Jean Ferrand was a French

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...

 ice hockey

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...

 goaltender

Goaltender

In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...

 and the long-time president of the French Ice Sports Federation.

Executive career

Ferrand was the president of the HC Gap from 1954 to 1971. From 1970 to 1983, he acted as the Chairman of the National Committee of French ice hockey. In this capacity, he represented France at the Council of the International Ice Hockey Federation

International Ice Hockey Federation

The International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...

 (IIHF). In 1984 Ferrand succeeded Pierre-curve Michollet as president of the French Ice Sports Federation, a position he held until his death in 1990.

Honours

• In 2008, Ferrand was a charter inductee into the French Ice Hockey Hall of Fame
  French Ice Hockey Hall of Fame
  The French Ice Hockey Hall of Fame, was founded in 2008 by the French Ice Hockey Federation, in the commune of Chamonix, on the occasion of the centenary of the French Championship...
  
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• Since the 1977–78 season, the Jean Ferrand Trophy
  Jean Ferrand Trophy
  The Jean Ferrand Trophy is awarded to the best goaltender in the Ligue Magnus. It has been awarded since the 1977–78 season.-Winners:...
  
   has been awarded to the best goaltender in the 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...
  
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