France men's national ice hockey team
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Nickname(s) | Les Bleus (The Blues) |
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Association | Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace |
Head coach | Philippe Bozon |
Assistants | Yorick Treille Ivano Zanatta |
Captain | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare |
Most games | Denis Perez (297) |
Most points | Philippe Bozon (170) |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | FRA |
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Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 14 ![]() |
Highest IIHF | 12 (2014–15, 2018) |
Lowest IIHF | 19 (2006–07) |
First international | |
Belgium ![]() ![]() (Brussels, Belgium; 4 March 1905) | |
Biggest win | |
France ![]() ![]() (Budapest, Hungary; 15 March 1983) | |
Biggest defeat | |
United States ![]() ![]() (Chamonix, France; 30 January 1924) | |
IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 60 (first in 1930) |
Best result | 6th (1930) |
European Championships | |
Appearances | 4 (first in 1923) |
Best result | ![]() |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 10 (first in 1920) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
486–644–92 |
The France men's national ice hockey team has participated in the IIHF European Championships, the IIHF World Hockey Championships and the Olympic Games.[2] As of 2016, it is ranked 14th in the world in the IIHF World Rankings. The team is overseen by the Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace. Notable recent wins include upsets against Russia at the 2013 IIHF World Championship, Canada at the 2014 IIHF World Championship, and a triumphant 5–1 over Finland as the tournament host of 2017 IIHF World Championship.
Patrick Francheterre coached the national team in 1985 and 1986, then managed the team from 1993 to 1997 and from 2004 to 2014, and received the Paul Loicq Award in 2017.[3]
Tournament record
[edit]Olympic Games
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Games | Finish |
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5th place |
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5th place |
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6th place |
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9th place |
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14th place |
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11th place |
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8th place |
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10th place |
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11th place |
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14th place |
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World Championship
[edit]- See: Ice Hockey World Championships and List of IIHF World Championship medalists
- Note: Between 1920 and 1968, the Olympic hockey tournament was also considered the World Championship for that year.[citation needed] World Championship tournaments were not held in the Olympic years of 1980, 1984, and 1988.[4]
Championship | Finish | Rank |
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First round | 6th |
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Consolation round | 9th |
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Consolation round | 11th |
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Consolation round | 7th |
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Consolation round | 7th |
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Consolation round | 9th |
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2nd in the Pool B | 9th |
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6th in the Pool B | 15th |
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5th in the Pool B | 8th |
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2nd in the Pool C | 16th |
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3rd in the Pool B | 11th |
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6th in the Pool B | 14th |
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9th in the Pool B | 17th |
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Qualifying round Group B/C | — |
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4th in the Pool C | 20th |
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3rd in the Pool C | 17th |
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2nd in the Pool C | 16th |
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6th in the Pool C | 20th |
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5th in the Pool C | 19th |
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5th in the Pool C | 19th |
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3rd in the Pool C | 19th |
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4th in the Pool C | 21st |
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6th in the Pool B | 22nd |
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3rd in the Pool C | 21st |
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5th in the Pool C | 21st |
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4th in the Pool C | 20th |
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5th in the Pool C | 21st |
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1st in the Pool B | 17th |
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4th in the Pool B | 12th |
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4th in the Pool B | 12th |
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3rd in the Pool B | 11th |
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4th in the Pool B | 12th |
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3rd in the Pool B | 11th |
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Consolation round | 11th |
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Consolation round | 10th |
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First round | 10th |
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Quarterfinals | 8th |
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Consolation round | 11th |
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Consolation round | 10th |
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First round | 13th |
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Qualifying Round | 15th |
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Consolation round | 15th |
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2nd in Division I, Group A | 20th |
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2nd in Division I, Group A | 19th |
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1st in Division I, Group B | 18st |
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Relegation round | 16th |
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2nd in Division I, Group B | 19th |
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2nd in Division I, Group A | 20th |
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1st in Division I, Group A | 18th |
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Relegation round | 14th |
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Qualifying round | 12th |
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Relegation round | 14th |
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Qualifying round | 12th |
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Preliminary round | 9th |
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Preliminary round | 13th |
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Quarterfinals | 8th |
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Preliminary round | 12th |
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Preliminary round | 14th |
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Preliminary round | 9th |
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Preliminary round | 12th |
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Relegation (but was later on promoted back after Russia and Belarus were disqualified due to the invasion of Ukraine) | 15th |
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Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5] | |
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Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6] | |
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Preliminary round | 12th |
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Preliminary round | 12th |
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Preliminary round | 14th |
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European Championship
[edit]Games | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Finish | Rank |
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1910–1922 | did not participate. | |||||||
