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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.

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 IIHF14 Decrease 1 (27 May 2024)[1]
Highest IIHF12 (2014–15, 2018)
Lowest IIHF19 (2006–07)
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

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

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Olympic Games

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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

World Championship

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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]
ChampionshipFinishRank
/ / 1930 Chamonix/Vienna/BerlinFirst round6th
1931 Krynica-ZdrójConsolation round9th
1934 MilanConsolation round11th
1935 DavosConsolation round7th
1937 LondonConsolation round7th
1950 LondonConsolation round9th
1951 Paris2nd in the Pool B9th
1952 Liege6th in the Pool B15th
1953 Zürich/Basel5th in the Pool B8th
1961 Geneva/Lausanne2nd in the Pool C16th
1962 Denver/Colorado Springs3rd in the Pool B11th
1963 Stockholm6th in the Pool B14th
1965 Tampere9th in the Pool B17th
1966 BucharestQualifying round Group B/C—
1967 Vienna4th in the Pool C20th
1970 Galaţi3rd in the Pool C17th
1971 Eindhoven2nd in the Pool C16th
1973 Geleen/Rotterdam/Nijmegen/Utrecht/Tilburg/The Hague6th in the Pool C20th
1974 Grenoble/Gap/Lyon5th in the Pool C19th
1975 Sofia5th in the Pool C19th
1976 Gdańsk3rd in the Pool C19th
1977 Copenhagen/Hørsholm4th in the Pool C21st
1978 Canary Islands6th in the Pool B22nd
1979 Barcelona3rd in the Pool C21st
1981 Beijing5th in the Pool C21st
1982 Jaca4th in the Pool C20th
1983 Budapest5th in the Pool C21st
1985 Megève/Chamonix/Saint-Gervais1st in the Pool B17th
1986 Eindhoven4th in the Pool B12th
1987 Canazei4th in the Pool B12th
1989 Oslo/Lillehammer3rd in the Pool B11th
1990 Lyon/Megève4th in the Pool B12th
1991 Ljubljana/Bled/Jesenice3rd in the Pool B11th
1992 Prague/BratislavaConsolation round11th
1993 Munich/DortmundConsolation round10th
1994 Bolzano/Canazei/MilanFirst round10th
1995 StockholmQuarterfinals8th
1996 ViennaConsolation round11th
1997 Helsinki/Tampere/TurkuConsolation round10th
1998 Zürich/BaselFirst round13th
1999 Hamar/LillehammerQualifying Round15th
2000 Saint PetersburgConsolation round15th
2001 Grenoble2nd in Division I, Group A20th
2002 Eindhoven2nd in Division I, Group A19th
2003 Zagreb1st in Division I, Group B18st
2004 Prague/OstravaRelegation round16th
2005 Eindhoven2nd in Division I, Group B19th
2006 Amiens2nd in Division I, Group A20th
2007 Qiqihar1st in Division I, Group A18th
2008 Halifax/QuebecRelegation round14th
2009 Bern/Schluefweg/KlotenQualifying round12th
2010 Cologne/Mannheim/GelsenkirchenRelegation round14th
2011 Bratislava/KošiceQualifying round12th
/ 2012 Helsinki/StockholmPreliminary round9th
/ 2013 Stockholm/HelsinkiPreliminary round13th
2014 MinskQuarterfinals8th
2015 Prague/OstravaPreliminary round12th
2016 Moscow/Saint PetersburgPreliminary round14th
/ 2017 Cologne/ParisPreliminary round9th
2018 Copenhagen/HerningPreliminary round12th
2019 Bratislava/KošiceRelegation (but was later on promoted back after Russia and Belarus were disqualified due to the invasion of Ukraine)15th
2020 LjubljanaCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]
2021 LjubljanaCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6]
2022 Tampere/HelsinkiPreliminary round12th
/ 2023 Tampere/RigaPreliminary round12th
2024 Prague/OstravaPreliminary round14th
/ 2025 Stockholm/Herning

European Championship

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GamesGPWTLGFGAFinishRank
1910–1922did not participate.
1923 Antwerp4301138Round-robin
1924 Milan3300171Final
1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokovecdid not participate.
1926 Davos420256Second round5th
1927 Wiendid not participate.
1929 Budapestdid not participate.
1932 Berlin4220104Consolation round6th

Current roster

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Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship.[7]

Head coach: Philippe Bozon[8]

