France women's national ice hockey team explained
France |
Badge: | France national ice hockey team.svg |
Badge Size: | 125px |
Nickname: | Les Bleus (The Blues) |
Association: | French Ice Hockey Federation |
Coach: | Grégory Tarlé |
Asst Coach: | Sébastien Roujon |
Captain: | Lore Baudrit |
Most Games: | Marion Allemoz (78) |
Top Scorer: | Marion Allemoz (43) |
Most Points: | Marion Allemoz (77) |
Iihf Code: | FRA |
Iihf Max: | 10 |
Iihf Max Date: | first in 2018 |
Iihf Min: | 16 |
Iihf Min Date: | first in 2011 |
First Game: | 1–1
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Largest Win: | 17–0
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Largest Loss: | 28–0
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World Champ2 Name: | World Championships |
World Champ2 Apps: | 21 |
World Champ2 First: | 1999 |
World Champ2 Best: | 10th (2016, 2018, 2019) |
Record: | 168–247–19 |
The French women's national ice hockey team represents France at international ice hockey tournaments, including the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championship. The women's national team is controlled by French Ice Hockey Federation (FFHG). France had 2,622 female ice hockey players registered with the IIHF in 2022, an increase of more than 250% over the 952 players recorded in 2011.[1] [2], the French women's national team is ranked twelfth in the world; they have ranked as high as tenth, first in 2018.
Tournament record
Olympic Games
See main article: Ice hockey at the Olympic Games.
The women's team of France has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.
World Championship
- 1999 – Finished in 11th place (3rd in Lower Division)
- 2000 – Finished in 13th place (5th in Lower Division)
- 2001 – Finished in 13th place (5th in Division I)
- 2003 – 4th in Division I (Top Division not Played)
- 2004 – Finished in 13th place (4th in Division I)
- 2005 – Finished in 12th place (4th in Division I)
- 2007 – Finished in 12th place (3rd in Division I)
- 2008 – Finished in 13th place (4th in Division I)
- 2009 – Finished in 15th place (6th in Division I and demoted to Division II)
- 2011 – Finished in 15th place (2nd in Division II)
- 2012 – Finished in 17th place (3rd in Division IB)
- 2013 – Finished in 15th place (1st in Division IB and promoted to Division IA)
- 2014 – Finished in 12th place (4th in Division IA)
- 2015 – Finished in 11th place (3rd in Division IA)
- 2016 – Finished in 10th place (2nd in Division IA)
- 2017 – Finished in 14th place (6th in Division IA)
- 2018 – Finished in 10th place (1st in Division IA and promoted to Top division)
- 2019 – Finished in 10th place (demoted to Division IA)
- 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
- 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
- 2022 – Finished in 11th place (1st in Division IA and promoted to Top division)
- 2023 – Finished in 10th place (relegated to Division IA)
- 2024 – Finished in 13th place (3rd in Division IA)
European Championship
- 1991 – Finished in 7th place
- 1993 – Finished in 9th place (3rd in Group B)
- 1995 – Finished in 11th place (5th in Group B)
- 1996 – Finished in 11th place (5th in Group B)
Team
2024 roster
Roster for the Group A tournament of the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I.[5] [6]
Head coach: Grégory Tarlé
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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1 | G | | 1.61m (05.28feet) | 57abbr=onNaNabbr=on | April 21, 2024 | Evry-Viry Hockey 91 |
2 | F | | 1.49m (04.89feet) | 42abbr=onNaNabbr=on | April 21, 2024 | Anglet Hormadi U17 |
4 | D | | 1.77m (05.81feet) | 66abbr=onNaNabbr=on | April 21, 2024 | Saint-Laurent Patriotes |
5 | D | | 1.73m (05.68feet) | 73abbr=onNaNabbr=on | April 21, 2024 | Cergy-Pontoise Jokers |
6 | F | | 1.58m (05.18feet) | 76abbr=onNaNabbr=on | April 21, 2024 | |
7 | D | | 1.69m (05.54feet) | 65abbr=onNaNabbr=on | April 21, 2024 | Lindenwood Lions |
8 | F | | 1.67m (05.48feet) | 64abbr=onNaNabbr=on | April 21, 2024 | John Abbott College Islanders |
10 | D | | 1.63m (05.35feet) | 61abbr=onNaNabbr=on | April 21, 2024 | Grenoble Brûleurs de Loups |
11 | D | | 1.65m (05.41feet) | 64abbr=onNaNabbr=on | April 21, 2024 | Tours Remparts |
12 | F | – A | 1.71m (05.61feet) | 65abbr=onNaNabbr=on | April 21, 2024 | |
13 | D | | 1.73m (05.68feet) | 69abbr=onNaNabbr=on | April 21, 2024 | SC Bern |
14 | F | | 1.66m (05.45feet) | 58abbr=onNaNabbr=on | April 21, 2024 | Dawson College Blues |
15 | F | | 1.62m (05.31feet) | 59abbr=onNaNabbr=on | April 21, 2024 | Grenoble Brûleurs de Loups |
16 | F | | 1.61m (05.28feet) | 58abbr=onNaNabbr=on | April 21, 2024 | |
17 | F | – A | 1.68m (05.51feet) | 61abbr=onNaNabbr=on | April 21, 2024 | |
18 | F | | 1.69m (05.54feet) | 66abbr=onNaNabbr=on | April 21, 2024 | Caen Drakkars U17 |
19 | F | | 1.9m (06.2feet) | 85abbr=onNaNabbr=on | April 21, 2024 | Leksands IF |
20 | G | | 1.79m (05.87feet) | 61abbr=onNaNabbr=on | April 21, 2024 | Reims Champagne |
21 | F | | 1.59m (05.22feet) | 51abbr=onNaNabbr=on | April 21, 2024 | Vermont Catamounts |
22 | F | | 1.61m (05.28feet) | 67abbr=onNaNabbr=on | April 21, 2024 | John Abbott College Islanders |
24 | F | | 1.7m (05.6feet) | 60abbr=onNaNabbr=on | April 21, 2024 | Dawson College Blues |
26 | D | | 1.65m (05.41feet) | 68abbr=onNaNabbr=on | April 21, 2024 | Ironbound Hockey | |
Team captaincy history
Head coaches
- Patrick Adin, 1998–99
- James Tibbetts, 1999–2000
- Stéphane Sabourin, 2000–01
- Christer Eriksson, 2002–03
- Renaud Jacquin, 2003–2005
- Christine Duchamp, 2006–2013
- Grégory Tarlé, 2013–present
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 30 March 2022 . IIHF Member National Association: France . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220403205905/https://www.iihf.com/en/associations/342/france . 3 April 2022 . 25 April 2022 . . en.
- Web site: France. https://web.archive.org/web/20110526132221/http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/france.html. 26 May 2011. 25 April 2022. IIHF. en.
- Web site: Steiss . Adam . 7 March 2020 . Women's Worlds cancelled . https://web.archive.org/web/20200314151836/https://iihf.com/en/events/2020/ww/news/18296/women’s-worlds-cancelled . 14 March 2020 . 25 April 2022 . IIHF.
- Web site: Steiss . Adam . 18 November 2020 . IIHF Council announces more cancellations . 18 November 2020 . IIHF.
- Web site: EDF Fem. Convocation pour le Mondial D1A à Klagenfurt (AUT) . . 21 April 2024 . fr . 12 March 2024.
- Web site: 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division I, Group A – Team Roster: France . 21 April 2024 . 20 April 2024 . IIHF.
- Web site: Lore Baudrit : "Une fierté et un honneur" . . 2023-04-01 . fr . 2022-08-25.