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | Round-robin | ![]() |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | Final | ![]() |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | Second round | 5th |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | Consolation round | 6th |
Current roster
[edit]Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship.[7]
Head coach: Philippe Bozon[8]
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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3 | F | Charles Bertrand | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 5 February 1991 | ![]() |
5 | D | Enzo Guebey | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 6 May 1999 | ![]() |
6 | D | Vincent Llorca | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 16 January 1992 | ![]() |
7 | D | Pierre Crinon | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | 2 August 1995 | ![]() |
8 | D | Hugo Gallet | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 20 June 1997 | ![]() |
11 | F | Robin Colomban | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 18 November 1997 | ![]() |
12 | F | Valentin Claireaux | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 5 April 1994 | ![]() |
14 | F | Stéphane Da Costa – A | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 11 July 1989 | ![]() |
18 | D | Yohann Auvitu | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 27 July 1989 | ![]() |
24 | F | Justin Addamo | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 112 kg (247 lb) | 27 May 1998 | ![]() |
25 | D | Nicolas Ritz | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 26 February 1992 | ![]() |
27 | D | Enzo Cantagallo | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 19 October 1998 | ![]() |
29 | F | Louis Boudon | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 4 October 1998 | ![]() |
32 | G | Quentin Papillon | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 7 April 1997 | ![]() |
33 | G | Julian Junca | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 15 February 1998 | ![]() |
37 | G | Sebastian Ylönen | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 3 July 1991 | ![]() |
41 | F | Pierre-Édouard Bellemare – A | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 6 March 1985 | ![]() |
44 | F | Tomas Simonsen | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 20 October 2002 | ![]() |
62 | D | Florian Chakiachvili | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 18 March 1992 | ![]() |
72 | F | Jordann Perret | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 15 October 1994 | ![]() |
74 | D | Thomas Thiry | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | 9 September 1997 | ![]() |
77 | F | Sacha Treille – C | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 6 November 1987 | ![]() |
81 | F | Anthony Rech | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 9 July 1992 | ![]() |
90 | G | Aurélien Dair | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 10 September 1999 | ![]() |
91 | G | Baptiste Bruche | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 27 January 2000 | ![]() |
94 | F | Tim Bozon | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 24 March 1994 | ![]() |
95 | F | Kévin Bozon | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 30 December 1995 | ![]() |
All-time record
[edit]- As of September 1st 2024.
Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | +28 |
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68 | 23 | 10 | 35 | 189 | 257 | -68 |
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32 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 59 | 101 | -42 |
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53 | 37 | 2 | 14 | 303 | 115 | +188 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
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29 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 156 | 89 | +67 |
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55 | 11 | 5 | 39 | 100 | 247 | -147 |
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11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 41 | -26 |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | +26 |
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15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 29 | 84 | −55 |
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12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 43 | −21 |
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85 | 43 | 5 | 37 | 291 | 242 | +49 |
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11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 58 | -32 |
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17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 53 | 28 | +25 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 |
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21 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 26 | 116 | −90 |
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45 | 15 | 4 | 26 | 89 | 131 | -42 |
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33 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 117 | 130 | -13 |
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52 | 22 | 4 | 26 | 203 | 216 | -13 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
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92 | 36 | 6 | 50 | 257 | 313 | -56 |
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30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 120 | 101 | +19 |
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19 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 54 | 51 | +3 |
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55 | 16 | 4 | 36 | 114 | 191 | -77 |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | +16 |
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43 | 26 | 4 | 13 | 222 | 159 | +63 |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 6 | +59 |
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97 | 25 | 14 | 58 | 223 | 337 | -114 |
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54 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 154 | 146 | +8 |
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28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 114 | 139 | -25 |
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15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 75 | −61 |
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35 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 44 | 153 | -109 |
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34 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 101 | 77 | +24 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 9 | +40 |
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8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 15 | +55 |
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22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 31 | 96 | −65 |
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67 | 18 | 2 | 47 | 133 | 274 | -141 |
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17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 49 | -1 |
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26 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 39 | 142 | −103 |
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24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 105 | 115 | -10 |
Total | 1 222 | 486 | 92 | 644 | 3 792 | 4 337 | -545 |
Uniform evolution
[edit]- National team jerseys
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1988 Olympic jersey
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1992 Olympic jersey
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1994 Olympic jersey
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1998-2001 IIHF jerseys
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2014–2016 IIHF jerseys
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2016–2019 IIHF jerseys
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2019–2022 IIHF jerseys
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2022– IIHF jerseys
References
[edit]- ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "France making more miracles – 2014 WM – International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". iihfworlds2014.com. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "IIHF Hall of Fame names 20th induction class". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2017. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "All Medalists: Men: IIHF World Championships". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "EDF. La liste pour le Mondial d'Ostrava" (in French). hockeyfrance.com. 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Team roster: France" (PDF). iihf.com. 10 May 2024.
External links
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