Dragons de Rouen

The Dragons de Rouen ( officially Rouen Hockey Élite 76) are a French ice hockey club of the city of Rouen in Normandy, was founded on October 22, 1978 under the name Rouen Hockey Club and since 1985 in the highest French League, the Ligue Magnus, active is. The Dragons play their home games at the 2,747 -seat Ile Lacroix. You belong with eleven championships and four Cup victories the most successful French team ever and are currently - HC Amiens Somme after - that represented in the top division team the longest.

The second team plays Rouen since 2008 in the third-tier Division 2

History

The club was founded on October 22, 1978 under the name Rouen Hockey Club and managed in the spring of 1985 the championship in the Division 1 second-rate made ​​it into the top division, then known under the name of National 1A.

Already in the fifth season - in the game year 1989/90 - celebrated the club 's first championship, and a year later was followed by a runner-up. Between 1992 and 1995 the team from Normandy four more league titles, and in 1996 again won the runner-up before a long dry spell followed. Followed only in 2001 with the sixth championship of the next national title. As a result, grew their five league titles, four Coupe de France victories, two Coupe de la Ligue - wins and winning the Trophée des Champions. On 15 January 2012, the Dragons won the first French team a Hockey European Cup when they IIHF Continental Cup of the season 2011/12 won the home-field advantage in the back.

The second team plays Rouen since 2008 in the third-tier Division 2 after she was in season 2007/ 08 champions of Division 3.

Achievements

With 20 national and international titles, the Dragons de Rouen among the most successful European club teams ever.

  • French Championship Champion (11 ): 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011
  • Runner-up (2): 1991, 1996
  • Masters Division 1 ( 1): 1985
  • Masters Division 3 ( 1): 2008
  • Coupe de France Cup Winners ( 4): 2002, 2004, 2005, 2011
  • Finalist ( 3): 2000, 2008, 2010
  • Coupe de la Ligue Cup Winners (2): 2008, 2010
  • Finalist ( 1): 2007
  • Trophée des Champions Winner (1 ): 2010
  • Finalist ( 1): 2008
  • IIHF Continental Cup Winner (1 ): 2012
  • Super -final participants ( 3): 2004, 2009, 2011
  • Six Nations Tournament Meister ( 1): 1996
  • Runner-up ( 1): 1994

Stadium

The home of the Dragons is the ice rink Ile Lacroix ( Patinoire Guy Boissiere ) with a capacity of 2,747 spectators. She was the venue for the finals at the IIHF Continental Cup in the years 2009 and 2012.

Known player

  • France Pierre -Edouard Bellemare
  • France Guillaume Besse
  • Sweden Daniel Carlsson
  • France Allan Carriou
  • France Julien Desrosiers
  • Canada Éric Doucet
  • France Serge Poudrier
  • Canada Marc -André Thinel
  • Canada Claude Verret
  • France Steven Woodburn
  • France Petri Ylönen
Coupe de France (ice hockey) Coupe de la Ligue (ice hockey) IIHF Continental Cup 2012 2012–13 Ligue Magnus season FFHG Division 2 FFHG Division 1 1989–90 Nationale 1A season FFHG Division 3 1992–93 Nationale 1 season 1993–94 Nationale 1 season 2002–03 Super 16 season 2005–06 Ligue Magnus season 2007–08 Ligue Magnus season 2009–10 Ligue Magnus season 2010–11 Ligue Magnus season 1990–91 Ligue nationale season IIHF Continental Cup 2004 IIHF Continental Cup 2009 IIHF Continental Cup 2011 Six Nations Tournament (ice hockey) Darcy Werenka Ducs de Dijon Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz Ours de Villard-de-Lans
247594
de