Hockey Club de Caen is a French
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 hock ...
team based in
Caen
Caen (, ; nrf, Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,[Normandy
Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...]
playing in the
Division 1. The team is also known as "Drakkars de Caen" (Caen
Longship
Longships were a type of specialised Scandinavian warships that have a long history in Scandinavia, with their existence being archaeologically proven and documented from at least the fourth century BC. Originally invented and used by the Nors ...
s). The team was formerly called the
Léopards de Caen.
The team was founded in 1968 and plays home games at the
Patinoire de Caen la mer.
Prize list
Major Hockey
*
Continental Cup:
The best route:
1st tour in 2000–01.
*
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 ...
:
** Vice champion: 2000.
*
Division 1: (4)
** Champion: 1979, 1989, 1998, 2010.
** Vice champion: 2009.
*
Division 2: (1)
** Champion: 1994.
** Vice-champion: 1993, 2003.
*
Division 3:
** Vice champion: 2002.
* Coupe de France: (1)
** Winner: 2000.
* Coupe de la Ligue:
The best route: Quarter-finals in 2008.
Minor Hockey
* Championnat de France Cadet excellence:
** Champion: 2003.
Notable players
*
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 ...
References
External links
Official website
Ice hockey teams in France
Sport in Caen
Ice hockey clubs established in 1968
1968 establishments in France
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