Jets de Viry-Essonne

The Jets de Viry -Châtillon (official name: Viry -Châtillon Essonne Hockey) was a French ice hockey team from Viry -Châtillon, the 1971 played among others in the highest French Hockey League in their active until 2011.

History

The founder of the Hockey department of U.S. Métro, Claude Pourtanel, acquired in 1971 the ice rink Patinoire privée de Viry -Châtillon, whereupon the hockey department of the U.S. Métro independently made ​​and the OHC Paris Viry - founded. The team participated in the 1971/72 season for the first time at the highest French Hockey League in part, in which they finished in third place in its premiere season at first. In the following three decades, the first team of the club regularly played in France's Elite league. Following the 2010/11 season in the meantime only unterklassig gambling club went bankrupt, whereupon the successor club Viry Hockey was founded 91 who recorded the game operation in the fourth division Division 3.

Well-known former players

  • France Yohann Auvitu
  • France Stéphane Da Costa
  • Algeria Harond Litim
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