François Groleau

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	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	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	NHL totals 	NHL totals		8 	0 	1 	1 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==External links==
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