Chamonix Hockey Club was a French professional
ice hockey
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team based in
Chamonix
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (; ; (no longer in use)), more commonly known simply as Chamonix (), is a communes of France, commune in the departments of France, department in the regions of France, region in Southeastern France. It was the site of the f ...
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
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).
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 FFHG_Division_1, Division 1, having last played in the Ligue Magnus in the 2015/2016 season.
History
The team was founded i ...
to form the
Pionniers De Chamonix-Morzine.
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, he played junior ice hockey in Quebec, then was an all-star player for the Université du ...
* Pierre-Luc Lessard
* Randy Cameron
* Dominic Jalbert
* Matt Bissonnette
* Michael Beaudry
* Julien Tremblay
* Louis Côté
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
Sport in Chamonix
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