By beating 5-4 in promotion\relegation series game #2 Division 1 champion HCA Nice, Morzine-Avoriaz will play in Ligue Magnus also next season, when the elite league of French hockey will be reduced from current 14 to 12 teams. Lyon and 2014 champion Briançon were relegated
(03 Apr 2016)
after losing the playoffs finals last season, Angers took its revenge on Briançon winning the Match of Champions (Jacques Lacarrière Trophy), the trophy which opens the season in France between the Ligue Magnus champion and the winner of Cup of France. Angers won 4-1 (1-0, 0-0,3-1) at home in front of 1100 spectators. Goals were scored by Yannick Tifu,Tim Crowder, Guillaume Lefebvre and Brian Henderson for Angers and Marc-Andre Bernier for Briançon.
Angers goalie Alexis Neau was named MVP.
(29 Aug 2014)
The coupe de la ligue first round is now completed. In groups A (Angers, Rouen) & C (Grenoble, Briançon), the top favorites emerged and advanced to the quarter finals. In groups B and D, it was a 3 team fight to get to the next level. The big surprise was finally in group B with qualifications of Epinal and Strasbourg while the top favorite Amiens is eliminated. In group C, Dijon ended up first while Chamonix and Morzine were tied for 2nd. Chamonix finally advance thanks to a better goal difference. The quarter final match-ups will be the following : Strasbourg - Angers ; Rouen - Épinal ; Briançon - Dijon ; Grenoble - Chamonix
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(16 Oct 2013)
Briançon won first seasonal trophy in France, winning 4-2 against Rouen at Rinkla Stadium in Brest and grabbing Champions Trophy, the prize awarded in the game opposing national champion and Coupe de France winner
Dragons Rouen - Briançon Diables Rouges 2-4 (0-1,2-1,0-2)
0-1 Florian Chakiachvili (Damien Raux) 07:02
1-1 Marc-Andre Thinel (Miroslav Guren)PP 24:54
1-2 Denny Kearney (Pierre-Antoine Devin, Marc-Andre Bernier)PP 25:59
2-2 Juraj Stefanka (Lauri Lahesalu, Jonathan Janil)PP 33:38
2-3 Florian Chakiachvili (Pierre-Antoine Devin)PP 53:59
2-4 Marc-Andre Bernier EN 59:14
PIM: 30-12 SOG: 31-29
(08 Sep 2013)
In a great atmosphere as usual at Paris Bercy, in front of 13.000 spectators, Briançon wins its second Coupe de France beating 2-1 Angers with two power play goals by Marc Andrè Bernier at 14:43 and Toby Lafrance at 23:13. Brian Henderson scored the only Angers goal at 26:49. Briançon goalie Ronan Quemener was elected MVP of the game.
(18 Feb 2013)
Rouen, Grenoble, Angers and holders Briançon are the French Coupe de la Ligue Semifinalists. SemifinalsRouen - Grenoble and Briançon - Angers are scheduled for 27 November and 04 December. Follow Coupe de la Ligue with complete boxscores here
(15 Nov 2012)
Amazing Dijon Les Ducs campaign (2nd places in regular season behind Rouen and victory on Coupe de France) reflectes on Sport newspaper "L'Equipe" votation for season's MVP: Dijon captain Canadian Martin Gascon,30, and his teammate Anthony Guttig,23, were elected respectively Best Foreign and Best French Player in annual votation among sport medias. Gascon finishes regular season as League Top Scorer. Briançon 21 years-old Spanish goalie Ander Alcaine was elected rookie of the year. Alcaine, arrived in Briançon Diables Rouges from FC Barcelona, preceded Dijon's Nicolas Ritz and Rouen's Anthony Rech
(27 Feb 2012)
In a sold out Meribel arena, Briançon won French Coupe de la Ligue beating 4-1 Morzine Avoriaz. For the first time since start of competition in 2006-07 there is a champion different from Rouen (two title) or Grenoble (three title)
Briançon - Morzine-Avoriaz 4:1 (1:1, 1:0, 2:0)
1:0 - 00.32 Jean François Caudron (Vanoosten, Castonguay)
1:1 - 18.26 Marko Makinen (Smyth, Shields) PP2
2:1 - 37.30 Braden Walls (Vanoosten, Castonguay) PP1
3:1 - 50.57 Edo Terglav (Bernier, Perez)
4:1 - 58.09 Steven Vanoosten (Bernier) PP1 EN
PIM: 8x2 - 7x2 Att: 2500 (sold out)
(29 Dec 2011)