Chamonix Hockey Club was a French professional
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...
team based in
Chamonix
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc ( frp, Chamôni), more commonly known as Chamonix, is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. It was the site of the first Winter Olympics in 1924. In 2019, it had ...
that last played in 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 champio ...
in 2015. The team is also known as "Chamois de Chamonix" (Chamonix
Chamois).
With 30 championship titles, Chamonix was the most successful French club in ice hockey.
The team was founded in 1910. In 2010, the club celebrated its 100th birthday.
In 2016, the team merged with
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 ...
to form the
Pionniers De Chamonix-Morzine
The are a French ice hockey team based in Chamonix, Haute-Savoie. They play in the country's top tier, the Ligue Magnus. For their inaugural 2016–17 season, they were known as Pionniers de Chamonix-Morzine.
History Origins
In 2016, France's L ...
.
Titles
French champion (30) : 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1939, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1979
Former players
;
* Riku Silvennoinen
* Juho Mielonen
* Ilpo Salmivirta
;
* Clement Masson
* Lou Bogdanoff
* Jeremy Ares
* Clement Colombin
* Matthias Terrier
* Jordan Mugnier
* Arnaud Hascoet
* Damien Torfou
* Jimmy Darier
* Henri-Corentin Buysse
* Joris Bedin
* Patxi Biscard
*
Florian Hardy
;
* Henric Andersen
;
*
Luc Tardif
Luc Tardif (born 29 March 1953) is a Canadian-born French ice hockey executive, and former professional ice hockey player. A native of Trois-Rivières, Quebec, he played in the Quebec Junior A Hockey League and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey L ...
* Pierre-Luc Lessard
* Randy Cameron
* Dominic Jalbert
* Matt Bissonnette
* Michael Beaudry
* Julien Tremblay
Former coaches
*
Alan Jacob
References
External links
Official website
Ice hockey teams in France
Sport in Haute-Savoie
Ice hockey clubs established in 1910
1910 establishments in France
Chamonix
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