2011–12 Ligue Magnus season

2011–12 Ligue Magnus
2011–12 Ligue Magnus
League	Ligue Magnus
Sport	Ice hockey
Number of teams	14
Regular-season winner	Dragons de Rouen
Playoffs winner	Dragons de Rouen
Promoted to Division 1	Scorpions de Mulhouse
Relegated to Division 1	Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne
Ligue Magnus seasons
	← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 Ligue Magnus season was the 91st season of the Ligue Magnus, the top level of ice hockey in France. Fourteen teams participated in the league, and Dragons de Rouen won both the regular season title, and the Coupe Magnus, the postseason championship that earned the team the title "Champions of France".^[1]^[2] The Scorpions de Mulhouse were elevated to the league from Division 1 at the end of the season,^[3]^[4] and the Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne were relegated to Division 1 after finishing the regular season with only three wins and losing the relegation playoff with the Ours de Villard-de-Lans.^[5]

Rules

A win, whether in regulation, overtime, or shootout, is worth two points. A loss in overtime or shootout is worth one point. A loss in regulation is worth zero points. During the regular season, every team plays every other team twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 26 games each.^[6] During the playoffs, the top four ranked teams automatically enter the quarterfinals, while the fifth through twelfth ranked teams play a preliminary series to determine the quarterfinalists. All preliminary, quarterfinal, and semifinal series are best of five, while the finals are best of seven.^[2]

The bottom two ranked teams at the end of the regular season play a relegation series, best of five games, with the winner remaining in the Ligue Magnus, and the loser being relegated to Division 1.^[2] The winner of Division 1 is elevated to the Ligue Magnus at the end of the season.^[3]

Ranking

Teams are ranked by their point score, with ties broken as follows:

Points scored in matches between the two teams
Number of games lost by forfeit
Number of goals scored in regulation between the two teams
Goal differential, overall
Goal differential in pool play
Number of goals in all games in pool play

If there was a tie after these criteria, a playoff would be held on neutral ice.^[6]

Regular season

Regular Season^[7]
	Team	G	W	OTW	OTL	L	Pts	GF	GA	+/-
1st	Dragons de Rouen	26	18	2	1	5	41	129	75	+54
2nd	Ducs de Dijon	26	15	3	2	6	38	123	71	+52
3rd	Chamois de Chamonix	26	15	3	1	7	37	99	74	+25
4th	Diables Rouges de Briançon	26	13	2	5	6	35	91	78	+13
5th	Ducs d'Angers^{[Note 1]}	26	14	2	2	8	34	75	60	+15
6th	Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz	26	14	1	4	7	34	86	69	+17
7th	Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble	26	14	1	2	9	32	90	75	+15
8th	Gothiques d'Amiens^{[Note 2]}	26	8	5	2	11	28	76	79	−3
9th	Étoile noire de Strasbourg	26	12	1	2	11	28	89	81	+8
10th	Dauphins d'Épinal	26	11	2	0	13	26	93	103	−10
11th	Rapaces de Gap	26	6	3	3	14	21	79	99	−20
12th	Drakkars de Caen	26	4	5	1	16	19	56	111	−55
13th	Ours de Villard-de-Lans	26	4	1	2	19	12	72	129	−53
14th	Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne	26	3	0	4	19	10	66	120	−54

Postseason

Preliminary round

Played 24 February through 3 March^[1]

Gothiques d'Amiens – Étoile noire de Strasbourg 3:2 (2–1, 5–3, 2–4, 2–3, 5–2)
Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble – Dauphins d'Épinal 3:2 (5–3, 5–3, 3–4, 6–2, 3–2 OT)
Ducs d'Angers – Drakkars de Caen 3:0 (6–1, 6–1, 2–1)
Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz – Rapaces de Gap 2:3 (2–3 OT, 6–2, 3–6, 4–3 OT, 4–5 OT)

Quarterfinals

Played 6 through 13 March^[1]

Dragons de Rouen – Gothiques d'Amiens 3:2 (4–5, 5–3, 1–0 OT, 1–5, 5–3)
Diables Rouges de Briançon – Ducs d'Angers 1:3 (5–2, 1–4, 2–4, 2–5)
Ducs de Dijon – Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble 2:3 (3–0, 3–2, 2–3, 1–2 OT, 2–5)
Chamois de Chamonix – Rapaces de Gap 3:1 (2–3 OT, 6–2, 3–0, 5–4 OT)

Semifinals

Played 16 through 24 March^[1]

Dragons de Rouen – Ducs d'Angers 3:1 (2–1, 1–2, 7–1, 3–1)
Chamois de Chamonix – Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble 1:3 (3–4 OT, 5–2, 4–7, 1–7)

Coupe Magnus Final

Played 28 March through 10 April^[1]

Dragons de Rouen – Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble 4:2 (4–3 OT, 8–2, 4–5, 4–6, 5–1, 4–0)

Relegation

Played 24 February through 3 March^[1]

Ours de Villard-de-Lans – Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne 3:1 (1–0, 7–5, 0–1, 7–2)

External links

Season on hockeyarchives.info

References

^ Angers is ranked above Morzine due to a 5–4 goal differential over the two games between the teams, each team winning one game.
^ Amiens is ranked above Strasbourg, due to winning both games played between the teams.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Championnat de France 2011/12 : Ligue Magnus" (in French). Retrieved 3 June 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Formule de la Ligue Magnus 2011–2012" (in French). www.hockeyfrance.com. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Formule de la Division 1 2011–2012" (in French). hockeyfrance.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
^ "Calendrier Play Offs D1" (in French). Hockeyfrance.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
^ "Calendrier Poule de maintien LM" (in French). hockeyfrance.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Règlement des Activités Sportives de la fédération française de hockey sur glace" (PDF). hockeyfrance.com/ (in French).
^ "Calendar and results". www.hockeyfrance.com (in French). Retrieved 29 April 2012.

[8] Angers is ranked above Morzine due to a 5–4 goal differential over the two games between the teams, each team winning one game.

[9] Amiens is ranked above Strasbourg, due to winning both games played between the teams.

[Calender-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Championnat de France 2011/12 : Ligue Magnus" (in French). Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[format-2] "Formule de la Ligue Magnus 2011–2012" (in French). www.hockeyfrance.com. Retrieved 30 April 2012.

[Format_D1-3] "Formule de la Division 1 2011–2012" (in French). hockeyfrance.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012.

[Results_D1-4] "Calendrier Play Offs D1" (in French). Hockeyfrance.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012.

[5] "Calendrier Poule de maintien LM" (in French). hockeyfrance.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012.

[reg_11-12-6] "Règlement des Activités Sportives de la fédération française de hockey sur glace" (PDF). hockeyfrance.com/ (in French).

[LM-SR2-7] "Calendar and results". www.hockeyfrance.com (in French). Retrieved 29 April 2012.

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Teams (2020–21)	Gothiques d'Amiens Ducs d'Angers Anglet Hormadi Élite Boxers de Bordeaux Diables Rouges de Briançon Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise Pionniers de Chamonix-Mont Blanc Rapaces de Gap Brûleurs de loups de Grenoble Scorpions de Mulhouse Aigles de Nice Dragons de Rouen
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