The France men's national ice hockey team has participated in the IIHF European Championships, the IIHF World Hockey Championships and the Olympic Games.^[2] As of 2016, it is ranked 14th in the world in the IIHF World Rankings. The team is overseen by the Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace. Notable recent wins include upsets against Russia at the 2013 IIHF World Championship, Canada at the 2014 IIHF World Championship, and a triumphant 5–1 over Finland as the tournament host of 2017 IIHF World Championship.

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France

Nickname(s)	Les Bleus (The Blues)
Association	Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace
Head coach	Philippe Bozon
Assistants	Yorick Treille Ivano Zanatta
Captain	Sacha Treille
Most games	Denis Perez (297)
Most points	Philippe Bozon (170)
Team colors
IIHF code	FRA
Ranking
Current IIHF	13 (28 May 2023)[1]
Highest IIHF	12 (first in 2014)
Lowest IIHF	19 (first in 2006)
First international
Belgium  3–0  France (Brussels, Belgium; 4 March 1905)
Biggest win
France  24–1  North Korea (Budapest, Hungary; 15 March 1983)
Biggest defeat
United States  22–0  France (Chamonix, France; 30 January 1924)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances	59 (first in 1930)
Best result	6th (1930)
European Championships
Appearances	4 (first in 1923)
Best result	(1924)
Olympics
Appearances	10 (first in 1920)
International record (W–L–T)
486–644–92

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Patrick Francheterre coached the national team in 1985 and 1986, then managed the team from 1993 to 1997 and from 2004 to 2014, and received the Paul Loicq Award in 2017.^[3]

Roster for the 2023 IIHF World Championship.^[7][8]

Head coach: Philippe Bozon

More information No., Pos. ...

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
3	F	Charles Bertrand	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	(1991-02-05) 5 February 1991 (age 33)	ERC Ingolstadt
5	D	Enzo Guebey	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	(1999-05-06) 6 May 1999 (age 24)	ZSC Lions
6	D	Vincent Llorca	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	(1992-01-16) 16 January 1992 (age 32)	Ducs d'Angers
7	D	Pierre Crinon	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	(1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 28)	Brûleurs de Loups
8	D	Hugo Gallet	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	(1997-06-20) 20 June 1997 (age 26)	KalPa
12	F	Valentin Claireaux – A	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	(1991-04-05) 5 April 1991 (age 33)	Dragons de Rouen
13	F	Peter Valier	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	(1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 31)	Boxers de Bordeaux
22	F	Guillaume Leclerc	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1996-02-20) 20 February 1996 (age 28)	Fehérvár AV19
24	F	Justin Addamo	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	113 kg (249 lb)	(1998-05-27) 27 May 1998 (age 25)	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
25	F	Nicolas Ritz – A	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	(1992-02-26) 26 February 1992 (age 32)	Ducs d'Angers
27	D	Jules Boscq	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	(2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 22)	Boxers de Bordeaux
29	F	Louis Boudon	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	(1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 25)	Iowa Heartlanders
32	G	Quentin Papillon	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	(1997-04-07) 7 April 1997 (age 27)	Scorpions de Mulhouse
33	G	Julian Junca	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	(1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 (age 26)	Rapaces de Gap
37	G	Sebastian Ylönen	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	(1991-07-03) 3 July 1991 (age 32)	Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise
42	F	Alexandre Texier	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	(1999-09-13) 13 September 1999 (age 24)	Columbus Blue Jackets
62	D	Florian Chakiachvili	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	(1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 (age 32)	Dragons de Rouen
72	F	Jordann Perret	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	(1994-10-15) 15 October 1994 (age 29)	Mountfield HK
74	D	Thomas Thiry	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	(1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 (age 26)	HC Ajoie
77	F	Sacha Treille – C	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	(1987-11-06) 6 November 1987 (age 36)	Brûleurs de Loups
78	F	Dylan Fabre	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	(2000-11-10) 10 November 2000 (age 23)	Brûleurs de Loups
81	F	Anthony Rech	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1992-07-09) 9 July 1992 (age 31)	Iserlohn Roosters
85	D	Lucien Onno	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 24)	Brûleurs de Loups
94	F	Tim Bozon	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	(1994-03-24) 24 March 1994 (age 30)	Lausanne HC
95	F	Kévin Bozon	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	(1995-12-30) 30 December 1995 (age 28)	HC Ajoie
96	F	Loïc Fanier	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	(1996-04-28) 28 April 1996 (age 27)	Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise

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As of 22 April 2024.

More information Opponent, Played ...

Opponent	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Australia	3	3	0	0	32	4	+28
Austria	68	23	10	35	189	257	-68
Belarus	32	9	1	22	59	101	-42
Belgium	53	37	2	14	303	115	+188
Bohemia	1	1	0	0	8	1	+7
Bulgaria	29	18	2	9	156	89	+67
Canada	55	11	5	39	100	247	-147
China	11	6	2	3	67	41	-26
Croatia	4	4	0	0	29	3	+26
Czech Republic	15	1	0	14	29	84	−55
Czechoslovakia	12	1	3	8	22	43	−21
Denmark	85	43	5	37	291	242	+49
East Germany	11	3	0	8	26	58	-32
England	17	12	1	4	53	28	+25
Estonia	4	2	1	1	19	7	+12
Finland	21	1	0	20	26	116	−90
Germany	44	15	4	25	86	125	-39
Great Britain	33	15	3	15	117	130	-13
Hungary	52	22	4	26	203	216	-13
Israel	1	1	0	0	9	0	+9
Italy	92	36	6	50	257	313	-56
Japan	30	17	2	11	120	101	+19
Kazakhstan	18	10	1	7	53	48	+5
Latvia	54	16	4	34	110	183	-73
Lithuania	4	4	0	0	24	8	+16
Netherlands	43	26	4	13	222	159	+63
North Korea	4	4	0	0	65	6	+59
Norway	97	25	14	58	223	337	-114
Poland	53	26	6	21	150	144	+6
Romania	28	12	4	12	114	139	-25
Russia	15	2	0	13	14	75	−61
Slovakia	34	5	3	26	42	149	-107
Slovenia	33	19	1	13	96	76	+20
South Africa	1	1	0	0	11	2	+9
South Korea	4	4	0	0	49	9	+40
Spain	8	8	0	0	70	15	+55
Sweden	21	3	0	18	30	93	−63
Switzerland	67	18	2	47	133	274	-141
Ukraine	16	10	0	6	41	47	-6
United States	25	1	2	22	39	137	−98
Yugoslavia	24	11	0	13	105	115	-10
Total	1 222	486	92	644	3 792	4 337	-545

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