2004–05 Ligue Magnus season
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The 2004–05 Ligue Magnus season was the 83rd regular season of the ice hockey
elite league in France
and the first to take the name of Ligue Magnus
.
faces Caen
, vice champion of Division 1
in two matchs the 23 and 26 April 2005. After a tie in the first leg match 4-4, Caen won the serie in the second leg matches with a victory 8 to 2. Caen is promoted in Ligue Magnus at the expense of Clermont-Ferrand.
win the first Magnus Cup
in its history.
Clermont is relegated in Division 1, but due to financial difficulties, the club filed for bankruptcy. For similar reasons, Tours and Mulhouse were not allowed by the federation to rejoin ligue Magnus the next season. Tours is relegated to Division 2
, Mulhouse filed for bankruptcy.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
elite league in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and the first to take the name of Ligue Magnus
Ligue Magnus
-Former Teams:*Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne*Orques d'Anglet*Sangliers Arvernes*Corsaires de Dunkerque*Albatros de Brest*Jets de Viry-Essonne-Defunct Teams:*Diables Noirs de Tours*Hockey Club de Mulhouse*Séquanes de Besançon*Flammes Bleues de Reims...
.
Regular season
| Team | GP | Pts | W | Wot | T | LOT | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dragons de Rouen Dragons de Rouen Rouen Hockey Élite 76 is a French ice hockey team based in Rouen playing in the Ligue Magnus. The team is also known as "Dragons de Rouen" .The team was founded in 1982 and plays home games at the Île Lacroix.-History:... |
28 | 45 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 139 | 54 | +85 |
| 2 | Diables Noirs de Tours Diables Noirs de Tours Association des sports de glace de Tours is a former French ice hockey team based in Tours. The team was champion of Magnus league in 1980 and disappeared in 2010.The team is also known as "Diables noirs de Tours" .... |
28 | 45 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 119 | 67 | +52 |
| 3 | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble | 28 | 45 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 119 | 59 | +60 |
| 4 | Scorpions de Mulhouse Scorpions de Mulhouse The Mulhouse Scorpions were a French ice hockey team in Mulhouse that operated from 1997-2005. In 2001, the club was promoted to the Ligue Magnus... |
28 | 43 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 142 | 62 | +80 |
| 5 | Diables Rouges de Briançon | 28 | 39 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 126 | 76 | +50 |
| 6 | Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz | 28 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 101 | 86 | +15 |
| 7 | Ducs d'Angers Ducs d'Angers The Association des Sports de Glisse d'Angers is a French ice hockey team based in Angers playing in the Ligue Magnus. The team currently use the name of "Les Ducs d'Angers " .... |
28 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 96 | 91 | +5 |
| 8 | Gothiques d'Amiens Gothiques d'Amiens Hockey Club Amiens Somme is a French ice hockey team based in Amiens playing in the Ligue Magnus. The team is also known as "Gothiques d'Amiens" .The team was founded in 1967 and plays home games at the Coliséum.-Former players:... |
28 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 97 | 78 | +19 |
| 9 | Orques d'Anglet | 28 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 105 | 113 | -8 |
| 10 | Ducs de Dijon Ducs de Dijon The Dijon Hockey Club is a French ice hockey team based in Dijon playing in the Ligue Magnus. The team currently use the name of "Ducs de Dijon" The team was founded in 1969 and plays home games at the Patinoire municipale Trimolet.... |
28 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 81 | 101 | -20 |
| 11 | Ours de Villard-de-Lans Ours de Villard-de-Lans Ours de Villard-de-Lans is a French ice hockey team based in Villard-de-Lans playing in the Ligue Magnus.The team was founded in 1931 and plays home games at the Patinoire municipale de Villard-de-Lans.-Former players:... |
28 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 64 | 107 | -43 |
| 12 | Rapaces de Gap | 28 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 57 | 112 | -55 |
| 13 | Sangliers Arvernes de Clermont | 28 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 66 | 128 | -62 |
| 14 | Corsaires de Dunkerque Corsaires de Dunkerque The Corsaires de Dunkerque are an ice hockey team in Dunkerque, France. They were founded in 1979, and play in the FFHG Division 1, the second level of French ice hockey. The Corsaires previously played in the Ligue Magnus.... |
28 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 63 | 169 | -106 |
| 15 | Dauphins d'Épinal Dauphins d'Épinal The Image Club d'Épinal is a French ice hockey team based in Épinal playing in the Ligue Magnus. The team currently use the name of "Dauphins d'Épinal" . The team was founded in 1997 and plays home games at the Patinoire de Poissompré.... |
28 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 71 | 143 | -72 |
Playoffs
National Pool
| Team | GP | Pts | W | Wot | T | LOT | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ours de Villard-de-Lans | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 19 | +13 |
| 2 | Ducs de Dijon | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 27 | +7 |
| 3 | Rapaces de Gap | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 36 | -13 |
| 4 | Orques d'Anglet | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 35 | -7 |
Relegation Pool
| Team | GP | Pts | W | Wot | T | LOT | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corsaires de Dunkerque | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 |
| 2 | Dauphins d'Épinal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -1 |
| 3 | Sangliers Arvernes de Clermont | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 15 | -4 |
Relegation matchs
Clermont-FerrandClermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census. It is the prefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department...
