François Méthot

François Méthot (born April 26, 1978) is a former professional ice hockey player. He is the current head coach for the Boston Fleet of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). He was the Buffalo Sabres' third pick, 54th overall, in the 1996 NHL entry draft from the Shawinigan Cataractes, but only ever played exhibition games in the NHL.

Playing career Born in Montreal, Quebec, he played five seasons with the Rochester Americans and one with the Portland Pirates, both of the American Hockey League, before moving to Germany. He played one season each for the Augsburger Panther and the Nürnberg Ice Tigers before going to Mannheim.

On May 24, 2011, Methot left Mannheim after five seasons and signed a one-year contract with fellow DEL team, Krefeld Pinguine.

Coaching career On June 2, 2026, Methot was announced as the new head coach for the Boston Fleet.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1994–95 St. Hyacinthe Lasers QMJHL 60 14 38 52 22 5 0 1 1 0 1995–96 St. Hyacinthe Lasers QMJHL 68 32 62 94 22 12 6 6 12 4 1996–97 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL 47 21 30 51 22 — — — — — 1996–97 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 18 9 17 26 2 7 2 6 8 2 1997–98 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 36 23 42 65 10 6 1 3 4 5 1998–99 Rochester Americans AHL 58 5 8 13 8 9 0 1 1 0 1999–00 Rochester Americans AHL 80 14 18 32 20 21 2 4 6 16 2000–01 Rochester Americans AHL 79 22 33 55 35 4 1 3 4 0 2001–02 Rochester Americans AHL 59 17 17 34 28 2 1 0 1 0 2002–03 Rochester Americans AHL 58 19 34 53 22 3 0 4 4 0 2003–04 Portland Pirates AHL 53 8 19 27 12 — — — — — 2004–05 Augsburger Panther DEL 52 21 23 44 8 5 0 3 3 4 2005–06 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 45 14 29 43 10 4 0 0 0 0 2006–07 Adler Mannheim DEL 52 19 38 57 20 11 1 7 8 2 2007–08 Adler Mannheim DEL 45 13 32 45 18 3 1 3 4 0 2008–09 Adler Mannheim DEL 51 20 35 55 18 9 2 8 10 10 2009–10 Adler Mannheim DEL 56 12 26 38 18 2 0 0 0 2 2010–11 Adler Mannheim DEL 41 7 15 22 10 4 0 0 0 0 2011–12 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 43 16 21 37 6 — — — — — 2012–13 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 52 14 28 42 12 9 2 8 10 25 2013–14 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 33 5 13 18 39 5 1 2 3 2 2014–15 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 13 0 9 9 2 — — — — — 2014–15 EHC München DEL 20 2 11 13 4 4 0 0 0 2 AHL totals 387 85 129 214 125 39 4 12 16 16