Rapaces de Gap

Rapaces de Gap
Rapaces de Gap
Nickname	Rapaces
City	Gap, France
League	Ligue Magnus; 1962–Present
Founded	1937
Home arena	Patinoire Brown-Ferrand; (capacity: 3400)
Colors
President	Georges Obninsky
Head coach	Patrick Turcotte
Captain	Romain Moussier
Website	lesrapacesdegap.fr
Franchise history
1937–45	Ski-Club Gapençais (SCG)
1945–89	Gap Hockey Club (GHC)
1989-00	Gap Alpes Patinage (HGAP)
2000–present	Les Rapaces de Gap
	Current season

Rapaces de Gap (French: Les Rapaces de Gap, "Gap Raptors") is a French ice hockey team that is based in Gap and plays home games at the Patinoire Brown-Ferrand. The team played in the Ligue Magnus during the 2009–10 Ligue Magnus season. Gap won the French Championship three times in 1977,^[1] 1978^[2] and 2015.^[3]

History

20th century

The team was founded in 1937^[4] The club Rapaces de Gap (Gapençais, Gap) was created in 1937;^[5] it entered championship of France in 1945^[6] where it played in the second series. In 1955, the team inaugurated the Brown-Ferrand Ice Rink, which became artificial in 1961. The Gapençais started in the first series (elite division) for the 1962–1963 season.^[7] From 1962, the Canadian Camil Gélinas, who was coach of the team Athletic Club of Boulogne-Billancourt, became coach of Repaces de Gap at the request of the team's president in 1965. In 1972, work on the stadium, which included covering of the track, allowed the permanent use of the ice,^[6] and the hosting of the world championship group C.^[8]

The senior team was still progressing with Czech Zdeněk Bláha as a coach. The team under Bláha won their first Champion of France title in 1977.^[9] Gap also won the title the following year.^[10] The club continued thereafter to be a great training club,^[11] until the 1980s winning 21 titles of champion of France in the minor categories and being vice-champion of France in 1983–1984.^[12] In 1989, the club finished second-from-last in the National 1A but preferred demotion to end their expensive professional adventure.^[13]

For the 1992–1993 French Hockey Championship, Gap returned to the elite division for the first time, following a reshuffle of the divisions and the retirement from the national league at 10 clubs.^[14] In 1996, Gap won Division 1.^[15] New immediate descent, when Gap fails to stay in hen.^[16]

21st century

The club slowly descended the French hierarchy, having to play a dam to stay in Division 1 during the 2001–2002 season.^[17] The club recovered their form the next season, thanks to the expansion of the elite to a Super 16. This was a difficult task because with the lowest budget,^[18] Gap were often in the bottom of the table, returning to the second level^[19] in 2006. In 2009, thanks to a new title Division 1 champion, the club returned to the elite league.^[20]

Between the start of the 2009–2010 season and the end of the 2012–2013 season, Gap home games were broadcast live on the club's website. Long announced the renovation of the rink would run until August 2012. The rink was refurbished and its capacity was increased to 2,000 seats. During the 2011–2012 season, Gap played their home games at Palais Marseille Grand Est. On October 23, 2012, the club's president Georges Obninsky announced his resignation^[21] during a press conference.^[22] He was replaced by Philippe Vial and Jérôme Escallier. At the end of the 2016–2017 season, Rapaces de Gap won the Ligue Magnus, thus becoming Champions of France for the fourth time in their history. As of 2019^[update], the club has one of the best records in French hockey with 29 national titles, 37 podiums, 2 participations in the European Cup, 1 cup of As and 22 players selected in National Team including eight for Olympics.^[6]

Roster

Updated February 1, 2019.^[23]

Goaltenders
Number	Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of Birth
31	Jimmy Darier	L	2018	Grenoble, France
32	Jordon Cooke	L	2018	Leduc, Canada

Defencemen
Number	Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
5	Parker Reno	R	2018	Medina, USA
6	Matt Nelson	R	2018	Medina, USA
7	Pierre Crinon	L	2015	Reims, France
27	Vincent Melin	L	2018	Arras, France
57	Samuel Labrecque	L	2018	Granby, Canada
59	Raphaël Faure	L	2016	Caen, France
4	Quentin Mahier	L	2018	Dijon, France

