Français Volants is an ice hockey team in

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. They are currently playing in

FFHG Division 2 FFHG Division 2 (Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace Division 2 or French Ice Hockey Federation Division 2) is an amateur ice hockey league in France. It is the third of four levels of national ice hockey in France. The teams that end at the ...

, the third level of French ice hockey.

History

The club was founded in 1933 by

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, a French ice hockey player. Volants regularly participated in the top-level of French ice hockey from the 1930s until the 1990s, winning the championship four times, in 1936, 1937, 1938, and 1989. They also won the

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in 1987. Their last appearance in the highest-level league came during the 1990-91 season. The club currently plays in the third-level French league, the

Achievements

*French champion (4): 1936, 1937, 1938, 1989.French Ice Hockey Federation
/ref> *Coupe de France champion (1): 1987.

Notable players

* André Peloffy (born 1951), French ice hockey player *

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(born 1967), Canadian-born Italian ice hockey player *

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(born 1991), Canadian-Israeli ice hockey player

References

External links

Team profile
on eurohockey.com

{{DEFAULTSORT:Francais Volants Ice hockey teams in France