
Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Augsburger Panther Augsburger Panther The Augsburger Panther are a professional ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team is based in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. They play their home games at the Curt Frenzel Stadion.... |
DEL | 52 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1999–2000 1999–2000 AHL season The 1999–2000 AHL season was the 64th season of the American Hockey League. Nineteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hartford Wolf Pack finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.-Team changes:... |
Quebec Citadelles Quebec Citadelles The Quebec Citadelles were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada at the Colisée Pepsi... |
AHL | 63 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Adler Mannheim Adler Mannheim Adler Mannheim are an ice hockey team of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest ice hockey league in Germany. The team is from Mannheim, a city in the north of Baden-Wurttemberg... |
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 EV Duisburg Die Füchse The Füchse Duisburg are a German ice hockey team formerly a member of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga and currently plays in the Regionalliga.-History:Known in English as the "Duisburg Foxes," the team was founded in 1971.... |
DEL | 32 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | EHC Black Wings Linz EHC Black Wings Linz The EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz are a member of the Austrian Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. They play their home games in Linz, Austria at the Keine Sorgen Eisarena Linz.-History:... |
EBEL Austrian Hockey League The Austrian Hockey League , called the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level ice hockey league in Austria.-History:... |
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 Ligue Magnus -Former Teams:*Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne*Orques d'Anglet*Sangliers Arvernes*Corsaires de Dunkerque*Albatros de Brest*Jets de Viry-Essonne-Defunct Teams:*Diables Noirs de Tours*Hockey Club de Mulhouse*Séquanes de Besançon*Flammes Bleues de Reims... |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||