France men's national ice hockey team

The France men's national ice hockey team has participated in the IIHF European Championships, the IIHF World Hockey Championships and the Olympic Games.[2] As of 2016, it is ranked 14th in the world in the IIHF World Rankings. The team is overseen by the Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace. Notable recent wins include upsets against Russia at the 2013 IIHF World Championship, Canada at the 2014 IIHF World Championship, and a triumphant 5–1 over Finland as the tournament host of 2017 IIHF World Championship. However, in 2019 France was relegated to Division I after a dramatic overtime loss to Great Britain.

France
Nickname(s)Les Bleus (The Blues)
AssociationFédération Française de Hockey sur Glace
Head coachPhilippe Bozon
AssistantsRené Matte
Yorick Treille
CaptainDamien Fleury
Most gamesDenis Perez (297)
Most pointsPhilippe Bozon (170)
Team colors     
IIHF codeFRA
Ranking
Current IIHF14 1 (24 April 2020)[1]
Highest IIHF12 (first in 2014)
Lowest IIHF19 (first in 2006)
First international
Belgium  3–0  France
(Brussels, Belgium; 4 March 1905)
Biggest win
France  24–1  North Korea
(Budapest, Hungary; 15 March 1983)
Biggest defeat
United States  22–0  France
(Chamonix, France; 30 January 1924)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances57 (first in 1930)
Best result6th (1930)
European Championships
Appearances4 (first in 1923)
Best result (1924)
Olympics
Appearances10 (first in 1920)
International record (W–L–T)
368–487–92

Patrick Francheterre coached the national team in 1985 and 1986, then managed the team from 1993 to 1997 and from 2004 to 2014, and received the Paul Loicq Award in 2017.[3]

Tournament record

Olympic Games
The French team at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
GamesFinish
1920 Palais de Glace d'Anvers5th place
1924 Chamonix5th place
1928 St. Moritz6th place
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen9th place
1968 Grenoble14th place
1988 Calgary11th place
1992 Albertville8th place
1994 Lillehammer10th place
1998 Nagano11th place
2002 Salt Lake14th place
2022 Beijing–

World Championship
See: Ice Hockey World Championships and List of IIHF World Championship medalists
Note: Between 1920 and 1968, the Olympic hockey tournament was also considered the World Championship for that year. World Championship tournaments were not held in the Olympic years of 1980, 1984, and 1988.[4]
Championship Finish Rank
// 1930 Chamonix/Vienna/Berlin First round 6th
1931 Krynica-Zdrój Consolation round 9th
1934 Milan Consolation round 11th
1935 Davos Consolation round 7th
1937 London Consolation round 7th
1950 London Consolation round 9th
1951 Paris 2nd in the Pool B 9th
1952 Liege 6th in the Pool B 15th
1953 Zürich/Basel 5th in the Pool B 8th
1961 Geneva/Lausanne 2nd in the Pool C 16th
1963 Stockholm 6th in the Pool B 14th
1965 Tampere 9th in the Pool B 17th
1967 Vienna 4th in the Pool C 20th
1970 Galaţi 3rd in the Pool C 17th
1971 Eindhoven 2nd in the Pool C 16th
1973 Geleen/Rotterdam/Nijmegen/Utrecht/Tilburg/The Hague 6th in the Pool C 20th
1974 Grenoble/Gap/Lyon 5th in the Pool C 19th
1975 Sofia 5th in the Pool C 19th
1976 Gdańsk 3rd in the Pool C 19th
1977 Copenhagen/Hørsholm 4th in the Pool C 21st
1978 Canary Islands 6th in the Pool B 22nd
1979 Barcelona 3rd in the Pool C 21st
1981 Beijing 5th in the Pool C 21st
1982 Jaca 4th in the Pool C 20th
1983 Budapest 5th in the Pool C 21st
1985 Megève/Chamonix/Saint-Gervais 1st in the Pool B 17th
1986 Eindhoven 4th in the Pool B 12th
1987 Canazei 4th in the Pool B 12th
1989 Oslo/Lillehammer 3rd in the Pool B 11th
1990 Lyon/Megève 4th in the Pool B 12th
1991 Ljubljana/Bled/Jesenice 3rd in the Pool B 11th
1992 Prague/Bratislava Consolation Round 11th
1993 Munich/Dortmund Consolation Round 10th
1994 Bolzano/Canazei/Milan First round 10th
1995 Stockholm Quarterfinals 8th
1996 Vienna Consolation Round 11th
1997 Helsinki/Tampere/Turku Consolation round 10th
1998 Zürich/Basel First round 13th
1999 Hamar/Lillehammer Qualifying Round 15th
2000 Saint Petersburg Consolation Round 15th
2001 Grenoble 2nd in Division I, Group A 20th
2002 Eindhoven 2nd in Division I, Group A 19th
2003 Zagreb 1st in Division I, Group B 18st
2004 Prague/Ostrava Relegation round 16th
2005 Eindhoven 2nd in Division I, Group B 19th
2006 Amiens 2nd in Division I, Group A 20th
2007 Qiqihar 1st in Division I, Group A 18th
2008 Halifax/Quebec Relegation round 14th
2009 Bern/Schluefweg/Kloten Qualifying round 12th
2010 Cologne/Mannheim/Gelsenkirchen Relegation round 14th
2011 Bratislava/Košice Qualifying round 12th
/ 2012 Helsinki/Stockholm Preliminary round 9th
/ 2013 Stockholm/Helsinki Preliminary round 13th
2014 Minsk Quarterfinals 8th
2015 Prague/Ostrava Preliminary round 12th
2016 Moscow/Saint Petersburg Preliminary round 14th
/ 2017 Cologne/Paris Preliminary round 9th
2018 Copenhagen/Herning Preliminary round 18th
2019 Bratislava/Košice Relegation 15th
2020 Ljubljana Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]
2021 Ljubljana Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6]

