France men's national ice hockey team

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France
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Les Bleus (The Blues)
AssociationFédération Française de Hockey sur Glace
Head coachPhilippe Bozon
AssistantsYorick Treille
Ivano Zanatta
CaptainSacha Treille
Most gamesDenis Perez (297)
Most pointsPhilippe Bozon (170)
Team colors     
IIHF codeFRA
Ranking
Current IIHF13 Steady (28 May 2023)[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
Appearances60 (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)
486–644–92

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.

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[edit]

Olympic Games[edit]

The French team at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Games Finish
Belgium 1920 Palais de Glace d'Anvers 5th place
France 1924 Chamonix 5th place
Switzerland 1928 St. Moritz 6th place
Germany 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 9th place
France 1968 Grenoble 14th place
Canada 1988 Calgary 11th place
France 1992 Albertville 8th place
Norway 1994 Lillehammer 10th place
Japan 1998 Nagano 11th place
United States 2002 Salt Lake 14th place

World Championship[edit]

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.[citation needed] World Championship tournaments were not held in the Olympic years of 1980, 1984, and 1988.[4]
Championship Finish Rank
France/Austria/Germany 1930 Chamonix/Vienna/Berlin First round 6th
Poland 1931 Krynica-Zdrój Consolation round 9th
Italy 1934 Milan Consolation round 11th
Switzerland 1935 Davos Consolation round 7th
United Kingdom 1937 London Consolation round 7th
United Kingdom 1950 London Consolation round 9th
France 1951 Paris 2nd in the Pool B 9th
Belgium 1952 Liege 6th in the Pool B 15th
Switzerland 1953 Zürich/Basel 5th in the Pool B 8th
Switzerland 1961 Geneva/Lausanne 2nd in the Pool C 16th
United States 1962 Denver/Colorado Springs 3rd in the Pool B 11th
Sweden 1963 Stockholm 6th in the Pool B 14th
Finland 1965 Tampere 9th in the Pool B 17th
Romania 1966 Bucharest Qualifying round Group B/C —
Austria 1967 Vienna 4th in the Pool C 20th
Romania 1970 Galaţi 3rd in the Pool C 17th
Netherlands 1971 Eindhoven 2nd in the Pool C 16th
Netherlands 1973 Geleen/Rotterdam/Nijmegen/Utrecht/Tilburg/The Hague 6th in the Pool C 20th
France 1974 Grenoble/Gap/Lyon 5th in the Pool C 19th
Bulgaria 1975 Sofia 5th in the Pool C 19th
Poland 1976 Gdańsk 3rd in the Pool C 19th
Denmark 1977 Copenhagen/Hørsholm 4th in the Pool C 21st
Spain 1978 Canary Islands 6th in the Pool B 22nd
Spain 1979 Barcelona 3rd in the Pool C 21st
China 1981 Beijing 5th in the Pool C 21st
Spain 1982 Jaca 4th in the Pool C 20th
Hungary 1983 Budapest 5th in the Pool C 21st
France 1985 Megève/Chamonix/Saint-Gervais 1st in the Pool B 17th
Netherlands 1986 Eindhoven 4th in the Pool B 12th
Italy 1987 Canazei 4th in the Pool B 12th
Norway 1989 Oslo/Lillehammer 3rd in the Pool B 11th
France 1990 Lyon/Megève 4th in the Pool B 12th
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1991 Ljubljana/Bled/Jesenice 3rd in the Pool B 11th
Czechoslovakia 1992 Prague/Bratislava Consolation round 11th
Germany 1993 Munich/Dortmund Consolation round 10th
Italy 1994 Bolzano/Canazei/Milan First round 10th
Sweden 1995 Stockholm Quarterfinals 8th
Austria 1996 Vienna Consolation round 11th
Finland 1997 Helsinki/Tampere/Turku Consolation round 10th
Switzerland 1998 Zürich/Basel First round 13th
Norway 1999 Hamar/Lillehammer Qualifying Round 15th
Russia 2000 Saint Petersburg Consolation round 15th
France 2001 Grenoble 2nd in Division I, Group A 20th
Netherlands 2002 Eindhoven 2nd in Division I, Group A 19th
Croatia 2003 Zagreb 1st in Division I, Group B 18st
Czech Republic 2004 Prague/Ostrava Relegation round 16th
Netherlands 2005 Eindhoven 2nd in Division I, Group B 19th
France 2006 Amiens 2nd in Division I, Group A 20th
China 2007 Qiqihar 1st in Division I, Group A 18th
Canada 2008 Halifax/Quebec Relegation round 14th
Switzerland 2009 Bern/Schluefweg/Kloten Qualifying round 12th
Germany 2010 Cologne/Mannheim/Gelsenkirchen Relegation round 14th
Slovakia 2011 Bratislava/Košice Qualifying round 12th
Finland/Sweden 2012 Helsinki/Stockholm Preliminary round 9th
Sweden/Finland 2013 Stockholm/Helsinki Preliminary round 13th
Belarus 2014 Minsk Quarterfinals 8th
Czech Republic 2015 Prague/Ostrava Preliminary round 12th
Russia 2016 Moscow/Saint Petersburg Preliminary round 14th
Germany/France 2017 Cologne/Paris Preliminary round 9th
Denmark 2018 Copenhagen/Herning Preliminary round 12th
Slovakia 2019 Bratislava/Košice Relegation (but was later on promoted back after Russia and Belarus were disqualified due to the invasion of Ukraine) 15th
Slovenia 2020 Ljubljana Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]
Slovenia 2021 Ljubljana Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6]
Finland 2022 Tampere/Helsinki Preliminary round 12th
Finland/Latvia 2023 Tampere/Riga Preliminary round 12th
Czech Republic 2024 Prague/Ostrava

