Team Facts
Plays in FFHG, Division 1 Full name Wildcats d\'Épinal Team colours Green + Black Town Épinal, FRA

2010-2011 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S
GOALTENDERS
Loïc Lacasse (G) 37 1986 Granby, QC, CAN 6'2" 174 L
Mathieu Perrin (G) 34 1989 Evian-les-Bains, FRA 5'11" 176 L
Nicolas Ravel (G) 33 1990 Epinal, FRA 5'10" 154 L
DEFENSEMEN
Martin Charpentier (D) 30 1993 Epinal, FRA 6'1" 187 L
Stéphane Gervais (D) 40 1982 Windsor, ON, CAN 6'3" 198 R
Jan Hagelberg (D) 38 1985 Helsinki, FIN 5'9" 192 L
Fabien Leroy (D) 39 1984 Amiens, FRA 6'3" 225 R
Niko Mäntylä (D) 36 1986 Vantaa, FIN 6'0" 192 L
Guillaume Papelier (D/F) 44 1979 Epinal, FRA 5'9" 154 L
Benoit Quessandier (D/RW) 37 1985 Mont-Saint-Aignan, FRA 6'0" 201 L
Peter Slovak (D) 45 1977 6'0" 190 L
FORWARDS
Erwan Agostini (F) 35 1988 Colombes, FRA 5'10" 154 R
Kévin Benchabane (F) 34 1988 Epinal, FRA 5'11" 168 L
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Maxime Boisclair (LW/RW) 38 1985 Port-au-Prince, HTI 6'1" 201 L
Guillaume Chassard (F) 45 1977 Evry, FRA 6'0" 172 R
Tarik Chipaux (RW) 36 1987 Nancy, FRA 5'7" 154 L
Nathan Ganz (C) 32 1991 Epinal, FRA 5'9" 170 L
Jonathan Gury (F) 34 1989 Saint-Dizier, FRA 5'10" 154 L
Timo Kuuluvainen (LW/RW) 39 1983 Kuusankoski, FIN 6'1" 190 L
Michal Petrák (F) 40 1983 Slamy, CZE 6'1" 190 L
Jan Plch (RW) 49 1974 Liptovsky Mikulas, SVK 5'10" 176 L
Anthony Rapenne (F) 31 1991 Epinal, FRA 5'11" 159 L
Jan Simko (LW) 44 1978 Ilava, SVK 6'0" 181 L
Position: G: 3, D: 7, F: 12 | Av Age: 26.03 years | Av Ht: 5'11" | Av Wt: 176 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 12 players
3 players
3 players
3 players
1 player
1 player Experience Epinal: 3 756 GP
WC: 17 GP
Liiga: 67 GP
Czechia: 83 GP
AHL: 27 GP Affiliated Team(s) Amnéville (France3)
Epinal II (Not Active (France))
Epinal U17 (France U17)
Epinal U20 (France U20)
Team Captains
“C” Guillaume Chassard “A” Jan Plch
Michal Petrák
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Patinoire Poissompré Location Épinal, FRA Capacity 2 500 Construction Year 1970
Games
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
08/28/2023
08/28/2023 Confirmed Leaving Martin Altrichter (G) Leaving for SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč
08/22/2023
08/22/2023 Confirmed Leaving Audric Donnet (D) Leaving for Valenciennes
07/17/2023
07/17/2023 Loan Leaving Xavier Blanchy (D) Leaving for Amnéville
07/17/2023 Confirmed Joining Alexandre Estienne (D) Joining from Lyon
07/17/2023 Loan Leaving Lucas Boni (F) Leaving for Amnéville
07/17/2023 Loan Leaving Tristan Thevenot (G) Leaving for Amnéville
06/30/2023
06/30/2023 Extension Anthony Rapenne (F)
06/28/2023
06/28/2023 Confirmed Joining Gasper Cerkovnik (D) Joining from Caen
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1999-2000 France2 14 9 0 5 - - 56 50 18 1.29 4 Final group
2000-2001 France2 14 10 1 3 - - 74 44 21 1.50 2 Final group
France2 14 6 5 3 - - 60 54 17 1.21 2 Bronze game loss
2001-2002 France2 26 14 3 9 - - 123 92 31 1.19 5 Bronze game loss
2002-2003 France2 14 10 2 2 - - 77 43 22 1.57 2 Final group
France2 14 11 1 2 - - 81 56 23 1.64 1 Champion | Promoted
2003-2004 France 14 4 1 5 2 2 42 45 15 1.07 5 Relegation Play
France 12 3 0 9 0 0 35 56 6 0.50 6 Did not make playoffs
