League Magnus

The Ligue Magnus is the current name of the championship of France of Hockey created in 1903 - 1904. The winners of the championship receive the Coupe Magnus. The level of play of this league is generally regarded as intermediary. It is weaker than that of LNH and the European championships major such LED or the Elitserien.

The Magnus League counts at the beginning of the season 2007-08 fourteen teams committed. The Brûleurs of Wolves of Grenoble are the winners in 2007 of the Coupe Magnus, reward supreme in the Magnus League, after the Pingouins of Morzine had taken down the first place of the regular season.

Successive names

The championship of France elite was renamed on several occasions. Here the list of successive names:

Current structure

The Magnus League currently comprises 14 clubs. Each team plays 26 parts in regular season, 13 in residence and outside 13. Two points are allotted for a victory or a victory in Prolongation, a point for a defeat in Prolongation and no point for a defeat at the conclusion of regulatory time (the ties are removed and replaced by a meeting of shootings to the goal). After the regular season, the team which finishes first of her division is declared victorious season regular. The classified teams 1 to 4 reach directly the quarterfinals whereas the classified teams 5 to 12 clash at the time of the eighth of finale. The classified teams 13 and 14 clash in a series of maintenance: the club losing is retrogressed in lower division and is replaced by the champion of Division1 (the match of stopping between the teams of Magnus League and Division 1 is removed). In eliminatory Series ( play-off in English), the teams dispute series of matches to reach the following turn, best of the three matches in eighth of finale (the first team gaining 2 victories gains the series, the series comprising three matches to the maximum) and best of the five matches for the following turns (the first team gaining 3 victories gains the series, the series comprising five matches to the maximum). The series of maintenance is played best of the seven matches (the first team gaining 4 victories gains the series, the series comprising seven matches to the maximum). The team which has the most points in regular season with the advantage of the ice: the first and second matches are played in residence at the time of the eighth of finale, the first, second and fifth matches are played in residence for the continuation of the competition.

For the first round of the eliminatory series, called eighth of finale, the classified teams 1,2,3 and 4 at the end of the regular season are free. The classified teams 5,6,7 and 8 face the respectively classified teams 12,11,10 and 9 (these meetings are called 1 series, 2nd series, 3rd series and 4th series). At the time of the quarters, the classified teams 1,2,3 and 4 make their entry. The first of the regular season faces the winner of the 4th series; the second faces the winner of the 3rd series, the third faces the winner of the 2nd series and the fourth faces the winner of the 1e series.

The formula of championship adopted by the Magnus League has much evolved/moved in the course of the years but tends towards this model for a few years.

Teams of the Magnus League

This section introduces the various teams which evolved/moved since the first season in the Magnus League. During did this first season, the league count??? teams. In 2007, the League Magnus account 14 teams.

Historically, the teams were especially based in the the Alps and in Paris region which is the zones of origin of the Hockey in France. Clubs based in towns of Plaine transfer little by little the day: initially around 1970 (creation of the clubs of Amiens in 1967, of Caen in 1968, of Turns in 1972) then in the second time at the beginning of the Years 1980 (Angers and Rouen Hockey Elite 76 in 1982). During years, the number of teams constantly evolved/moved consecutively with the formula retained for the course of the season or various financial problems. Thus, only 7 clubs took share at the season season 2001-02 whereas one could count to 16 clubs evolving/moving within the elite, in particular at the time of the season 1992-93 or 1993-94.

Clubs of the Magnus League 2007-08

Fourteen clubs take part in the season of Magnus League 2007-08. The Brûleurs of Wolves of Grenoble are champions in title and the Black Diables of Turns are promoted. Below, a chart of France makes it possible to locate the teams.

Other clubs having played in Magnus League

Players of LNH having played in Magnus League

Prize list

By year

By city

Seasons of Magnus League

Honors given to the players

See too

External bonds

  • French federation of Hockey

  • Hockey Files, the site of information on the French and European hockey
  • Results and classification
  • classification, results and articles on hockeyarchives.info
  • Prize list on sports123.com

References

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