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.
[3] 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.
[4] He oversaw a run to the President's Cup finals in 2021,[5] but was fired in February 2023 after multiple disappointing seasons.