Philippe Bozon
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Philippe BozonPhilippe Bozon (born November 30, 1966 in Chamonix, Haute-Savoie
, France
) is a former professional ice hockey
player who played for the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League
(NHL) between 1992 and 1994. He is the first of only three French
-trained players to appear in the NHL, the other two being Cristobal Huet
and Stéphane Da Costa
. He is currently the head coach of the French national junior ice hockey team.
Bozon began his career playing for the St. Jean Beavers
in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
followed by four years competing in his native France. Playing for the Grenoble Brûleurs de Loups
, he won the French championship in 1991. He was then recruited by the Blues and was used as a defensive-minded forward and occasionally on the scoring line with Brett Hull
. After his time with the Blues, Bozon played professionally in Germany
and Switzerland
. In Germany, his Adler Mannheim
team won the league championship in 1997, 1998 and 1999.
In addition to his professional career, Bozon appeared internationally for France, for which he competed in four Olympic Games
.
He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame
in 2008. On July 14, 2009, Bozon was named the head coach of the French national junior ice hockey team.
Haute-Savoie
Haute-Savoie is a French department in the Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. It borders both Switzerland and Italy. The capital is Annecy. To the north is Lake Geneva and Switzerland; to the south and southeast are the Mont Blanc and Aravis mountain ranges and the French entrance to the Mont...
, 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...
) is a former professional 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...
player who played for the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL) between 1992 and 1994. He is the first of only three 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...
-trained players to appear in the NHL, the other two being Cristobal Huet
Cristobal Huet
Cristobal Huet is a French professional ice hockey goaltender playing for Fribourg-Gottéron of the Swiss National League A, on loan from the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League. He developed his goaltending skills in Grenoble with Les Brûleurs de Loups. He has also played with the...
and Stéphane Da Costa
Stéphane Da Costa
Stéphane Da Costa is a French ice hockey player currently playing for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League . A forward, Da Costa was the 2010 winner of the Hockey Commissioners’ Association and the Hockey East Rookie of the Year awards. He played college hockey at Merrimack College...
. He is currently the head coach of the French national junior ice hockey team.
Bozon began his career playing for the St. Jean Beavers
Sherbrooke Castors
The Sherbrooke Castors or Sherbrooke Beavers was the name of two different junior ice hockey teams in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Both franchises played at the Palais des Sports in Sherbrooke, Quebec.-Original Castors:...
in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League...
followed by four years competing in his native France. Playing for the Grenoble Brûleurs de Loups
Brûleurs de loups
The Brûleurs de loups are a professional ice hockey team that resides in Grenoble, France.-History:The name comes from an event recorded by Cardinal LeCamus in 1672 at St Christophe en Oisans, see the book from Thomas Pfeiffer, Le Brûleur de loups, Lyon, 2004, and Sur les traces des brûleurs de...
, he won the French championship in 1991. He was then recruited by the Blues and was used as a defensive-minded forward and occasionally on the scoring line with Brett Hull
Brett Hull
Brett Andrew Hull is a former Canadian-American NHL player and the former Executive Vice President of the Dallas Stars. He is the son of Bobby Hull and nephew of Dennis Hull, both former NHL players. Hull is also known as "The Golden Brett," which is a play off of his father's nickname, "The...
. After his time with the Blues, Bozon played professionally in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. In Germany, his Adler Mannheim
Adler Mannheim
Adler Mannheim are an ice hockey team of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest ice hockey league in Germany. The team is from Mannheim, a city in the north of Baden-Wurttemberg...
team won the league championship in 1997, 1998 and 1999.
In addition to his professional career, Bozon appeared internationally for France, for which he competed in four Olympic Games
Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...
.
He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame
IIHF Hall of Fame
The IIHF Hall of Fame is a hall of fame which was established by the International Ice Hockey Federation in 1997, when 30 individuals were inducted at the world championships in Helsinki...
in 2008. On July 14, 2009, Bozon was named the head coach of the French national junior ice hockey team.
Career NHL Statistics
| Regular season | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||||||
| 1991–92 | St. Louis Blues | NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 1992–93 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 54 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 55 | ||||||
| 1993–94 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 80 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 42 | ||||||
| 1994–95 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 Years | Totals | NHL | 144 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 101 | ||||||