France men's national ice hockey team

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	14 1 (27 May 2024)[1]
Highest IIHF	12 (2014–15, 2018)
Lowest IIHF	19 (2006–07)
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	60 (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

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.

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]