 | |
| Nickname | Les Bleus (The Blues) |
|---|---|
| Association | Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace |
| General manager | Renaud Jacquin |
| Head coach | Yorick Treille |
| Assistants | Normand Bazin Cristobal Huet Ivano Zanatta |
| Captain | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare |
| Most games | Denis Perez (297) |
| Most points | Philippe Bozon (170) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | FRA |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 14 1 (26 May 2025)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 12 (2014–15, 2018) |
| Lowest IIHF | 19 (2006–07) |
| First international | |
Belgium  3–0 France(Brussels, Belgium; 4 March 1905) | |
| Biggest win | |
France 24–1 North Korea(Budapest, Hungary; 15 March 1983) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
United States  22–0 France(Chamonix, France; 30 January 1924) | |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 10 (first in1920) |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 61 (first in1930) |
| Best result | 6th (1930) |
| European Championships | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in1923) |
| Best result |  (1924) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 490–658–92 | |
TheFrance men's national ice hockey team has participated in theIIHF European Championships, theIIHF World Hockey Championships and theOlympic Games.[2] As of 2016, it is ranked 14th in the world in theIIHF World Rankings. The team is overseen by theFédération Française de Hockey sur Glace. Notable recent wins include upsets against Russia at the2013 IIHF World Championship, Canada at the2014 IIHF World Championship, and a triumphant 5–1 over Finland as the tournament host of2017 IIHF World Championship.
Patrick Francheterre coached the national team in 1985 and 1986, then managed the team from 1993 to 1997 and from 2004 to 2014, and received thePaul Loicq Award in 2017.[3]
| Games | Finish |
|---|---|
| 1920Antwerp | 5th place |
 1924Chamonix | 5th place |
 1928St. Moritz | 5th place |
 1936Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 9th place |
| 1968Grenoble | 14th place |
 1988Calgary | 11th place |
| 1992Albertville | 8th place |
 1994Lillehammer | 10th place |
 1998Nagano | 11th place |
 2002Salt Lake | 14th place |
 2026Milan /Cortina | Qualified |
| 2030French Alps |
| Championship | Finish | Rank |
|---|---|---|
/ / 1930 Chamonix/Vienna/Berlin | First round | 6th |
 1931 Krynica-Zdrój | Consolation round | 9th |
 1934 Milan | Consolation round | 11th |
| 1935 Davos | Consolation round | 7th |
 1937 London | Consolation round | 7th |
| 1950 London | Consolation round | 9th |
| 1951 Paris | 2nd in the Pool B | 9th |
| 1952 Liege | 6th in the Pool B | 15th |
| 1953 Zürich/Basel | 5th in the Pool B | 8th |
| 1961 Geneva/Lausanne | 2nd in the Pool C | 16th |
| 1962 Denver/Colorado Springs | 3rd in the Pool B | 11th |
 1963 Stockholm | 6th in the Pool B | 14th |
 1965 Tampere | 9th in the Pool B | 17th |
 1966 Bucharest | Qualifying round Group B/C | — |
| 1967 Vienna | 4th in the Pool C | 20th |
| 1970 Galaţi | 3rd in the Pool C | 17th |
 1971 Eindhoven | 2nd in the Pool C | 16th |
| 1973 Geleen/Rotterdam/Nijmegen/Utrecht/Tilburg/The Hague | 6th in the Pool C | 20th |
| 1974 Grenoble/Gap/Lyon | 5th in the Pool C | 19th |
 1975 Sofia | 5th in the Pool C | 19th |
| 1976 Gdańsk | 3rd in the Pool C | 19th |
 1977 Copenhagen/Hørsholm | 4th in the Pool C | 21st |
 1978 Canary Islands | 6th in the Pool B | 22nd |
| 1979 Barcelona | 3rd in the Pool C | 21st |
 1981 Beijing | 5th in the Pool C | 21st |
 1982 Jaca | 4th in the Pool C | 20th |
 1983 Budapest | 5th in the Pool C | 21st |
| 1985 Megève/Chamonix/Saint-Gervais | 1st in the Pool C | 17th |
| 1986 Eindhoven | 4th in the Pool B | 12th |
| 1987 Canazei | 4th in the Pool B | 12th |
| 1989 Oslo/Lillehammer | 3rd in the Pool B | 11th |
| 1990 Lyon/Megève | 4th in the Pool B | 12th |
 1991 Ljubljana/Bled/Jesenice | 3rd in the Pool B | 11th |
 1992 Prague/Bratislava | Consolation round | 11th |
| 1993 Munich/Dortmund | Consolation round | 10th |
| 1994 Bolzano/Canazei/Milan | First round | 10th |
| 1995 Stockholm | Quarterfinals | 8th |
| 1996 Vienna | Consolation round | 11th |
| 1997 Helsinki/Tampere/Turku | Consolation round | 10th |
| 1998 Zürich/Basel | First round | 13th |
| 1999 Hamar/Lillehammer | Qualifying Round | 15th |
 2000 Saint Petersburg | Consolation round | 15th |