2004-2005 Ligue Magnus 28 4 1 21 0 2 71 143 11 0.39 15 Saved in relegation
2005-2006 Ligue Magnus 26 5 2 13 3 3 67 90 21 0.81 11 Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007 Ligue Magnus 26 8 0 16 0 2 94 112 18 0.69 10 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2007-2008 Ligue Magnus 26 9 - 13 3 1 91 100 25 0.96 9 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2008-2009 Ligue Magnus 26 11 - 9 2 4 103 101 30 1.15 6 Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010 Ligue Magnus 26 6 - 16 0 4 85 124 16 0.62 12 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2010-2011 Ligue Magnus 26 9 - 8 6 3 100 109 33 1.27 6 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2011-2012 Ligue Magnus 26 11 - 13 2 0 93 103 26 1.00 10 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2012-2013 Ligue Magnus 26 8 - 14 1 3 94 10 21 0.81 12 Semifinal loss
2013-2014 Ligue Magnus 26 11 - 11 1 3 116 112 27 1.04 8 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2014-2015 Ligue Magnus 26 9 - 13 3 1 78 85 25 0.96 8 Final loss
2015-2016 Ligue Magnus 26 16 - 4 5 1 100 64 56 2.15 2 Semifinal loss
2016-2017 Ligue Magnus 44 13 - 23 4 4 116 147 51 1.16 8 Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018 Ligue Magnus 44 16 - 24 2 2 127 148 54 1.23 10 Relegation Play
Ligue Magnus 6 3 - 3 0 0 20 28 32 5.33 1 Saved in relegation
2018-2019 France4 14 14 - 0 0 0 152 20 42 3.00 1 Final group
France4 3 3 - 0 0 0 24 9 9 3.00 Champion | Promoted
2019-2020 France3 18 16 - 0 0 2 132 34 50 2.78 1 Playoffs Cancelled
2020-2021 France2 7 3 - 4 0 0 25 25 9 1.29 6 Did not make playoffs
2021-2022 France2 26 11 - 9 3 3 90 70 42 1.62 7 Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023 France2 26 10 - 7 5 4 96 86 44 1.69 4 Champion
2023-2024 France2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
2009-2010 French League Cup 6 3 - 3 0 0 24 26 6 1.00 3 Did not make playoffs
2010-2011 French League Cup 6 2 - 3 1 0 27 33 6 1.00 3 Did not make playoffs
2011-2012 French League Cup 6 2 - 3 0 1 23 29 5 0.83 3 Did not make playoffs
2012-2013 French League Cup 6 5 - 1 0 0 21 12 10 1.67 1 Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014 French League Cup 6 5 - 1 0 0 33 18 10 1.67 1 Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015 French League Cup 6 3 - 2 1 0 27 21 8 1.33 2 Semifinal loss
2015-2016 French League Cup 6 2 - 4 0 0 13 25 6 1.00 4 Did not make playoffs

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Matéo Labat (F) 2023-2024 Epinal U20 France U20 5 3 5 8 4
2. Mario Scalzo (D) 2023-2024 Eispiraten Crimmitschau DEL2 4 0 5 5 4
3. Danick Bouchard (F) 2023-2024 Amiens Ligue Magnus 4 1 3 4 2
4. Romain Gutierrez (F) 2023-2024 Gap Ligue Magnus 5 1 2 3 4
5. Anze Kuralt (F) 2023-2024 Fehérvár AV19 ICEHL 4 2 0 2 4
6. Quentin Fauchon (F) 2023-2024 Briançon Ligue Magnus 6 2 0 2 0
7. Jiri Klimicek (D) 2023-2024 HC Poruba 2011 Czechia2 4 1 1 2 4
8. Peter Valier (F) 2023-2024 Angers Ligue Magnus 5 0 2 2 4
9. Jozef Drzik (D) 2023-2024 Toulon France4 1 1 0 1 0
10. Nicolas Gaspar (F) 2023-2024 MSK Ziar nad Hronom Slovakia2 2 1 0 1 0
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Jan Plch (F) 311 198 324 522
2. Raphaël Marciano (F) 224 183 204 387
