Jean-François David (born April 29, 1982) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach, who has previously served as an assistant coach with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
In 2009 David returned to North American and began the 2009–10 season with Elmira Jackals in the ECHL playing 20 games registering a goal and five assists along with 10 PIMs, before joining the Springfield Falcons.
[3] He then split the 2010-11 season in the ECHL for the Bakersfield Condors and then Florida Everblades before returning to France for Ducs d'Angers.
After two years off David joined his hometown Trois-Rivieres Blizzard CNS of the minor-professional Ligue Nord-Americaine de Hockey, where he put up over a point per game in his first season with the team.
[5] David announced his retirement as a player on June 4, 2012 and was hired as an assistant coach of the QMJHL's Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.