The Brûleurs de Loups (French for ''Wolfs Burners'') are a professional

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team that play in

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History

The club was founded in 1963 under the name Grenoble Hockey Club. Since 1992, the club has been known as the Brûleurs de Loups. The Brûleurs de Loups hockey team plays in the

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, the highest level in France. They have won the championship eight times (1981, 1982, 1991, 1998, 2007, 2009, 2019, 2022), the French Cup four times (1994, 2008, 2009, 2017) and the League Cup four times (2007, 2009, 2011, 2015). Former

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and

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goaltender

Cristobal Huet Cristobal Huet (; born September 3, 1975) is a French- Swiss former professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently a goalie coach for Lausanne HC of the National League (NL). He previously played for HC Lugano and HC Fribourg-Gottéron and ...

played for Grenoble from the beginning of his career until 1998.

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forward Alexandre Texier was formed and started his career in Grenoble too. They were both born in nearby

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* Robert Ouellet * Jean-Philippe Lemoine *

Christian Pouget Christian Pouget (born January 11, 1966 in Gap, France) is a retired French professional ice hockey player. Achievements Olympic career Pouget competed in three Olympics representing France - 1988, 1992, and 1998 1998 was designated a ...

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; *

Larry Huras Larry Robert Huras, (born July 8, 1955) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and a former player. He most recently served as head coach of HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the Swiss top-flight NLA. Playing career Huras turned pro in 1975, when ...

Réjean Cloutier Réjean Cloutier (born February 15, 1960) is a former professional ice hockey player who played for the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a profes ...

Sylvain Locas Sylvain Locas (born February 17, 1958 in Chicoutimi, Quebec) is a former professional ice hockey centre. Prior to turning professional Locas played four seasons (1974–78) in the QMJHL with the Chicoutimi Saguenéens and Sherbrooke Beavers. Loc ...

* Éric Chouinard *

Alexandre Giroux Alexandre Giroux (born June 16, 1981) is a Canadian ice hockey forward currently playing for the Thetford Assurancia of the Quebec-based Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey. He previously played in the National League (NL) with HC Ambrì-Pio ...

; * Vadim Bekbulatov ; * Bohuslav Ebermann

Trophies and awards

* Ligue Magnus (French Championship): ** Gold medal europe

(x8) 1981, 1982, 1991, 1998, 2007, 2009, 2019, 2022 ** Silver medal europe

(x8) 1967, 1968, 1977, 1983, 1990, 2004, 2012, 2018 *

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(x4) 1994, 2008, 2009, 2017 ** Silver medal europe

(x2) 2004, 2016 *

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(x4) 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015 ** Silver medal europe

(x1) 2010 * Match of Champions: ** Gold medal europe

(x4) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017 ** Silver medal europe

(x1) 2007

References

External links

Official website
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