Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz explained

Team:	Hockey Club Morzine-Avoriaz
Colour:	B82010
Colour Text:	FFFF00
Name2:	Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz
Nickname:	Pingouins (Auks)
City:	Morzine
Arena:	Škoda Arena
Capacity:	1280
League:	French Ice Hockey Federation
Division:	Division 1 2022-present Ligue Magnus 2004-2016
Coach:	Stéphane Gros^[1]
President:	Thierry Coffy
Website:	www.hockey-morzine.com

Hockey Club Morzine-Avoriaz(HCMA), also known as fr|'''Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz'''|Morzine-Avoriaz [[Penguins]], is a French ice hockey team based in Morzine. They currently play in Division 1, having last played in the Ligue Magnus in the 2015/2016 season.

History

The team was founded in 1963.^[2] They merged with Chamonix HC to form Pionniers De Chamonix-Morzine in 2016,^[3] a partnership that ended in 2017 with a return to Division 3 for HCMA.^[4]

Stadium

The team plays home games at the Škoda Arena.

Coaches

• Stéphane Gros

Former players

• Romain Bonnefond
• Benjamin Dieu de Fauvel
• Laurent Gras
• Julien Lebey
• Florian Hardy
• Maxime Michaud
• Mathieu Mille
• Nicolas Pousset
• Jonathan Zwikel

• Mika Halava
• Toni Kluuskeri
• Antti Koponen

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Organizational Chart . Hockey Club Morzine-Avoriaz . 5 December 2022 . fr-FR.
2. Web site: Club History . Hockey Club Morzine-Avoriaz . 5 December 2022 . fr-FR.
3. News: Création d’une nouvelle équipe avec la fusion de Morzine et de Chamonix. Alapetite. Alexis. 2016-04-13. PARLONS SPORTS. 2017-02-28. fr-FR.
4. Web site: Morzine officiellement en D3 . Hockey Club Morzine-Avoriaz . 5 December 2022 . fr-FR . 1 August 2017.