Forwards
Number	Player	Shoots	Position	Acquired	Place of Birth
8	Robin Colomban	L	C/LW	2017	Briançon, France
9	Adam Kambeitz	L	C/LW	2018	Coaldale, Canada
10	Kristoff Kontos	L	C	2018	Penetang, Canada
12	Paul Joubert	R	LW/RW	2014	Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon
15	Maurin Bouvet	L	C	2015	Amiens, France
17	Elvijs Biezais	L	RW/C	2018	Riga, Latvia
19	Jeffrey Brown (C)	L	LW/RW	2018	Toronto, Canada
23	Paul Schmitt	L	LW/RW	2018	Montpellier, France
76	Téo Sarliève	L	LW	2018	Clermont-Ferrand, France
79	Norbert Abramov	L	C	2018	Cergy, France
82	Romain Gutierrez	L	LW	2017	Dormont, France
89	Roberts Jekimovs	R	LW/RW	2018	Riga, Latvia
5	Roman Vondracek	R	RW/C	2018	Trutnov, Czech Republic
29	Dimitri Thillet	L	C/LW	2016	Briançon, France

Awards and trophies

Coupe Magnus: 1977, 1978, 2015, 2017
Division 1: 1996, 2006
Coupe de la Ligue: 2016
Coupe des As: 1986
U22 : 5 championships
U18 : 7 championships
U16 : 7 championships
U14 : 4 championships
U11 : 3 championships
Women's National Championship: 1 championship

Famous players

NHL Players

Name	Game in NHL	Period
Alain Daigle	406 games	1980–1981
Vadim Sharifijanov	96 games	2004–2005
Roland Cloutier	34 gamess	1983–1988
Pat Daley	12 games	1987–1988
Larry Huras	2 games	1984–1988

References

^ (in French) Championnat de France 1976/77 on hockeyarchives
^ (in French) Championnat de France 1977/78 on hockeyarchives
^ "Gap champion de France !".
^ Profile on hockeyarenas.net
^ Club Card on hockeyarenas.net
^ ^a ^b ^c History of club on the official website,
^ hockeyarchives / France1963.htm French Championship 1962/63
^ 1974 World Championships on hockeyarchives
^ French Championship 1976/77 on hockeyarchives
^ French Championship 1977/78 on Hockeyarchives
^ Gap, determined nonetheless on hockeyarchives
^ French Championship 1983/84 on hockeyarchives
^ Championship of France 1988/89 on hockeyarchives.
^ French Championship 1992/93 on hockeyarchives
^ com / hockeyarchives / France1996.htm French Championship 1995/96 on hockeyarchives
^ Championship of France 1996–97 on hockeyarchives
^ French Championship 2001/02: division 1 on hockeyarchives.
^ Gap unpretentious, hockeyarchives
^ 2005/06 French Championship: Ligue Magnus on hockeyarchives
^ French Championship 2008/09: division 1 on hockeyarchives
^ http://lesrapacesdegap.free.fr/news.php?id=563 ^{[bare URL]}
^ Press conference of George Obninsky's resignation
^ "Les Rapaces de Gap Roster". lesrapacesdegap.fr (in French). Retrieved February 1, 2019.

External links

Official website (in French)

[1] (in French) Championnat de France 1976/77 on hockeyarchives

[2] (in French) Championnat de France 1977/78 on hockeyarchives

[3] "Gap champion de France !".

[4] Profile on hockeyarenas.net

[5] Club Card on hockeyarenas.net

[off-6] History of club on the official website,

[7] yarchives / France1963.htm French Championship 1962/63

[8] 1974 World Championships on hockeyarchives

[9] French Championship 1976/77 on hockeyarchives

[10] French Championship 1977/78 on Hockeyarchives

[11] Gap, determined nonetheless on hockeyarchives

[12] French Championship 1983/84 on hockeyarchives

[13] Championship of France 1988/89 on hockeyarchives.

[14] French Championship 1992/93 on hockeyarchives

[15] / hockeyarchives / France1996.htm French Championship 1995/96 on hockeyarchives

[16] Championship of France 1996–97 on hockeyarchives

[17] French Championship 2001/02: division 1 on hockeyarchives.

[18] Gap unpretentious, hockeyarchives

[19] 2005/06 French Championship: Ligue Magnus on hockeyarchives

[20] French Championship 2008/09: division 1 on hockeyarchives

[21] ttp://lesrapacesdegap.free.fr/news.php?id=563 ^{[bare URL]}

[22] Press conference of George Obninsky's resignation

[23] "Les Rapaces de Gap Roster". lesrapacesdegap.fr (in French). Retrieved February 1, 2019.

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