François Leroux (born April 18, 1970, in Sainte-Adèle, Québec, Canada) is a retired National Hockey League defenceman. At 6'6" and over 240 pounds, Leroux was a physical, defensive-minded defenceman who amassed 577 penalty minutes in his NHL career. In his NHL career, he played with the Edmonton Oilers, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado Avalanche.