Réal Paiement (born September 30, 1959) is a Canadian hockey coach.
He coached the Acadie-Bathurst Titan of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) after spending over two years coaching professional hockey in Europe.
His last stint in the QMJHL was serving as head coach and general manager of the St.
John's Fog Devils in 2007-2008.
He proceeded to coach in The Swiss League, the second tier professional ice hockey league in Switzerland, from 2008-2011 before becoming head coach of the University of Ottawa Men’s Hockey Club from 2011-2014.
Paiement was dismissed as head coach by the University of Ottawa in 2014 following an investigation into an alleged sexual assault involving players on the team.
He was an ice hockey player for several major junior teams from 1975 until 1982, then played in the International Hockey League (IHL) and in France before returning to Canada to play at McGill University.
Paiement currently serves as Amateur Scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League.