European Championship[edit]

Games GP W T L GF GA Finish Rank
1910–1922 did not participate.
Belgium 1923 Antwerp 4 3 0 1 13 8 Round-robin 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Italy 1924 Milan 3 3 0 0 17 1 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Czechoslovakia 1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokovec did not participate.
Switzerland 1926 Davos 4 2 0 2 5 6 Second round 5th
Austria 1927 Wien did not participate.
Hungary 1929 Budapest did not participate.
Germany 1932 Berlin 4 2 2 0 10 4 Consolation round 6th

Current roster[edit]

Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship.[7]

Head coach: Philippe Bozon[8]

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
3 F Charles Bertrand 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1991-02-05) 5 February 1991 (age 33) Germany ERC Ingolstadt
6 D Vincent Llorca 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1992-01-16) 16 January 1992 (age 32) France Ducs d'Angers
7 D Pierre Crinon 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 102 kg (225 lb) (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 28) France Brûleurs de Loups
8 D Hugo Gallet 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1997-06-20) 20 June 1997 (age 26) Finland KalPa
12 F Valentin Claireaux 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1994-04-05) 5 April 1994 (age 30) Czech Republic Vítkovice Ridera
14 F Stéphane Da Costa – A 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1989-07-11) 11 July 1989 (age 34) Russia Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
18 D Yohann Auvitu 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 34) Czech Republic Vítkovice Ridera
25 D Nicolas Ritz 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1992-02-26) 26 February 1992 (age 32) France Ducs d'Angers
27 D Enzo Cantagallo 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1998-10-19) 19 October 1998 (age 25) France Dragons de Rouen
29 F Louis Boudon 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 25) United States Iowa Heartlanders
33 G Julian Junca 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 97 kg (214 lb) (1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 (age 26) United States Chicago Wolves
37 G Sebastian Ylönen 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb) (1991-07-03) 3 July 1991 (age 32) France Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise
41 F Pierre-Édouard Bellemare – A 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 89 kg (196 lb) (1985-03-06) 6 March 1985 (age 39) United States Seattle Kraken
44 F Tomas Simonsen 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (2002-10-20) 20 October 2002 (age 21) France Gothiques d'Amiens
62 D Florian Chakiachvili 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 (age 32) France Dragons de Rouen
72 F Jordann Perret 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 81 kg (179 lb) (1994-10-15) 15 October 1994 (age 29) Czech Republic Mountfield HK
74 D Thomas Thiry 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 105 kg (231 lb) (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 (age 26) Switzerland HC Ajoie
77 F Sacha Treille – C 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 97 kg (214 lb) (1987-11-06) 6 November 1987 (age 36) France Brûleurs de Loups
81 F Anthony Rech 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1992-07-09) 9 July 1992 (age 31) France Dragons de Rouen
94 F Tim Bozon 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1994-03-24) 24 March 1994 (age 30) Switzerland Lausanne HC
95 F Kévin Bozon 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1995-12-30) 30 December 1995 (age 28) Switzerland HC Ajoie

