regular season
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of the
ice hockey
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elite league in
France
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and the first to take the name of
Ligue Magnus
The Ligue Magnus, currently known as Synerglace Ligue Magnus for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's division of the French ice hockey pyramid, established in 1906. The league operated under a variety of names before taking that of its champion ...
.
Results
Regular season
Playoffs
National Pool
Relegation Pool
Relegation matches
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand (, ; ; oc, label=Auvergnat (dialect), Auvergnat, Clarmont-Ferrand or Clharmou ; la, Augustonemetum) is a city and Communes of France, commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions of France, region, with a population ...
faces
Caen
Caen (, ; nrf, Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,Division 1 in two matches the 23 and 26 April 2005. After a tie in the first leg match 4-4, Caen won the serie in the second leg matches with a victory 8 to 2. Caen is promoted in Ligue Magnus at the expense of Clermont-Ferrand.
Season Champion
Mulhouse
Mulhouse (; Alsatian language, Alsatian: or , ; ; meaning ''Mill (grinding), mill house'') is a city of the Haut-Rhin Departments of France, department, in the Grand Est Regions of France, region, eastern France, close to the France–Switzerl ...
win the first
Magnus Cup
The Magnus Cup is the trophy presented to the winner of the Ligue Magnus (Magnus League) playoffs, and is named after Louis Magnus, first president of the International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; frenc ...
in its history.
Clermont is relegated in Division 1, but due to financial difficulties, the club filed for bankruptcy. For similar reasons, Tours and Mulhouse were not allowed by the federation to rejoin ligue Magnus the next season. Tours is relegated to Division 2, Mulhouse filed for bankruptcy.July 2005 news on Hockeyarchives.com /ref>
Trophies
*Best scorer (
Charles Ramsey Trophy The Charles Ramsay Trophy (french: Trophée Charles Ramsay) has been awarded since 1978 to the top scorer in the Ligue Magnus. It is named after American player Charles Ramsay, a French league star in the 1930s, and the captain of the first United ...
) :
Steven Reinprecht
Steven Edward Reinprecht (born May 7, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward.
Undrafted into the NHL, he was signed as a free agent following his NCAA career with the Wisconsin Badgers by the Los Angeles Kings. During his roo ...
(Mulhouse).
*Best French player (
Albert Hassler Trophy
The Albert Hassler Trophy (french: Trophée Albert Hassler) has been awarded to the most valuable French player in the Ligue Magnus since 1978. It is named after Albert Hassler, a French ice hockey player who played during the 1920s and 1930s.
W ...
):
Laurent Meunier
Laurent Meunier (born January 16, 1979) is a French-born Swiss former professional ice hockey player who spent most of his career in Switzerland playing in the National League (NL) and the Swiss League (SL). He also captained the French National ...
(Grenoble).
*Best goaltender (
Jean Ferrand Trophy
The Jean Ferrand Trophy (french: Trophée Jean Ferrand) has been awarded to the best goaltender in the Ligue Magnus since 1978. It is named after Jean Ferrand, a former French ice hockey goaltender.
Winners
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) :
Fabrice Lhenry
Fabrice Lhenry (born June 29, 1972) is a French former professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently the head coach of Dragons de Rouen of the Ligue Magnus.
Lhenry played the majority of his career in France with a visit to the Germany (19 ...
(Mulhouse).
*Best rookie (
Jean-Pierre Graff Trophy The Jean-Pierre Graff Trophy (french: Trophée Jean-Pierre Graff) is an award in the Ligue Magnus, the top professional ice hockey league in France, given to the most promising player in the league. The Trophy was first awarded in 1981 and has been ...
):
Pierre-Édouard Bellemare
Pierre-Édouard Bellemare (born 6 March 1985) is a French professional ice hockey player for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Vegas Golden Knights, Colorado Avalanche and Tamp ...
(Rouen).
*Best coach : Robert Millette (Tours).
*Best player :
Steven Reinprecht
Steven Edward Reinprecht (born May 7, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward.
Undrafted into the NHL, he was signed as a free agent following his NCAA career with the Wisconsin Badgers by the Los Angeles Kings. During his roo ...
France
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Elite
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