Jean-François David

Jean-François David (born April 29, 1982, in Blainville, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Rouen HE 76 in the EIHC France.

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 in 2003, 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.

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