All-time record[edit]

As of 22 April 2024.
Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Australia 3 3 0 0 32 4 +28
 Austria 68 23 10 35 189 257 -68
 Belarus 32 9 1 22 59 101 -42
 Belgium 53 37 2 14 303 115 +188
 Bohemia 1 1 0 0 8 1 +7
 Bulgaria 29 18 2 9 156 89 +67
 Canada 55 11 5 39 100 247 -147
 China 11 6 2 3 67 41 -26
 Croatia 4 4 0 0 29 3 +26
 Czech Republic 15 1 0 14 29 84 −55
 Czechoslovakia 12 1 3 8 22 43 −21
 Denmark 85 43 5 37 291 242 +49
 East Germany 11 3 0 8 26 58 -32
 England 17 12 1 4 53 28 +25
 Estonia 4 2 1 1 19 7 +12
 Finland 21 1 0 20 26 116 −90
 Germany 44 15 4 25 86 125 -39
 Great Britain 33 15 3 15 117 130 -13
 Hungary 52 22 4 26 203 216 -13
 Israel 1 1 0 0 9 0 +9
 Italy 92 36 6 50 257 313 -56
 Japan 30 17 2 11 120 101 +19
 Kazakhstan 18 10 1 7 53 48 +5
 Latvia 54 16 4 34 110 183 -73
 Lithuania 4 4 0 0 24 8 +16
 Netherlands 43 26 4 13 222 159 +63
 North Korea 4 4 0 0 65 6 +59
 Norway 97 25 14 58 223 337 -114
 Poland 53 26 6 21 150 144 +6
 Romania 28 12 4 12 114 139 -25
 Russia 15 2 0 13 14 75 −61
 Slovakia 34 5 3 26 42 149 -107
 Slovenia 33 19 1 13 96 76 +20
 South Africa 1 1 0 0 11 2 +9
 South Korea 4 4 0 0 49 9 +40
 Spain 8 8 0 0 70 15 +55
 Sweden 21 3 0 18 30 93 −63
  Switzerland 67 18 2 47 133 274 -141
 Ukraine 16 10 0 6 41 47 -6
 United States 25 1 2 22 39 137 −98
 Yugoslavia 24 11 0 13 105 115 -10
Total 1 222 486 92 644 3 792 4 337 -545

Uniform evolution[edit]

  • National team jerseys
  • 1988 Olympic jersey
    1988 Olympic jersey
  • 1992 Olympic jersey
    1992 Olympic jersey
  • 1994 Olympic jersey
    1994 Olympic jersey
  • 1998-2001 IIHF jerseys
    1998-2001 IIHF jerseys
  • 2014–2016 IIHF jerseys
    2014–2016 IIHF jerseys
  • 2016–2019 IIHF jerseys
    2016–2019 IIHF jerseys
  • 2019–2022 IIHF jerseys
    2019–2022 IIHF jerseys
  • 2022– IIHF jerseys
    2022– IIHF jerseys

References[edit]

  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  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. La liste pour le Mondial d'Ostrava" (in French). hockeyfrance.com. 7 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Team roster: France" (PDF). iihf.com. 10 May 2024.

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