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Dragons de Rouen

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Dragons de Rouen
NicknameDragons
CityRouen, France
LeagueLigue Magnus
1985-Present
Founded1982
Home arenaCentre sportif Guy-Boissière
(capacity: 2747)
Colours   
PresidentThierry Chaix
General managerGuy Fournier
Head coachFabrice Lhenry
CaptainLoïc Lampérier
AffiliateDragons de Rouen II
WebsiteLes Dragons
Franchise history
Rouen Hockey Élite 76
  • Rouen Hockey Élite (1996-07)
  • Rouen Hockey Club (1982-96)
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Rouen Hockey Élite 76, also known as the Dragons de Rouen (Rouen Dragons), is a French professional ice hockey team based in Rouen playing in the Ligue Magnus.

The team was founded in 1982 and plays home games at the Île Lacroix.

History

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Only 3 years after its founding, the club, then named RHC (Rouen Hockey Club), reached the French elite championship in 1985. It has remained at this level since, being the club with the second-most consecutive years at this level, behind Amiens.

Rouen won its first French league title in 1990, starting a run of 7 consecutive finals with 5 league titles, winning the title in 1990 and 1992 through 1995, while finishing runner-up in 1991 and 1996. During that era, the club enjoyed much success, participating in European tournaments, and winning the European League Cup in 1996, and the Atlantic league in 1995 and 1996.

Rouen had less success in the second half of the 1990s, but since then has returned to its winning ways. The team won 12 additional French league titles: 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010 through 2013, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023 and 2024. During the 2005-2006 season, the team achieved the rare feat of being unbeaten, winning all of their regular season matches except for one tie, and sweeping their opponents in the playoffs.

With 18 titles, Rouen has the second-most elite championship titles of any French city, trailing only Chamonix (30 titles) and Paris (18 tied), although Paris won its titles with 8 different teams.

Roster

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Updated 13 November 2024.

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
7 France Johanès Avonde F R 20 2024 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
9 Sweden Sebastian Bengtsson LW L 30 2024 Stockholm, Sweden
France Thomas Boisson F L 19 2024 Sallanches, France
41 France Enzo Cantagallo D R 26 2018 Grenoble, France
62 France Florian Chakiachvili (A) D L 32 20 Briançon, France
10 France Robin Colomban C L 27 2024 Briançon, France
15 Canada Jared Dmytriw RW R 26 2024 Craven, Saskatchewan, Canada
23 Sweden Daniel Glad D L 32 2024 Jönköping, Sweden
16 France Noa Goncalves-Nivelais D R 20 2023 Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France
17 France Jordan Hervé F L 21 2021 Sèvres, France
19 Slovakia Milan Kytnár C L 35 2023 Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia
27 France Loïc Lampérier (C) LW L 35 2013 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
12 France Paul Le Lem F L 18 2024 Nantes, France
66 Sweden Alexander Lindelöf D L 28 2024 Västerås, Sweden
8 Canada Guillaume Naud D R 31 2024 Augsburg, Germany
6 France Vincent Nesa C R 28 2015 Saint-Cyr-l'Ecole, France
2 France Matteo Perdrix D L 19 2023 Ecully, France
11 France Tommy Perret RW R 21 2021 Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France
72 Canada Francis Perron LW L 28 2023 Laval, Quebec, Canada
18 France Anthony Rech LW L 32 2023 Sallanches, France
38 France Gaëtan Richard G L 25 2024 Briançon, France
32 Finland Oskari Setänen G L 30 2024 Eura, Finland
21 France Thomas Simonsen RW R 22 2024 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
36 Finland Juho Tommila D R 31 2024 Lappi, Finland
91 Latvia Rolands Vīgners LW L 33 2020 Riga, Latvia
3 France Fiorenzo Villard D L 19 2024 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France

Trophies and awards

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France

- Ligue Magnus (French Championship): 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024

- French Cup: 2002, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2015, 2016

- League Cup: 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014

Europe

- Cup of European Leagues: 1996

- Atlantic league: 1995, 1996

- IIHF Continental Cup: 2012, 2016

Notable players

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References

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  1. ^ "Luc Tardif". eliteprospects.com. Everysport Media Group AB. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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