3. Michal Petrák (F) 229 109 199 308
4. Guillaume Chassard (F) 338 148 153 301
5. Roman Trebatický (F) 131 132 95 227
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Jan Plch (F) 311 198 324 522
2. Raphaël Marciano (F) 224 183 204 387
3. Guillaume Chassard (F) 338 148 153 301
4. Roman Trebatický (F) 131 132 95 227
5. Michal Petrák (F) 229 109 199 308
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Jan Plch (F) 311 198 324 522
2. Raphaël Marciano (F) 224 183 204 387
3. Michal Petrák (F) 229 109 199 308
4. Guillaume Chassard (F) 338 148 153 301
5. Anthony Rapenne (F) 274 69 97 166
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Michal Petrák (F) 229 109 308 467
2. Anthony Maurice (F) 171 25 52 408
3. Peter Slovak (D) 246 3 51 324
4. Radoslav Regenda (D) 137 15 47 317
5. Patrick Pommier (D) 81 8 27 302
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Guillaume Chassard (F) 338 148 153 301
2. Guillaume Papelier (D) 317 26 50 76
3. Jan Plch (F) 311 198 324 522
4. Anthony Rapenne (F) 274 69 97 166
5. Peter Slovak (D) 246 3 48 51
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Nicolas Gaspar (F) 25 30 58 2.32
2. Alexander Vlad (D) 6 2 13 2.17
3. Eric Lamoureux (F) 28 35 60 2.14
4. Alain Pivron (F) 92 102 184 2.00
5. Benoît Groulx (F) 21 14 38 1.81
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Anthony Rapenne (F) 2018-2019 France4 13 39 40 79 6.08 54
2. Roman Trebatický (F) 1995-1996 France2 27 41 28 69 2.56 14
3. Jan Plch (F) 2018-2019 France4 14 27 36 63 4.50 22
4. Eric Lamoureux (F) 1989-1990 France2 28 35 25 60 2.14 44
5. Raphaël Marciano (F) 1993-1994 France3 26 28 31 59 2.27 20
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Roman Trebatický (F) 1995-1996 France2 27 41 28 69 2.56 14
2. Anthony Rapenne (F) 2018-2019 France4 13 39 40 79 6.08 54
3. Eric Lamoureux (F) 1989-1990 France2 28 35 25 60 2.14 44
4. Roman Trebatický (F) 1994-1995 France2 24 35 23 58 2.42 26
5. Alain Pivron (F) 1993-1994 France3 26 31 25 56 2.15 46
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Anthony Rapenne (F) 2018-2019 France4 13 39 40 79 6.08 54
2. Jan Plch (F) 2019-2020 France3 18 10 39 49 2.72 12
3. Christian Bozon (F) 1995-1996 France2 26 17 38 55 2.12 30
4. Jan Plch (F) 2018-2019 France4 14 27 36 63 4.50 22
5. Jan Plch (F) 2008-2009 Ligue Magnus 26 17 35 52 2.00 18
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Frédéric Roussin-Bouchard (D) 1994-1995 France2 26 2 13 15 0.58 154
2. Julian Marcos (D) 1997-1998 France2 21 3 6 9 0.43 154
3. Tomas Kloucek (D) 2016-2017 Ligue Magnus 31 4 10 14 0.45 137
4. Milan Buda (D) 2006-2007 Ligue Magnus 24 9 9 18 0.75 134
5. Patrick Pommier (D) 1995-1996 France2 27 0 8 8 0.30 117
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2023-2024 View roster 5'11" 171 lbs 27.74
2022-2023 View roster 5'11" 173 lbs 27.61
2021-2022 View roster 5'11" 174 lbs 26.75
2020-2021 View roster 5'11" 175 lbs 25.90
2019-2020 View roster 5'10" 170 lbs 29.42
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Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia
Team history:

- Ecureuils d'Epinal (1989-1995)
- Renards d'Epinal (1995-1996)
- Dauphins d'Epinal (1996-2014)
- GamYo Epinal (2014-2018)
- EHC Epinal (2018-2022)
- Wildcats d'Epinal (2022-)