Jean-François David

Jean-François David (born April 29, 1982) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach, who has previously served as an assistant coach with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Jean-François David
Born (1982-04-29) April 29, 1982
Blainville, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defenceman
Shot Left
team
Former teams		 Free Agent
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Hershey Bears
Manitoba Moose
Binghamton Senators
EHC Black Wings Linz
Dragons de Rouen
Springfield Falcons
Ducs d'Angers
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2003–2012
2021–2021

Playing career

Born in Blainville, Quebec, 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.[1]

He played his first full pro season during 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.[2] 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.[1]

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.[3] 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. After two years off David joined his hometown Trois-Rivieres Blizzard CNS of the minor-professional Ligue Nord-Americaine de Hockey, where he put up over a point per game in his first season with the team.

On November 2, 2021, David returned once more to the professional circuit after 5 seasons, agreeing again to a contract with his hometown team, this time the Trois-Rivières Lions of the ECHL, in their inaugural season.[4] David, however, was released from Trois-Rivieres on November 11, 2021 having played three games.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7] David experienced three years in the QMJHL as an assistant with the Screaming Eagles, Titans and Tigres.

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 7 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
1999–00 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 71 7 11 18 90 13 5 2 7 10
2000–01 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 65 14 38 52 160 10 2 4 6 14
2001–02 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 70 21 49 70 164 10 2 12 14 22
2002–03 Baie-Comeau Drakkar QMJHL 32 11 28 39 98 12 2 6 8 16
2002–03 Trenton Titans ECHL 11 0 5 5 16 — — — — —
2002–03 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 6 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2003–04 Laredo Bucks CHL 57 10 24 34 105 16 1 4 5 43
2004–05 Danbury Trashers UHL 78 9 32 41 126 11 2 6 8 8
2004–05 Hershey Bears AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2005–06 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 16 4 10 14 25 — — — — —
2005–06 Essen Moskitos 2.GBun 27 6 14 20 62 — — — — —
2006–07 Texas Wildcatters ECHL 19 3 20 23 57 9 3 2 5 43
2006–07 Manitoba Moose AHL 1 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
2006–07 Binghamton Senators AHL 44 5 14 19 62 — — — — —
2007–08 EHC Black Wings Linz EBEL 46 3 19 22 85 8 1 1 2 34
2008–09 Dragons de Rouen FRA 23 2 24 26 60 6 1 7 8 32
2009–10 Elmira Jackals ECHL 20 1 6 7 10 — — — — —
2009–10 Springfield Falcons AHL 27 1 7 8 10 — — — — —
2010–11 Bakersfield Condors ECHL 39 7 15 22 59 — — — — —
2011–12 Ducs d'Angers FRA 23 4 11 15 47 5 2 2 4 6
2014–15 Trois-Rivieres Blizzard CNS LNAH 31 6 26 32 30 14 0 5 5 16
2015–16 Trois-Rivieres Blizzard CNS LNAH 5 2 0 2 18 3 0 0 0 14
2021–22 Trois-Rivières Lions ECHL 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
AHL totals 80 6 22 28 74 — — — — —

References
  1. "Jean-Francois David's career statistics". Hockey DB.com. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
  2. "Past Ray Miron Presidents' Cup Champions". Central Hockey League.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
  3. "#3 - Jean-Francois David - Defense". The Reminder.com. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
  4. "J.F. David gets on with the Lions". Trois-Rivières Lions. November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  5. "ECHL Transactions - Nov. 11". echl.com. November 11, 2021.
  6. "J.F. Davids announced as new Screaming Eagles assistant coach". Cape Breton Screaming Eagles. 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  7. "Screaming Eagles assistant coach David not returning". Cape Breton Post. 2013-03-21. Archived from the original on 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
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