The 2011–12 Ligue Magnus season was the 91st season of the

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 ...

, the top level of ice hockey in

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. Fourteen teams participated in the league, and

Dragons de Rouen Rouen Hockey Élite 76 (also known as the Dragons de Rouen (Rouen Dragons)) is a French ice hockey team based in Rouen playing in the Ligue Magnus. The team was founded in 1982 and plays home games at the Île Lacroix. History Only 3 years aft ...

won both the regular season title, and the

Coupe Magnus 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 ...

, the postseason championship that earned the team the title "Champions of France". The Scorpions de Mulhouse were elevated to the league from Division 1 at the end of the season, and the

Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne The Hockey Club Neuilly-sur-Marne is a French ice hockey club based in Neuilly-sur-Marne. The men's representative team, ''Les Bisons'' ''de Neuilly-sur-Marne'', plays in the second-tier FFHG Division 1. History The club was founded in 1974 as HC ...

were relegated to Division 1 after finishing the regular season with only three wins and losing the relegation playoff with the

Ours de Villard-de-Lans ‌ Ours de Villard-de-Lans (Villard-de-Lans Bears) is a French ice hockey team based in Villard-de-Lans playing in the FFHG Division 2. The team was founded in 1931 and plays home games at the Patinoire municipale de Villard-de-Lans. Former play ...

Rules

A win, whether in regulation, overtime, or shootout, is worth two points. A loss in overtime or shootout is worth one point. A loss in regulation is worth zero points. During the regular season, every team plays every other team twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 26 games each. During the playoffs, the top four ranked teams automatically enter the quarterfinals, while the fifth through twelfth ranked teams play a preliminary series to determine the quarterfinalists. All preliminary, quarterfinal, and semifinal series are best of five, while the finals are best of seven. The bottom two ranked teams at the end of the regular season play a relegation series, best of five games, with the winner remaining in the Ligue Magnus, and the loser being relegated to Division 1. The winner of Division 1 is elevated to the Ligue Magnus at the end of the season.

Ranking

Teams are ranked by their point score, with ties broken as follows: # Points scored in matches between the two teams # Number of games lost by forfeit # Number of goals scored in regulation between the two teams # Goal differential, overall # Goal differential in pool play # Number of goals in all games in pool play If there was a tie after these criteria, a playoff would be held on neutral ice.

Regular season

Postseason

Preliminary round

Played 24 February through 3 March *

Gothiques d'Amiens Hockey Club Amiens Somme is a French ice hockey team based in Amiens playing in the Ligue Magnus. The team is also known as "Gothiques d'Amiens" (Amiens Gothics). The team was founded in 1967 and plays home games at the Coliséum. They have twice ...

–

Étoile noire de Strasbourg The Association Étoile Noire de Strasbourg is a French ice hockey team based in Strasbourg and playing in Division 1. History The team currently uses the name of "Étoile Noire de Strasbourg" (Strasbourg Black Star) and was founded in 2000; th ...

3:2 (2–1, 5–3, 2–4, 2–3, 5–2) * Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble – Dauphins d'Épinal 3:2 (5–3, 5–3, 3–4, 6–2, 3–2 OT) *

Ducs d'Angers The Association des Sports de Glisse d'Angers is a French professional ice hockey team based in Angers playing in the Ligue Magnus. The team currently use the name of "Les Ducs d'Angers". The team's mascot is an eagle-owl, or grand duc (literally ...

–

Drakkars de Caen Hockey Club de Caen is a French ice hockey team based in Caen, Normandy playing in the Division 1. The team is also known as "Drakkars de Caen" (Caen Longships). The team was formerly called the Léopards de Caen. The team was founded in 1968 a ...

3:0 (6–1, 6–1, 2–1) *

Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz Hockey Club Morzine-Avoriaz(HCMA), also known as , 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. They mer ...

–

Rapaces de Gap Rapaces de Gap (french: Les Rapaces de Gap) is a French ice hockey team that is based in Gap and plays home games at the Patinoire Brown-Ferrand. The team played in the Ligue Magnus during the 2009–10 Ligue Magnus season. Gap won the French Ch ...

2:3 (2–3 OT, 6–2, 3–6, 4–3 OT, 4–5 OT)

Quarterfinals

Played 6 through 13 March *

–

3:2 (4–5, 5–3, 1–0 OT, 1–5, 5–3) *

Diables Rouges de Briançon The Diables Rouges de Briançon ''(: Briançon Red Devils)'' (''Briançon Alpes Provence Hockey Club'' and before ''Hockey Club Briançon'') is the ice hockey team of Briançon (Hautes-Alpes). Their home arena is the Patinoire René Froger. Awar ...

–

1:3 (5–2, 1–4, 2–4, 2–5) *

Ducs de Dijon The Dijon Hockey Club is a French ice hockey team based in Dijon. They are currently playing in the FFHG Division 3 and formerly played in the Ligue Magnus from 2002 until 2017. The team currently use the name of "Ducs de Dijon" (Dijon Dukes) The ...

– Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble 2:3 (3–0, 3–2, 2–3, 1–2 OT, 2–5) * Chamois de Chamonix –

3:1 (2–3 OT, 6–2, 3–0, 5–4 OT)

Semifinals

Played 16 through 24 March *

–

3:1 (2–1, 1–2, 7–1, 3–1) * Chamois de Chamonix – Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble 1:3 (3–4 OT, 5–2, 4–7, 1–7)

Coupe Magnus Final

Played 28 March through 10 April *

– Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble 4:2 (4–3 OT, 8–2, 4–5, 4–6, 5–1, 4–0)

Relegation

Played 24 February through 3 March *

–

3:1 (1–0, 7–5, 0–1, 7–2)

External links

Season
on hockeyarchives.info

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:2011-12 Ligue Magnus season 1

Fra A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders founded in the twelfth or thirteenth century; the term distinguishes the mendicants' itinerant apostolic character, exercised broadly under the jurisdiction of a superior general, from the ol ...

Ligue Magnus seasons