faces Caen
Caen
Caen is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Basse-Normandie region. It is located inland from the English Channel....
, vice champion of Division 1
FFHG Division 1
FFHG Division 1 is a professional ice hockey league in France. It is the second of four levels of professional ice hockey in France.- Teams :...
in two matchs the 23 and 26 April 2005. After a tie in the first leg match 4-4, Caen won the serie in the second leg matches with a victory 8 to 2. Caen is promoted in Ligue Magnus at the expense of Clermont-Ferrand.
Season Champion
MulhouseMulhouse
Mulhouse |mill]] hamlet) is a city and commune in eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. With a population of 110,514 and 278,206 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2006, it is the largest city in the Haut-Rhin département, and the second largest in the Alsace region after...
win the first Magnus Cup
Magnus Cup
The Magnus Cup is the trophy presented to the winner of the Ligue Magnus playoffs, and is named after Louis Magnus, first president of the International Ice Hockey Federation....
in its history.
Clermont is relegated in Division 1, but due to financial difficulties, the club filed for bankruptcy. For similar reasons, Tours and Mulhouse were not allowed by the federation to rejoin ligue Magnus the next season. Tours is relegated to Division 2
FFHG Division 2
FFHG Division 2 is a professional ice hockey league in France...
, Mulhouse filed for bankruptcy.
Trophies
- Best scorer (Charles Ramsey TrophyCharles Ramsey TrophyThe Charles Ramsey Trophy has been awarded since 1978 to the top scorer in the Ligue Magnus.-Winners:...
) : Steven ReinprechtSteven ReinprechtSteven Edward "Steve" Reinprecht is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing in the Vancouver Canucks organization. He most recently played on loan for Adler Mannheim of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga ....
(Mulhouse). - Best French player (Albert Hassler TrophyAlbert Hassler TrophyThe Albert Hassler Trophy is awarded to the most valuable French player in the Ligue Magnus. It was first awarded in 1978.-Winners:...
): Laurent MeunierLaurent MeunierLaurent Meunier is a professional French ice hockey player who currently plays for the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . He participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the France National men's ice hockey team.-External links:...
(Grenoble). - Best goaltender (Jean Ferrand TrophyJean Ferrand TrophyThe Jean Ferrand Trophy is awarded to the best goaltender in the Ligue Magnus. It has been awarded since the 1977–78 season.-Winners:...
) : Fabrice LhenryFabrice LhenryFabrice Lhenry is a professional French ice hockey goaltender who participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the France National men's ice hockey team.-External links:...
(Mulhouse). - Best rookie (Jean-Pierre Graff TrophyJean-Pierre Graff TrophyThe Jean-Pierre Graff Trophy is an award in the Ligue Magnus, the top professional ice hockey league in France, given to the best first-year player in the league. The Trophy was first awarded in 1981 and has been presented ever year except 1989, when there was no recipient.-Winners:-External links:*...
): Pierre-Édouard BellemarePierre-Édouard BellemarePierre-Édouard Bellemare is a French professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for Skellefteå AIK of the Elitserien. He participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the France men's national ice hockey team....
(Rouen). - Best coach : Robert Millette (Tours).
- Best player : Steven ReinprechtSteven ReinprechtSteven Edward "Steve" Reinprecht is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing in the Vancouver Canucks organization. He most recently played on loan for Adler Mannheim of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga ....
(Mulhouse).