Jean Vassieux (31 October 1949 – 29 December 2021) was a French ice hockey player.
Life and career
Vassieux played as a
forward
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* Forward (surname)
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Ice Hockey World Championships
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in
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
and
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
. He was a team captain from 1976 to 1979. He played professionally for
Ours de Villard-de-Lans
Ours de Villard-de-Lans (Villard-de-Lans Bears) is a French ice hockey team based in Villard-de-Lans playing in the FFHG Division 2.
The team was founded in 1931 and plays home games at the Patinoire municipale de Villard-de-Lans.
Former play ...
and was awarded the
Albert Hassler Trophy
The Albert Hassler Trophy (french: Trophée Albert Hassler) has been awarded to the most valuable French player in the Ligue Magnus since 1978. It is named after Albert Hassler, a French ice hockey player who played during the 1920s and 1930s.
W ...
in
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...