Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Name Jean-Francois David NHL Draft Undrafted | Shot Left Position Defenceman | |
Born April 29, 1982 (age 42)
Blainville, QC, CAN ( 1982-04-29 ) Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) Played for Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Hershey Bears
Manitoba Moose
Binghamton Senators
EHC Black Wings Linz
Dragons de Rouen
Springfield Falcons
Ducs d\'Angers | ||
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Jean-François David (born April 29, 1982, in Blainville, Quebec) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. Most recently, he has served as an assistant coach with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
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Playing career
David played junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the Shawinigan Cataractes. After four seasons with the team, he briefly turned pro in 2002, playing eleven games in the ECHL for the Trenton Titans and six games in the AHL for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers before returning to the QMJHL for the Baie-Comeau Drakkar.
He played his first full pro season during in 2003–04, playing in the Central Hockey League for the Laredo Bucks where he won the Ray Miron President's Cup, the CHL championship trophy. In 2004, he signed for the Danbury Thrashers of the United Hockey League, scoring 41 points in 78 league games. He also played 2 games in the AHL for the Hershey Bears. In 2005, David played 16 games for the ECHL's South Carolina Stingrays before moving to Germany to play for 2nd Bundesliga side the Essen Moskitos. In 2006, he returned to the ECHL for the Texas Wildcatters. He scored 23 points in 19 games before moving back to the AHL, playing one game for the Manitoba Moose before finishing the season with the Binghamton Senators.
In 2007, David returned to Europe, signing for Austrian side Black Wings Linz. In 2008, David moved to France and signed with Dragons de Rouen. In 2009 David returned to North American and began the 2009–10 season with Elmira Jackals in the ECHL playing 20 games registering a goal and five assists along with 10 PIMs, before joining the Springfield Falcons. He then split the 2010-11 season in the ECHL for the Bakersfield Condors and then Florida Everblades before returning to France for Ducs d'Angers.
Coaching
David announced his retirement as a player on June 4, 2012 and was hired as an assistant coach of the QMJHL's Cape Breton Screaming Eagles. 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.