Drakkars de Caen
Encyclopedia
Hockey Club de Caen is a French
ice hockey
team based in Caen
, Normandy
playing in the Ligue Magnus
. The team is also known as "Drakkars de Caen" (Caen Longship
s). The team was formerly called the Léopards
de Caen.
The team was founded in 1968 and plays home games at the Caen la mer.
The best route: 1st tour in 2001.
The best route: Quarter-finals in 2008.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team based in Caen
Caen
Caen is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Basse-Normandie region. It is located inland from the English Channel....
, Normandy
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
playing in the Ligue Magnus
Ligue Magnus
-Former Teams:*Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne*Orques d'Anglet*Sangliers Arvernes*Corsaires de Dunkerque*Albatros de Brest*Jets de Viry-Essonne-Defunct Teams:*Diables Noirs de Tours*Hockey Club de Mulhouse*Séquanes de Besançon*Flammes Bleues de Reims...
. The team is also known as "Drakkars de Caen" (Caen Longship
Longship
Longships were sea vessels made and used by the Vikings from the Nordic countries for trade, commerce, exploration, and warfare during the Viking Age. The longship’s design evolved over many years, beginning in the Stone Age with the invention of the umiak and continuing up to the 9th century with...
s). The team was formerly called the Léopards
Leopard
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de Caen.
The team was founded in 1968 and plays home games at the Caen la mer.
Major Hockey
- Continental Cup:
The best route: 1st tour in 2001.
- Ligue MagnusLigue Magnus-Former Teams:*Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne*Orques d'Anglet*Sangliers Arvernes*Corsaires de Dunkerque*Albatros de Brest*Jets de Viry-Essonne-Defunct Teams:*Diables Noirs de Tours*Hockey Club de Mulhouse*Séquanes de Besançon*Flammes Bleues de Reims...
:- Vice champion: 2000.
- Division 1FFHG Division 1FFHG Division 1 is a professional ice hockey league in France. It is the second of four levels of professional ice hockey in France.- Teams :...
: (4)- Champion: 1979, 1989, 1998, 2010.
- Vice champion: 2009.
- Division 2FFHG Division 2FFHG Division 2 is a professional ice hockey league in France...
: (1)- Champion: 1994.
- Vice-champion: 1993, 2003.
- Division 3FFHG Division 3FFHG Division 3 is a professional ice hockey league in France...
:- Vice champion: 2002.
- Coupe de France: (1)
- Winner: 2000.
- Coupe de la Ligue:
The best route: Quarter-finals in 2008.
Players (2010-2011)
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