Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz

• Champion in the Division 1 2004

The Pingouins de Morzine (official name: Hockey Club Morzine -Avoriaz, German: Morzine Penguins ) are a French ice hockey team from Morzine, which was founded in 1963. The team plays in the 2007/ 08 season in the Ligue Magnus.

Play their home games out of the club in the 1280 -seat Patinoire de Morzine.

History

Since the hockey tradition goes back in the Haute -Savoie to the 1930s, it was decided in 1963 to found a new club in Morzine. First, the team consisted largely of Swiss players, which was mainly because that the first coach of the team, Willy Trolliet, a number of players from his home country for the HC Morzine -Avoriaz committed. After the club had in 1986 won first place in the third-tier National 3 in a row for the third time, they rose to the National 2. Four years later, the team managed for the first time made ​​it into the highest French league, then the National 1 After a season the Penguins were relegated to the second division. After several ups and downs the team has been playing the 2003/ 04 season back in the top French league. Reached in 2007, the Penguins for the first time the play-off final of the Ligue Magnus and lost with 1-3 victories against the Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble.

1979 participated for the first and so far only time a women's team of the club on the French Cup finals.

Logo to 2011