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Jerome Bechard
When you hear the name Jerome Bechard, you might immediately think, “tough Columbus Hockey." Jerome was the 115th overall pick in the sixth round of the NHL draft by the Hartford Whalers. He signed with the LA Kings and played two years with their farm team in New Haven, Connecticut. Jerome’s hockey career took him to the Birmingham Bulls for four years before spending the next twenty-one years in Columbus as a player and coach.
When you hear the name Jerome Bechard, you might immediately think, “tough Columbus Hockey." Jerome was the 115th overall pick in the sixth round of the NHL draft by the Hartford Whalers. He signed with the LA Kings and played two years with their farm team in New Haven, Connecticut. Jerome’s hockey career took him to the Birmingham Bulls for four years before spending the next twenty-one years in Columbus as a player and coach.
After the Cottonmouths franchise dissolved, Jerome’s love for Columbus and his desire to serve people, led him to a career in real estate and he joined Coldwell Banker in 2017.
Jerome and his wife Rhonda have two daughters Alex, a graduate of the University of Georgia and Kylie who attends and plays soccer at Auburn University.
