Jean Ferrand (died 11 November 1990) was a French

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and the long-time president of the

French Ice Sports Federation French Federation of Ice Sports (or French Ice Sports Federation; french: Fédération française des sports de glace or ''FFSG'') is the national governing body for a number of ice sports in France. It manages completely different sports discip ...

Playing career

Ferrand was the goaltender for HC Gap from 1945 to 1956.

Executive career

Ferrand was the president of the HC Gap from 1954 to 1971. From 1970 to 1983, he acted as the Chairman of the National Committee of French ice hockey. In this capacity, he represented France at the Council of the

International Ice Hockey Federation The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; french: Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace; german: Internationale Eishockey-Föderation) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, and ...

(IIHF). In 1984 Ferrand succeeded Pierre-curve Michollet as president of the French Ice Sports Federation, a position he held until his death in 1990.

Honours

*In 2008, Ferrand was a charter inductee into the French Ice Hockey Hall of Fame.NHL.com - Across the Pond
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Jean Ferrand Trophy The Jean Ferrand Trophy (french: Trophée Jean Ferrand) has been awarded to the best goaltender in the Ligue Magnus since 1978. It is named after Jean Ferrand, a former French ice hockey goaltender. Winners {, cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" bor ...

has been awarded to the best goaltender 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 ...

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* 1990 deaths French ice hockey goaltenders Rapaces de Gap players Year of birth missing {{France-icehockey-bio-stub