European Championship
Games GP W T L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank
1910–1922Did not participate.
1923 Antwerp 4 3 0 1 13 8 ? ? Round-robin
1924 Milan 3 3 0 0 17 1 ? ? Final
1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokovec Did not participate.
1926 Davos 4 2 0 2 5 6 ? ? Second round 5th
1927 Wien Did not participate.
1929 Budapest Did not participate.
1932 Berlin 4 2 2 0 10 4 ? ? Consolation Round 6th

Current roster

Roster for the 2019 IIHF World Championship.[7][8]

Head coach: Philippe Bozon

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
3DJonathan Janil1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)95 kg (209 lb) (1987-09-24) 24 September 1987 Boxers de Bordeaux
4DAntonin Manavian1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)96 kg (212 lb) (1987-04-26) 26 April 1987 Brûleurs de Loups
8DHugo Gallet1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)94 kg (207 lb) (1997-06-20) 20 June 1997 Boxers de Bordeaux
9FDamien Fleury – C1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)84 kg (185 lb) (1986-02-01) 1 February 1986 Brûleurs de Loups
12FValentin Claireaux – A1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)86 kg (190 lb) (1991-04-05) 5 April 1991 Vaasan Sport
13FPeter Valier1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)82 kg (181 lb) (1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 Boxers de Bordeaux
20FEliot Berthon1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)82 kg (181 lb) (1992-04-27) 27 April 1992 Genève-Servette HC
22FGuillaume Leclerc1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)80 kg (180 lb) (1996-02-20) 20 February 1996 Brûleurs de Loups
25FNicolas Ritz1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1992-02-26) 26 February 1992 Dragons de Rouen
35GHenri-Corentin Buysse1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)86 kg (190 lb) (1988-03-18) 18 March 1988 Gothiques d'Amiens
37GSebastian Ylönen1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)82 kg (181 lb) (1991-07-03) 3 July 1991 Anglet Hormadi Élite
38DPierre Crinon1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)99 kg (218 lb) (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 Rapaces de Gap
44DOlivier Dame-Malka1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)93 kg (205 lb) (1990-05-30) 30 May 1990 Nice hockey Côte d'Azur
49GFlorian Hardy1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)83 kg (183 lb) (1985-02-08) 8 February 1985 Ducs d'Angers
61FCédric Di Dio Balsamo1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)80 kg (180 lb) (1994-03-27) 27 March 1994 LHC Les Lions
62DFlorian Chakiachvili1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)87 kg (192 lb) (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 Dragons de Rouen
63FAlexandre Texier1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)87 kg (192 lb) (1999-09-13) 13 September 1999 Columbus Blue Jackets
71FAnthony Guttig1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1988-10-30) 30 October 1988 Dragons de Rouen
72FJordann Perret1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)81 kg (179 lb) (1994-10-15) 15 October 1994 HC Dynamo Pardubice
74DThomas Thiry1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)101 kg (223 lb) (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 EV Zug
77FSacha Treille1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)95 kg (209 lb) (1987-11-06) 6 November 1987 Brûleurs de Loups
81FAnthony Rech1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1992-07-09) 9 July 1992 Schwenninger Wild Wings
82FCharles Bertrand1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)91 kg (201 lb) (1991-02-05) 5 February 1991 HC Fribourg-Gottéron
84DKévin Hecquefeuille – A1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)81 kg (179 lb) (1984-11-20) 20 November 1984 Scorpions de Mulhouse
94FTim Bozon1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)92 kg (203 lb) (1994-03-24) 24 March 1994 Genève-Servette HC

References
  1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. "France making more miracles – 2014 WM – International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". iihfworlds2014.com. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  3. "IIHF Hall of Fame names 20th induction class". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2017. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  4. "All Medalists: Men: IIHF World Championships". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  5. Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  6. "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  7. "EDF - CM 2019. La liste des 25 Bleus pour Kosice". hockeyfrance.com. 6 May 2019.
  8. 2019 IIHF World Championship roster
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