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France Nicolas Besch
#74 Bordeaux / Ligue Magnus - 17/18
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Date of Birth
Oct 25, 1984
Position
D
Age
36
Height
5'10" / 179 cm
Place of Birth
Le Havre, FRA
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
France
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Rouen
Status
Retired
Highlights
2-time French Champion 2
3-time Polish Champion 3

A smallish and promising French defenseman. Besch has good on-ice-vision and mobility and skating skills are quite good. Pretty good passer, but not very strong physically.

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 Rouen France 15 0 0 0 0 |
France U18 WJC-18 D2 5 4 2 6 2 19 |
2002-03 Rouen France 25 0 1 1 10 |
2003-04 Rouen U22 France U22 11 7 8 15 16 | Playoffs 2 2 1 3 6
Rouen France 19 1 3 4 28 | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 0
France U20 WJC-20 D1 5 0 7 7 0 3 |
2004-05 Rouen U22 France U22 4 2 2 4 4 |
Le Havre France3 1 0 0 0 0 |
Rouen Ligue Magnus 28 0 7 7 22 | Playoffs 12 1 1 2 14
France OGQ 6 0 1 1 2 7 |
France WC D1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 |
2005-06 Rouen U22 France U22 2 2 3 5 0 |
Rouen Ligue Magnus 26 3 10 13 34 17 | Playoffs 9 0 3 3 20 5
France WC D1 5 0 0 0 2 1 |
2006-07 Rouen “A” Ligue Magnus 26 3 18 21 70 | Playoffs 8 2 1 3 8
France WC D1 5 1 2 3 31 5 |
2007-08 Leksands IF J20 J20 SuperElit 7 3 4 7 27 2 |
Leksands IF HockeyAllsvenskan 3 0 0 0 0 0 |
Nyköpings HK HockeyAllsvenskan 15 1 3 4 18 3 |
Sport Mestis 17 3 1 4 16 5 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 4 -2
France WC 5 0 0 0 6 -2 |
2008-09 Jukurit Mestis 38 6 7 13 58 -11 |
France OGQ 3 0 2 2 2 -3 |
2009-10 Grenoble Ligue Magnus 21 2 3 5 16 | Playoffs 8 2 0 2 16
France WC 6 0 1 1 12 -2 |
2010-11 Jukurit Mestis 21 0 5 5 32 -2 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 1
France (all) International 8 0 0 0 22 -8 |
France WC 6 0 0 0 10 -6 |
2011-12 Cracovia Krakow Poland 38 10 24 34 91 | Playoffs 9 1 1 2 10
France WC 7 2 0 2 2 1 |
France (all) International 15 2 2 4 4 |
2012-13 Cracovia Krakow Poland 36 7 19 26 58 | Playoffs 16 3 4 7 12
France WC 7 0 1 1 10 3 |
France (all) International 20 0 4 4 50 |
2013-14 1928 KTH Krynica Poland 18 1 12 13 33 |
KH Sanok Poland 23 3 18 21 60 15 | Playoffs 14 1 8 9 8 20
France WC 8 0 1 1 8 1 |
France (all) International 24 2 3 5 34 |
2014-15 GKS Tychy Poland 40 8 25 33 46 | Playoffs 16 1 3 4 10
France WC 6 0 0 0 4 0 |
France (all) International 18 2 1 3 14 |
2015-16 Bordeaux Ligue Magnus 25 2 10 12 26 -1 | Relegation 10 0 1 1 14 -2
France (all) International 9 1 3 4 14 |
2016-17 Bordeaux “A” Ligue Magnus 43 4 14 18 50 6 | Playoffs 7 0 4 4 4 -4
France OGQ 3 0 0 0 0 1 |
France WC 7 0 1 1 6 0 |
France (all) International 20 2 4 6 14 |
2017-18 Bordeaux “A” Ligue Magnus 42 4 8 12 75 -7 | Playoffs 9 0 1 1 10 -3
France (all) International 11 0 2 2 0 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Grenoble French League Cup 6 1 3 4 12 | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 31
Grenoble Continental Cup 3 0 1 1 4 -2 |
2011-12 Cracovia Krakow Continental Cup 2 0 1 1 0 |
Cracovia Krakow Polish Cup 5 1 0 1 14 |
2012-13 Cracovia Krakow Polish Cup 3 0 0 0 0 -3 |
2013-14 KH Sanok Polish Cup 2 1 2 3 0 1 |
2014-15 GKS Tychy Polish Cup 2 0 1 1 4 |
2015-16 Bordeaux French League Cup 5 2 4 6 2 5 | Playoffs 4 0 3 3 8 1
Bordeaux French Cup 3 0 1 1 4 |
2016-17 Bordeaux French Cup 4 0 0 0 2 |
2017-18 Bordeaux French Cup 4 1 2 3 4 |
Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Continental Cup 2 5 0 2 2 0.40 4 -2 | 0
France U22 3 17 11 13 24 1.41 20 - | 1 2 2 1 3 1.50 6 -
France3 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 0
French Cup 3 11 1 3 4 0.36 10 - | 0
French League Cup 2 11 3 7 10 0.91 14 5 | 2 9 0 5 5 0.56 39 1
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 18 1 3 4 0.22 18 3 | 0
International 8 125 9 19 28 0.22 152 -8 | 0
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 1 7 3 4 7 1.00 27 2 | 0
Ligue Magnus (France) 10 270 19 74 93 0.34 331 15 | 8 67 6 13 19 0.28 86 -4
Mestis 3 76 9 13 22 0.29 106 -8 | 2 6 0 0 0 0.00 6 -1
OGQ 3 12 0 3 3 0.25 4 5 | 0
Poland 4 155 29 98 127 0.82 288 15 | 4 55 6 16 22 0.40 40 20
Polish Cup 4 12 2 3 5 0.42 18 -2 | 0
WC 8 52 2 4 6 0.12 58 -5 | 0
WC D1 3 15 1 2 3 0.20 33 5 | 0
WJC-18 D2 1 5 4 2 6 1.20 2 19 | 0
WJC-20 D1 1 5 0 7 7 1.40 0 3 | 0
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/02/2017
05/02/2017 Extension Bordeaux Bordeaux
04/22/2015
04/22/2015 Confirmed GKS Tychy Bordeaux
07/09/2014
07/09/2014 Confirmed STS Sanok GKS Tychy
11/25/2013
11/25/2013 Confirmed KTH Krynica STS Sanok
07/25/2011
07/25/2011 Confirmed Jukurit Cracovia Krakow
06/14/2010
06/14/2010 Confirmed Grenoble Jukurit
05/01/2009
05/01/2009 Confirmed Jukurit Grenoble
07/23/2008
07/23/2008 Confirmed Sport Jukurit
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