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

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team that play in Grenoble,

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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 Ligue Magnus, 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 Saint-Martin-d'Hères.

Roster

Updated October 27, 2021.

Notable former players

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Philippe Bozon Philippe Bozon (born November 30, 1966) is a former French professional ice hockey player who played for the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League (NHL) between the 1991–92 and 1994-95 seasons. He is the first of only seven French-bo ...

* 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 ...

* Eddy Ferhi * Alexandre Texier ; *

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* Sylvain Locas *

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* Alexandre Giroux ; * 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 * French Cup: ** Gold medal europe

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

(x2) 2004, 2016 * League Cup: ** Gold medal europe

(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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