No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam
3FCharles Bertrand1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)92 kg (203 lb) (1991-02-05) 5 February 1991 (age 33) ERC Ingolstadt
5DEnzo Guebey1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)88 kg (194 lb) (1999-05-06) 6 May 1999 (age 25) HC Davos
6DVincent Llorca1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)92 kg (203 lb) (1992-01-16) 16 January 1992 (age 32) Ducs d'Angers
7DPierre Crinon1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)102 kg (225 lb) (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 28) Brûleurs de Loups
8DHugo Gallet1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)93 kg (205 lb) (1997-06-20) 20 June 1997 (age 26) KalPa
11FRobin Colomban1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)89 kg (196 lb) (1997-11-18) 18 November 1997 (age 26) Diables Rouges de Briançon
12FValentin Claireaux1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)87 kg (192 lb) (1994-04-05) 5 April 1994 (age 30) Vítkovice Ridera
14FStéphane Da Costa – A1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)82 kg (181 lb) (1989-07-11) 11 July 1989 (age 34) Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
18DYohann Auvitu1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)88 kg (194 lb) (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 34) Vítkovice Ridera
24FJustin Addamo1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)112 kg (247 lb) (1998-05-27) 27 May 1998 (age 26) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
25DNicolas Ritz1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)88 kg (194 lb) (1992-02-26) 26 February 1992 (age 32) Ducs d'Angers
27DEnzo Cantagallo1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1998-10-19) 19 October 1998 (age 25) Dragons de Rouen
29FLouis Boudon1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 25) Iowa Heartlanders
32GQuentin Papillon1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)81 kg (179 lb) (1997-04-07) 7 April 1997 (age 27) Boxers de Bordeaux
33GJulian Junca1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)97 kg (214 lb) (1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 (age 26) Chicago Wolves
37GSebastian Ylönen1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)78 kg (172 lb) (1991-07-03) 3 July 1991 (age 32) Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise
41FPierre-Édouard Bellemare – A1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)89 kg (196 lb) (1985-03-06) 6 March 1985 (age 39) Seattle Kraken
44FTomas Simonsen1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)84 kg (185 lb) (2002-10-20) 20 October 2002 (age 21) Gothiques d'Amiens
62DFlorian Chakiachvili1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)86 kg (190 lb) (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 (age 32) Dragons de Rouen
72FJordann Perret1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)81 kg (179 lb) (1994-10-15) 15 October 1994 (age 29) Mountfield HK
74DThomas Thiry1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)105 kg (231 lb) (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 (age 26) HC Ajoie
77FSacha Treille – C1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)97 kg (214 lb) (1987-11-06) 6 November 1987 (age 36) Brûleurs de Loups
81FAnthony Rech1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)86 kg (190 lb) (1992-07-09) 9 July 1992 (age 31) Dragons de Rouen
90GAurélien Dair1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)84 kg (185 lb) (1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 24) Brûleurs de Loups
91GBaptiste Bruche1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)95 kg (209 lb) (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 (age 24) Boxers de Bordeaux
94FTim Bozon1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)92 kg (203 lb) (1994-03-24) 24 March 1994 (age 30) Lausanne HC
95FKévin Bozon1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1995-12-30) 30 December 1995 (age 28) HC Ajoie

All-time record

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As of 22 April 2024.
OpponentPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGD
 Australia3300324+28
 Austria68231035189257-68
 Belarus32912259101-42
 Belgium5337214303115+188
 Bohemia110081+7
 Bulgaria29182915689+67
 Canada5511539100247-147
 China116236741-26
 Croatia4400293+26
 Czech Republic1510142984−55
 Czechoslovakia121382243−21
 Denmark8543537291242+49
 East Germany113082658-32
 England1712145328+25
 Estonia4211197+12
 Finland21102026116−90
 Germany441542586125-39
 Great Britain3315315117130-13
 Hungary5222426203216-13
 Israel110090+9
 Italy9236650257313-56
 Japan3017211120101+19
 Kazakhstan1810175348+5
 Latvia5416434110183-73
 Lithuania4400248+16
 Netherlands4326413222159+63
 North Korea4400656+59
 Norway97251458223337-114
 Poland5326621150144+6
 Romania2812412114139-25
 Russia1520131475−61
 Slovakia34532642149-107
 Slovenia33191139676+20
 South Africa1100112+9
 South Korea4400499+40
 Spain88007015+55
 Sweden2130183093−63
  Switzerland6718247133274-141
 Ukraine1610064147-6
 United States25122239137−98
 Yugoslavia2411013105115-10
Total1 222486926443 7924 337-545

Uniform evolution

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

References

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  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  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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