| 2001 Grenoble | 2nd in Division I, Group A | 20th |
| 2002 Eindhoven | 2nd in Division I, Group A | 19th |
 2003 Zagreb | 1st in Division I, Group B | 18st |
| 2004 Prague/Ostrava | Relegation round | 16th |
| 2005 Eindhoven | 2nd in Division I, Group B | 19th |
| 2006 Amiens | 2nd in Division I, Group A | 20th |
| 2007 Qiqihar | 1st in Division I, Group A | 18th |
| 2008 Halifax/Quebec | Relegation round | 14th |
| 2009 Bern/Schluefweg/Kloten | Qualifying round | 12th |
| 2010 Cologne/Mannheim/Gelsenkirchen | Relegation round | 14th |
 2011 Bratislava/Košice | Qualifying round | 12th |
| /2012 Helsinki/Stockholm | Preliminary round | 9th |
| /2013 Stockholm/Helsinki | Preliminary round | 13th |
 2014 Minsk | Quarterfinals | 8th |
| 2015 Prague/Ostrava | Preliminary round | 12th |
| 2016 Moscow/Saint Petersburg | Preliminary round | 14th |
| /2017 Cologne/Paris | Preliminary round | 9th |
| 2018 Copenhagen/Herning | Preliminary round | 12th |
| 2019 Bratislava/Košice | Relegation (but was later on promoted back after Russia and Belarus were disqualified due to the invasion of Ukraine) | 15th |
 2020 Ljubljana | Cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic[5] | |
| 2021 Ljubljana | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6] | |
| 2022 Tampere/Helsinki | Preliminary round | 12th |
/ 2023 Tampere/Riga | Preliminary round | 12th |
| 2024 Prague/Ostrava | Preliminary round | 14th |
| /2025 Stockholm/Herning | Preliminary round | 16th |
| 2026 Sosnowiec | Division I, Group A | |
| Games | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Finish | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910–1922 | did not participate. | |||||||
| 1923 Antwerp | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | Round-robin |  |
| 1924 Milan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | Final |  |
| 1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokovec | did not participate. | |||||||
| 1926 Davos | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | Second round | 5th |
| 1927 Wien | did not participate. | |||||||
| 1929 Budapest | did not participate. | |||||||
| 1932 Berlin | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | Consolation round | 6th |
Roster for the2025 IIHF World Championship.[7][8]
Head coach:Yorick Treille
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | F | Charles Bertrand | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | (1991-02-05)5 February 1991 (age 34) | ERC Ingolstadt |
| 5 | D | Enzo Guebey | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | (1999-05-06)6 May 1999 (age 26) | HC Davos |
| 6 | D | Vincent Llorca | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | (1992-01-16)16 January 1992 (age 33) | Ducs d'Angers |
| 7 | D | Pierre Crinon | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | (1995-08-02)2 August 1995 (age 30) | Brûleurs de Loups |
| 8 | D | Hugo Gallet –A | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | (1997-06-20)20 June 1997 (age 28) | Iisalmen Peli-Karhut |
| 9 | F | Alexandre Texier | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | (1999-09-13)13 September 1999 (age 26) | St. Louis Blues |
| 20 | F | Fabien Colotti | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | (1996-08-27)27 August 1996 (age 29) | Marseille Spartans |
| 22 | F | Guillaume Leclerc | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | (1996-02-20)20 February 1996 (age 29) | Brûleurs de Loups |
| 25 | F | Nicolas Ritz | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | (1992-02-26)26 February 1992 (age 33) | Herning Blue Fox |
| 27 | D | Jules Boscq | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | (2002-02-22)22 February 2002 (age 23) | Iowa Heartlanders |
| 28 | D | Fabien Bourgeois | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | (1995-04-06)6 April 1995 (age 30) | Spartiates de Marseille |
| 29 | F | Louis Boudon –A | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (age 27) | Nybro Vikings IF |
| 30 | G | Antoine Keller | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | (2004-10-06)6 October 2004 (age 21) | Lausanne HC |
| 32 | G | Quentin Papillon | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | (1997-04-07)7 April 1997 (age 28) | Boxers de Bordeaux |
| 33 | G | Julian Junca | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | (1998-02-15)15 February 1998 (age 27) | Dukla Michalovce |
