Maurice Rozenthal
Maurice Rozenthal ( born June 20, 1975 in Dunkerque ) is a French ice hockey player and coach, the. Since 2011 at the Corsaires de Dunkerque in Division 1, the French second division, under contract His twin brother François is also a professional hockey player.
Career
Maurice Rozenthal began his career as a hockey player in his hometown in the junior department of the Corsaires de Dunkerque, for their first team, he was from 1992 to 1994 in Division 1, the French second division, active. Then, the center played two years for the Flammes Bleues de Reims in Ligue Magnus and received during this period in the 1994/95 season the Trophée Jean -Pierre Graff as rookie of the year in Ligue Magnus. He then played one year for Reims ' league rivals Club of patineurs lyonnais. In summer 1997, he signed a contract with the Gothiques d' Amiens, with whom he was French champion for the first time in the 1998/99 season. In Amiens to Rozenthal became one of the best players in the league and won in 1999, 2000 and 2001, three times in a row, Albert Hassler Trophy as Most Valuable Player of the Ligue Magnus.
For the 2001/ 02 season Rozenthal signed a contract with IF Björklöven from the HockeyAllsvenskan, the Swedish second division. With his team, he failed at the end of the season in the Kvalserien the rise in the Elitserien. In the course of the season, he scored a total of 19 goals for Sweden in 52 games and made 22 templates. He spent the following season with IF Björklöven, before he returned to the 2003/04 season in his native France, where he ran aground first for the Dragons de Rouen in the Ligue Magnus. After 25 scorer points, including nine goals in 14 games for this, he was for the remaining playing time of Leksand IF of the Swedish Elitserien obliged, with whom he had to accept the descent into HockeyAllsvenskan end of the season.
For the season 2004 /05 Rozenthal was committed by the Scorpions de Mulhouse, with whom he has also been French champion. After the club was disbanded for financial reasons, the two -time Olympian ever played two years for the French first division Ours de Villard -de- Lans and Pingouins de Morzine -Avoriaz. During his time in Villard -de- Lans, he became the fourth time in his career, recognized in 2006 as MVP of the Ligue Magnus with the Trophée Albert Hassler. The Pingouins de Morzine -Avoriaz, he was also assistant captain. From 2009 to 2011, he was at Toulouse Blagnac Hockey Club under contract, in which he was captain and crew with whom he immediately achieved promotion to Division 1 in the 2009/10 season. Parallel to his task in Toulouse, he worked at the U20 Junior C World Cup 2011 as the assistant coach and video analyst, the French U20 national team. For the 2011/12 season he returned to his hometown club Corsaires de Dunkerque from the Division 1, in which his twin brother is under contract.
Internationally
For France Rozenthal took part in the U18 Junior B Championship in 1992 and the U20 Junior B World Championships in 1994 and 1995. In the senior level for France, he took to the B World Championships in 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2006 and to the A World Championships in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2004 in part. In addition, he was in his country's squad at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano and 2002 Salt Lake City as well as the qualifying tournament for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games and 2006.
Awards and achievements
- 2005 Ligue Magnus First All-Star Team
- 2006 Trophée Albert Hassler
- 2006 Ligue Magnus First All-Star Team
- 2007 Ligue Magnus Second All-Star Team
- 2008 Ligue Magnus First All-Star Team
- 2010 promotion to Division 1 with the Toulouse Blagnac HC
Statistics
(End of season 2010/11)