Pascal Daoust Explained

Pascal Daoust
Nationality:Canadian
Occupation:Ice hockey executive
Years Active:2016–present
Employer:Val-d'Or Foreurs (2016–2023)
PWHL New York (2023–present)
Organization:PWHL New York
General manager

Pascal Daoust is a Canadian ice hockey executive, the first and current general manager of New York of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).

Career

Daoust received a bachelor's degree in physical education from the Université de Montréal in 1999.[1] He was an assistant coach for their women's hockey program from 2010 to 2016, winning two national championships in that time.[2] He also served as assistant coach of Les Canadiennes de Montreal in the Canadian Women's Hockey League.

Following his time with the Carabins, Daoust was general manager of the Val-d'Or Foreurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, also serving as interim head coach on multiple occasions.[3] He oversaw a run to the President's Cup finals in 2021,[4] but was fired in February 2023 after multiple disappointing seasons.[5]

Turning down an offer to work on the development staff of a National Hockey League team, Daoust was hired as the first general manager of New York in the newly-created Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pascal Daoust se joint au personnel d'entraîneurs des carabins . carabins.umontreal.ca . Université de Montréal . April 1, 2024 . August 10, 2010 . fr.
  2. Web site: Burgess . Melissa . PWHL Introduces General Managers, Announces Draft Order . victorypress.org . The Victory Press . April 1, 2024 . September 1, 2023.
  3. Web site: Ménage chez les Foreurs . journaldemontreal.com . Journal de Montreal . April 1, 2024 . fr . February 8, 2023.
  4. Web site: Deschênes . Samuel . Les Foreurs de Val-d'Or congédient Pascal Daoust . noovo.info . . April 1, 2024 . fr . February 8, 2023.
  5. Web site: Vézina . Justin . Le directeur général Pascal Daoust limogé . lapresse.ca . La Presse . April 1, 2024 . February 8, 2023 . fr.
  6. Web site: Kuehl . Tyler . New York state of mind: Pascal Daoust using transparency to create PWHL buzz in a busy market . dailyfaceoff.com . The Daily Faceoff . April 1, 2024 . February 14, 2024.