Florian Hardy (born February 8, 1985) is a French professional

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who is currently playing with

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of Ligue Magnus France. Hardy joined Dornbirner on June 24, 2015, after his first season in the DEL with

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International

Hardy was named to the

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for the

2010 IIHF World Championship The 2010 IIHF World Championship was the 74th IIHF World Championship, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 7 and 23 May 2010 in Germany. The games were played in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, SAP Arena in Mannh ...

. He was also selected for competition at the

2014 IIHF World Championship The 2014 IIHF World Championship was hosted by Belarus in its capital, Minsk, held from 9 to 25 May 2014. Sixteen national teams were competing in two venues, the Minsk-Arena and Chizhovka-Arena. It was the first time Belarus hosted the tourname ...

and the

2017 IIHF World Championship The 2017 IIHF World Championship, the 2017 edition of the annual Ice Hockey World Championships, was held from 5 to 21 May 2017 in Cologne, Germany and Paris, France. The official tournament mascots were Asterix (character), Asterix and Obelix, ...

. Hardy was awarded Player of the Game award in a 5–1 victory against Finland at the 2017 IIHF World Championships. The award was originally awarded to

Pierre-Édouard Bellemare Pierre-Édouard Bellemare (born 6 March 1985) is a French professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with HC Ajoie of the National League (NL). He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers ...

, but Bellemare refused to accept the award and gave it to Hardy instead. Hardy saved 42 out of 43 shots in the 5–1 victory.

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* 1985 births Living people Chamonix HC players Dornbirn Bulldogs players Ducs d'Angers players Ducs de Dijon players French ice hockey goaltenders EHC München players HC Morzine-Avoriaz players Sportspeople from Nantes 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-icehockey-bio-stub