FFHG Division 3
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FFHG Division 3 is a professional
ice hockey
league
in France
. It is the fourth of four levels of professional
ice hockey in France
.
.
Professional
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in France
France
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. It is the fourth of four levels of professional
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
ice hockey in France
France
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.
Teams
FFHG Division 3 consists of 28 teams divided into four pools with seven teams each.Pool A
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Pool B
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Pool C
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Pool D
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Season
Each team plays the other teams in their pool at home and away. At the end of this regular season the 4 highest ranking teams in each pool enter a combined knock-out play-off series while the four lowest ranking teams (two from each pool) enter a play-off series of their own. The winner of the former play-off series is promoted to FFHG Division 2FFHG Division 2
FFHG Division 2 is a professional ice hockey league in France...
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Champions
| Year | Denomination | Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | Division 3 | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble II |
| 1987-88 | Division 3 | Gothiques d'Amiens II |
| 1988-89 | Division 3 | Galaxians d'Amnéville |
| 1989-90 | Division 3 | 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:... II |
| 1990-91 | Division 3 | Wild Horses de Nîmes |
| 1991-92 | Division 3 | Vikings de Cherbourg |
| 1992-93 | Division 3 | Aquitains de Bordeaux |
| 1993-94 | Division 3 | Diables Rouges de Briançon Briançon Alpes Provence Hockey Club The Diables Rouges de Briançon is the ice hockey team of Briançon... |
| 1994-95 | Division 3 | Éléphants de Chambéry |
| 1995-96 | Division 3 | Peaux-Rouges d'Evry |
| 1996-97 | Division 3 | Castors d'Asnières Asnières Castors The Asnières Castors is a French ice hockey team based in Asnières-sur-Seine playing in the FFHG Division 2. The team currently use the name of "Asnières Castors".-History:... |
| 1997-98 | Division 3 | Albatros de Brest |
| 1998-99 | Division 3 | Vikings de Cherbourg |
| 1999-00 | Division 3 | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble |
| 2000-01 | Division 3 | Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne The Hockey Club Neuilly-sur-Marne is a French ice hockey team based in Neuilly-sur-Marne playing in the Division 1.-History:The team currently use the name of "Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne" . The Bisons was founded in 1974 and plays home games at the Patinoire municipale de Neuilly-sur-Marne.-Former... |
| 2001-02 | Division 3 | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble II |
| 2002-03 | Division 3 | Vipers de Montpellier |
| 2003-04 | Division 3 | Aigles de Nice |
| 2004-05 | Division 3 | Élans de Champigny |
| 2005-06 | Division 3 | Avalanche Mont-Blanc II |
| 2006-07 | Division 3 | Aigles des Pyrénées de Font-Romeu |
| 2007-08 | Division 3 | Dragons de Rouen II |
| 2008-09 | Division 3 | Orques d'Anglet |
| 2009-10 | Division 3 | Boucaniers de Toulon |
| 2010-11 | Division 3 | Lions de Compiègne |