Mickey Renaud was a junior ice hockey player and captain of the OHL team Windsor Spitfires. He was the son of former NHL player Mark Renaud. He was picked 143rd overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames.

On February 18, 2008, Renaud collapsed at his home in Tecumseh and was taken to the Windsor Regional Hospital with no vital signs. Attempts to resuscitate him failed and he was later pronounced dead around midday. He had played his last game the day before he died.