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Les Aigles de Nice
CityNice, France
LeagueLigue Magnus
Home arenaPalais des sports Jean-Bouin
(capacity: 1200[1])
ColoursRed, black, yellow
     
Owner(s)Jean-Hubert Morin
General managerNicolas Tomasini
Head coachFrantisek Stolc
CaptainMarc-André Lévesque

Nice Hockey Côte d'Azur[2] is a French ice hockey team based in Nice also known as "Les Aigles de Nice". The Eagles are members of the Ligue Magnus and play their home games at Palais des sports Jean-Bouin.

History

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Nice Hockey Club

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Nice Hockey Club was founded in 1969, and initially played in Division 2, at the time the lowest tier of Ice Hockey in France.[3] Following the culmination of the 1979 season, Nice were promoted to Division 1, the 2nd tier. After spending four seasons in Division 1, a fire destroyed Nice's rink, and thus they were relegated back to Division 2.[4] After finding a new rink at the Palais des Sports Jean-Bouin, Nice were promoted back to Division 1 at the end of the 1984 season having won Division 2.[3]

After spending four seasons in Division 1, Nice were once again demoted to the third tier of French hockey, however, following a spate of liquidations, the FFHG were forced to merge the top two divisions, and as such Nice found themselves back in Division 1. The Les Aigles (the Eagles) moniker was adopted by the club in 1994. The Eagles remained in Division 1 until the 1998–99 season, wherein they forfeited the season and were relegated to Division 3. Following a league wide reshuffle, the team was again promoted to Division 2 after the 2000–01 season. Nice would continue to play in Division 2 for two more seasons, before folding due to financial difficulties in 2003.[5][6]

Nice hockey Côte d'Azur

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The team would return the following season with a new name, Nice hockey Côte d'Azur. In their first season back in Division 3, NCHA finished as champions and promotion to Division 2. The Eagles gained promotion from Division 2 four years later following the culmination of the 2007–08 season. Nice would go on to win the 2015-16 Division 2, and following a play-off final victory against Anglet, they would be promoted to the Ligue Magnus for the first time in the club's history.[7] As of the 2014-15 the Eagles also have a feeder team playing in Division 3.

Roster

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Updated 11 November 2024.

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
21 Latvia Daniels Bērziņš C L 25 2024 Riga, Latvia
2 Latvia Harijs Brants D L 22 2024 Valmiera, Latvia
66 France Joseph Broutin C L 23 2024 Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, France
9 France Louis Cirgues Injured Reserve D R 23 2024 Gap, France
37 France Maxime Corvez D R 22 2024 Grenoble, France
93 Czech Republic Filip Dvořák C R 27 2024 Brno, Czech Republic
34 France Raphaël Garnier G L 27 2024 Angers, France
11 Slovenia Luka Kalan (A) C L 31 2023 Kranj, Slovenia
76 Finland Leevi Karjalainen D L 24 2024 Helsinki, Finland
38 Czech Republic Michal Kvasnica F L 24 2024 Ostrava, Czech Republic
19 France Jules Lefebvre D R 25 2024 Rouen, France
77 Canada Marc-André Lévesque (C) D R 33 2023 Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
78 France Teemu Loizeau W L 25 2024 Sallanches, France
44 France Julien Msumbu RW R 27 2024 Nantes, France
70 Estonia Conrad Mölder G L 25 2022 Tallinn, Estonia
25 France Hugo Proux C L 23 2024 Cholet, France
94 Czech Republic Adam Raška C L 29 2024 Kopřivnice, Czech Republic
22 France Nicolas Ruel (A) LW L 28 2024 Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France
29 France Yoan Salve D L 24 2023 Rouen, France
96 Slovakia Marek Sloboda LW L 27 2024 Bratislava, Slovakia
86 France Alexis Sutor (A) W R 25 2018 Nice, France
16 Finland Taavi Tiala (A) LW L 31 2024 Lestijärvi, Finland

Championships

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References

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  1. ^ "HockeyArenas.net - Palais des sports Jean-Bouin". Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  2. ^ "Les clubs en France - Nice hockey Côte d'Azur". Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Historique - Nice" (in French). Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  4. ^ "Championnat de France 1982/83" (in French). Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  5. ^ "EliteProspects.com - Nice". Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  6. ^ "Bilan de la division 1 française" (in French). Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  7. ^ "France 2 Team Standings 2015 - 2016". Retrieved January 2, 2017.
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