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Dragons de Rouen

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Dragons de Rouen
NicknameDragons
CityRouen, France
LeagueLigue Magnus
1985-Present
Founded1982
Home arenaCentre sportif Guy-Boissière
(capacity: 2747)
Colours   
PresidentThierry Chaix
General managerGuy Fournier
Head coachFabrice Lhenry
Asst. coachAri Salo
CaptainMathieu Roy
AffiliateDragons de Rouen II
WebsiteLes Dragons
Franchise history
Rouen Hockey Élite 76
  • Rouen Hockey Élite (1996-07)
  • Rouen Hockey Club (1982-96)
Old logo

Rouen Hockey Élite 76 (also known as the Dragons de Rouen (Rouen Dragons)) is a French professional ice hockey team based in Rouen playing in the Ligue Magnus.

The team was founded in 1982 and plays home games at the Île Lacroix.

History

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Only 3 years after its founding, the club, then named RHC (Rouen Hockey Club), reached the French elite championship in 1985. It has remained at this level since, being the club with the second-most consecutive years at this level, behind Amiens.

Rouen won its first French league title in 1990, starting a run of 7 consecutive finals with 5 league titles, winning the title in 1990 and 1992 through 1995, while finishing runner-up in 1991 and 1996. During that era, the club enjoyed much success, participating in European tournaments, and winning the European League Cup in 1996, and the Atlantic league in 1995 and 1996.

Rouen had less success in the second half of the 1990s, but since then has returned to its winning ways. The team won 12 additional French league titles: 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010 through 2013, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023 and 2024. During the 2005-2006 season, the team achieved the rare feat of being unbeaten, winning all of their regular season matches except for one tie, and sweeping their opponents in the playoffs.

With 18 titles, Rouen has the second-most elite championship titles of any French city, trailing only Chamonix (30 titles) and Paris (18 tied), although Paris won its titles with 8 different teams.

Roster

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Updated February 13, 2019.[1]

Goaltenders
Number Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth
31 France Valentin Duquenne L 2015 Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, France
23 France Quentin Papillon L 2011 Rouen, France
69 Slovenia Matija Pintarič L 2017 Maribor, Slovenia
38 France Gaëtan Richard L 2017 Briançon, France
Defencemen
Number Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
25 Canada Mathieu Brodeur L 2018 Saint-Eustache, Canada
41 France Enzo Cantagallo R 2016 Grenoble, France
44 France Thomas Carminati R 2018 Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France
62 France Florian Chakiachvili L 2018 Briançon, France
20 France Kévin Dusseau L 2017 Rouen, France
72 United States Chad Langlais L 2016 Spokane, United States
2 France Mathieu Mony L 2013 Rouen, France
14 Finland Atte Mäkinen R 2018 Tampere, Finland
36 Canada Mathieu Roy (C) R 2017 Saint-Georges, Canada
Forwards
Number Player Shoots Position Acquired Place of Birth
37 France Joris Bedin L LW/RW 2016 Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France
42 United States Alex Aleardi R C/RW 2017 Fort Wayne, United States
96 Canada Joël Caron R C 2018 Repentigny, Canada
16 France Benjamin Berard L LW 2017 Grenoble, France
17 Canada Nicolas Deschamps L LW/C 2017 LaSalle, Canada
90 France Fabien Colotti L C/LW 2014 Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France
12 Finland Juha Koivisto R RW/C 2018 Vantaa, Finland
71 France Anthony Guttig (A) L LW/C 2017 Dijon, France
2 France Gabin Mainfray R RW 2016 Paris, France
27 France Loïc Lampérie L LW/C 2013 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
8 France Julien Msumbu R RW 2012 Nantes, France
19 Slovakia Michel Miklík R LW/RW 2018 Piešťany, Slovakia
6 France Vincent Nesa R C/RW 2011 Saint-Cyr-l'École, France
9 France Arthur Nadaux L LW 2015 Amiens, France
5 France Joran Reynaud L LW/C 2015 Montmorency, France
16 France Robin Rabl R LW 2014 Rouen, France
24 Canada Marc-André Thinel L RW/LW 2005 Saint-Jérôme, Canada
91 France Nicolas Ritz C LW 2017 Dijon, France

Trophies and awards

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France

- Ligue Magnus (French Championship): 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024

- French Cup: 2002, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2015, 2016

- League Cup: 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014

Europe

- Cup of European Leagues: 1996

- Atlantic league: 1995, 1996

- IIHF Continental Cup: 2012, 2016

Notable players

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References

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  1. ^ "Dragons de Rouen Roster". rhe76.com/ (in French). Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Luc Tardif". eliteprospects.com. Everysport Media Group AB. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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