Patrick Emond is a Canadian

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coach and former player. Although he ended his junior ice hockey eligibility as the

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(QMJHL) all-time assists record holder, he never played in the

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(NHL). His assists record has only been exceeded by Patrice Lefebvre. After retiring as a player he mostly served as the head coach for Genève-Servette HC of the Swiss

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(NL) and its junior affiliate. Emond began his junior career with the

Trois-Rivières Draveurs The Trois-Rivières Draveurs ("Raftmen") were a Canadian junior ice hockey team playing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). They played home games at the Colisée de Trois-Rivières, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The team was origin ...

during the 1981–82 season. During the following season he was traded to the Hull Olympiques. After the season ended he was drafted by the

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in the

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, and was invited to the Penguins training camp but was cut from the team. Penguins general manager

Eddie Johnston Edward Joseph Johnston (born November 24, 1935) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and former coach and general manager in the National Hockey League. His professional career spanned fifty-three years (twenty-two as a player ...

said that he was cut because he did not like playing in "heavy traffic" but Edmond felt that "the fact I was the only francophone didn't help. It affected me mentally. I felt intimidated. It reflected in my play." Back in the QMJHL, he was traded to the

Chicoutimi Saguenéens The Chicoutimi Saguenéens are a Canadian junior ice hockey team which plays in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The team is based in Chicoutimi, Quebec, and owned by the City of Saguenay. The team plays its home games at th ...

during the 1983–84 season and remained with them through the remainder of his junior career, through 1985–86. He finished his QMJHL career with 346 assists, a record that was exceeded in 1987 by Lefebvre. As of 2020, he also ranked third all-time in QMJHL points. With no NHL teams interested, Edmond played for the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières from 1988 to 1991. He later finished his playing career in the

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. After his playing career ended he became a coach in the Swiss

(NL), primarily in the Genève-Servette HC organization.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Edmond, Patrick 1965 births Living people Hull Olympiques players Ice hockey centres Ice hockey coaches Ice hockey people from Quebec City Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks Trois-Rivières Draveurs players Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) players