Éric Veilleux (born February 20, 1972) is a

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former professional

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forward. Veilleux spent most of his professional career in the

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. He is the head coach of the

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of the QMJHL

Coaching career

For the 2015–16 season, he was the head coach with the Norfolk Admirals of the

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following a season as an assistant coach with the

's Norfolk Admirals. In May 2016, he was named the head coach and general manager of the Victoriaville Tigres of the

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before being hired to coach the

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's AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, on July 6, 2016. He coached the Rampage for two seasons, finishing out of the playoffs in both occasions, before leaving the club and Avalanche organization following the 2017–18 season. He returned to the QMJHL as the head coach of the

Halifax Mooseheads The Halifax Mooseheads are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The team was founded in 1994 and began play in the Dilio Division of the QMJHL for the 1994–95 ...

for the 2018–19 season. After a successful season, he returned to the AHL to become an assistant coach with the

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. On July 6, 2023, Veilleux was hired as the new head coach of the

, succeeding Patrick Roy.

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* 1972 births Living people Baie-Comeau Drakkar coaches Canadian ice hockey centres Canadian ice hockey coaches Cornwall Aces players Halifax Mooseheads coaches Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from Quebec City Kentucky Thoroughblades players Laval Titan players Lowell Lock Monsters players Manitoba Moose (IHL) players Shawinigan Cataractes coaches {{Canada-icehockey-centre-1970s-stub