France men's national ice hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | Les Bleus (The Blues) |
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| Association | Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace |
| General Manager | Renaud Jacquin |
| Head coach | Dave Henderson |
| Assistants | Pierre Pousse |
| Captain | Laurent Meunier |
| Most games | Denis Perez (297) |
| Most points | Philippe Bozon (170) |
| IIHF code | FRA |
| IIHF ranking | 12  |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 12 (first in 2014) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 19 (first in 2006) |
| Team colors | |
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| First international | |
 France 8–1 Bohemia  (Chamonix, France; 23 January 1909) |
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| Biggest win | |
France 24–1 North Korea  (Budapest, Hungary; 15 March 1983) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 United States 22–0 France (Chamonix, France; 30 January 1924) |
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| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 56 (first in 1930) |
| Best result | 6th (1930) |
| European Championships | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1923) |
| Best result |  (1924) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1920) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 366–482–92 | |
The French men's national ice hockey team has participated in the IIHF European Championships, the IIHF World Hockey Championships and the Olympic Games. As of 2014, it is ranked 12th 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 and Canada at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.
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Tournament record
Olympic Games
The French team at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
- 1920 – Finished in 5th place
- 1924 – Finished tied for 5th place
- 1928 – Finished in 6th place
- 1936 – Finished tied in 9th place
- 1968 – Finished in 14th place
- 1988 – Finished in 11th place
- 1992 – Finished in 8th place
- 1994 – Finished in 10th place
- 1998 – Finished in 11th place
- 2002 – Finished in 14th place
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.[1] World Championship tournaments were not held in the Olympic years of 1980, 1984, and 1988.[2]
- 1930 – Finished tied for 6th place
- 1931 – Finished in 9th place
- 1934 – Finished in 11th place
- 1935 – Finished in 7th place
- 1937 – Finished in 7th place
- 1950 – Finished in 9th place
- 1951 – Finished in 9th place (2nd in the "B" Pool)
- 1952 – Finished in 15th place (6th in the "B" Pool)
- 1953 – Finished in 8th place (5th in the "B" Pool)
- 1961 – Finished in 16th place (2nd in the "C" Pool)
- 1962 – Finished in 11th place (3rd in the "B" Pool)
- 1963 – Finished in 14th place (6th in the "B" Pool)
- 1965 – Finished in 17th place (9th in the "B" Pool)
- 1966 – Finished in 20th place (4th in the "C" Pool)
- 1967 – Finished in 20th place (4th in the "C" Pool)
- 1968 – Finished in 14th place (6th in the "B" Pool)
- 1970 – Finished in 18th place (4th in the "C" Pool)
- 1971 – Finished in 16th place (2nd in the "C" Pool)
- 1973 – Finished in 20th place (6th in the "C" Pool)
- 1974 – Finished in 19th place (5th in the "C" Pool)
- 1975 – Finished in 19th place (5th in the "C" Pool)
- 1976 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in the "C" Pool)
- 1977 – Finished in 21st place (4th in the "C" Pool)
- 1978 – Finished in 22nd place (6th in the "C" Pool)
- 1979 – Finished in 21st place (3rd in the "C" Pool)
- 1981 – Finished in 21st place (5th in the "C" Pool)
- 1982 – Finished in 20th place (4th in the "C" Pool)
- 1983 – Finished in 21st place (5th in the "C" Pool)
- 1985 – Finished in 17th place (1st in the "C" Pool)
- 1986 – Finished in 12th place (4th in the "B" Pool)
- 1987 – Finished in 12th place (4th in the "B" Pool)
- 1989 – Finished in 11th place (3rd in the "B" Pool)
- 1990 – Finished in 12th place (4th in the "B" Pool)
- 1991 – Finished in 11th place (3rd in the "B" Pool)
- 1992 – Finished in 11th place
- 1993 – Finished in 12th place
- 1994 – Finished in 10th place
- 1995 – Finished in 8th place
- 1996 – Finished in 11th place
- 1997 – Finished in 11th place
- 1998 – Finished in 13th place
- 1999 – Finished in 15th place
- 2000 – Finished in 15th place
- 2001 – Finished in 20th place (2nd in Division I, Group A)
- 2002 – Finished in 19th place (2nd in Div. I, Group A)
- 2003 – Finished in 18th place (1st in Div. I, Group B)
- 2004 – Finished in 16th place
- 2005 – Finished in 20th place (2nd in Div. I, Group B)
- 2006 – Finished in 20th place (2nd in Div. I, Group A)
- 2007 – Finished in 18th place (1st in Div. I, Group A)
- 2008 – Finished in 14th place
- 2009 – Finished in 12th place
- 2010 – Finished in 14th place
- 2011 – Finished in 12th place
- 2012 – Finished in 9th place
- 2013 – Finished in 13th place
- 2014 – Finished in 8th place
- 2015 – Finished in 12th place
European Championship
- 1923 –
Silver - 1924 –
Gold - 1926 – 5th place
- 1932 – 6th place
Team
Roster for the 2015 IIHF World Championship.[3]
Head coach: Dave Henderson
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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| 4 | F | Antonin Manavian | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | 26 April 1987 | Dragons de Rouen |
| 7 | F | Yorick Treille – A | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 15 July 1980 | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble |
| 9 | F | Damien Fleury | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 1 February 1986 |  Djurgårdens |
| 10 | F | Laurent Meunier – C | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 16 January 1979 |  Straubing Tigers |
| 12 | F | Valentin Claireaux | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 5 April 1991 |  Lempäälän Kisa |
| 14 | F | Stéphane Da Costa | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 11 July 1989 |  CSKA Moscow |
| 18 | D | Yohann Auvitu | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 27 July 1989 | HIFK |
| 21 | F | Antoine Roussel | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 21 November 1989 |  Dallas Stars |
| 24 | F | Julien Desrosiers | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 14 October 1980 | Dragons de Rouen |
| 26 | D | Benjamin Dieude-Fauvel | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 26 August 1986 | Iowa Wild |
| 27 | F | Loïc Lampérier | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 7 August 1989 | Dragons de Rouen |
| 28 | F | Damien Raux | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 3 November 1984 | Diables Rouges de Briançon |
| 33 | G | Ronan Quemener | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 13 February 1988 | Mikkelin Jukurit |
| 39 | G | Cristobal Huet | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 3 September 1975 |  Lausanne |
| 47 | D | Teddy Trabichet | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 10 March 1987 | Rapaces de Gap |
| 49 | G | Florian Hardy | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 8 February 1985 | München |
| 55 | D | Jonathan Janil | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 24 September 1987 | Dragons de Rouen |
| 62 | D | Florian Chakiachvili | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 18 March 1992 | Diables Rouges de Briançon |
| 71 | F | Anthony Guttig | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 30 October 1988 | Mikkelin Jukurit |
| 74 | D | Nicolas Besch | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 25 October 1984 |  GKS Tychy |
| 77 | F | Sacha Treille | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 6 November 1987 | Straubing Tigers |
| 80 | F | Teddy Da Costa | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 17 February 1986 | Lahti Pelicans |
| 81 | F | Anthony Rech | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 9 July 1992 | Ducs de Dijon |
| 82 | F | Charles Bertrand | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 5 February 1991 | Vaasan Sport |
| 84 | D | Kévin Hecquefeuille – A | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 20 November 1984 | SCL Tigers |
References
- ↑ See: Ice Hockey World Championships.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2015 Roster
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