| 41 | F | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare –C | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | (1985-03-06)6 March 1985 (age 40) | HC Ajoie |
| 44 | D | Kevin Spinozzi | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | (1996-05-23)23 May 1996 (age 29) | Boxers de Bordeaux |
| 70 | F | Baptiste Bruche | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | (2000-01-27)27 January 2000 (age 25) | Boxers de Bordeaux |
| 72 | F | Jordann Perret | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | (1994-10-15)15 October 1994 (age 31) | Mountfield HK |
| 77 | F | Sacha Treille | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | (1987-11-06)6 November 1987 (age 38) | Brûleurs de Loups |
| 78 | F | Dylan Fabre | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | (2000-11-10)10 November 2000 (age 25) | Assat Pori |
| 81 | F | Anthony Rech | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | (1992-07-09)9 July 1992 (age 33) | Dragons de Rouen |
| 86 | D | Yohan Coulaud | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | (2000-08-30)30 August 2000 (age 25) | Marseille Spartans |
| 90 | F | Aurelien Dair | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | (1999-09-10)10 September 1999 (age 26) | Brûleurs de Loups |
| 94 | F | Tim Bozon | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | (1994-03-24)24 March 1994 (age 31) | Lausanne HC |
| 95 | F | Kevin Bozon | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | (1995-12-30)30 December 1995 (age 29) | HC Ajoie |
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | +28 |
| Austria | 70 | 24 | 10 | 36 | 196 | 264 | -68 |
| Belarus | 32 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 59 | 101 | -42 |
| Belgium | 53 | 37 | 2 | 14 | 303 | 115 | +188 |
 Bohemia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
| Bulgaria | 29 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 156 | 89 | +67 |
| Canada | 56 | 11 | 5 | 40 | 100 | 252 | -152 |
| China | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 41 | +26 |
| Croatia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | +26 |
| Czech Republic | 15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 29 | 84 | −55 |
| Czechoslovakia | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 43 | −21 |
| Denmark | 86 | 44 | 5 | 37 | 294 | 243 | +51 |
 East Germany | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 58 | -32 |
 England | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 53 | 28 | +25 |
 Estonia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 |
| Finland | 22 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 29 | 120 | −91 |
| Germany | 45 | 15 | 4 | 26 | 89 | 131 | -42 |
| Great Britain | 33 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 117 | 130 | -13 |
| Hungary | 53 | 22 | 4 | 27 | 207 | 222 | -15 |
 Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
| Italy | 92 | 36 | 6 | 50 | 257 | 313 | -56 |
 Japan | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 120 | 101 | +19 |
 Kazakhstan | 19 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 54 | 51 | +3 |
| Latvia | 56 | 16 | 4 | 37 | 115 | 195 | -80 |
 Lithuania | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | +16 |
| Netherlands | 43 | 26 | 4 | 13 | 222 | 159 | +63 |
| North Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 6 | +59 |
| Norway | 101 | 27 | 14 | 60 | 232 | 343 | -111 |
| Poland | 54 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 154 | 146 | +8 |
| Romania | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 114 | 139 | -25 |
| Russia | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 75 | −61 |
| Slovakia | 38 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 48 | 167 | -119 |
| Slovenia | 35 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 102 | 80 | +22 |
 South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 |
 South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 9 | +40 |
| Spain | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 15 | +55 |
| Sweden | 23 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 31 | 100 | −69 |
| Switzerland | 69 | 18 | 2 | 49 | 138 | 283 | -145 |
 Ukraine | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 49 | -1 |
| United States | 26 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 39 | 142 | −103 |
| Yugoslavia | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 105 | 115 | -10 |
| Total | 1 240 | 490 | 92 | 658 | 3 829 | 4 400 | -571 |
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