When was Valence founded?

Valence was founded in 1976 in Valence, FRA, France.

Where is Valence based?

Valence is based in Valence, FRA.

Who is the head coach of Valence?

The head coach of Valence is Thibaud Saintecroix.

Who is the captain of Valence?

The captain of Valence is Tomas Janci.

What arena does Valence play in?

Valence play their home games at Le Polygone in Valence, FRA.

Who is the general manager of Valence?

The general manager of Valence is Jean-Michel Bortino.

What are the team colors of Valence?

The team colors of Valence are Red + White.

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2022-2023 Season

Valence were 8-9-1 in the 2022-23 France3 season with 24 points, 6th in the Poule B and 11th overall.

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2022-2023 Valence Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#21	Carla Bot (G)	21	2004	Pontoise, FRA	5'1"	110	R
	#51	Théo Gautero (G)	28	1998	Cannes, FRA	5'9"	163	L
	#63	Lou Silighini (G)	23	2003	Niort, FRA	5'9"	154	L
DEFENSEMEN
		Romain Bermond-Gonnet (D)Loan	21	2005	Briançon, FRA	5'10"	168	L
		Nathan Cal (D)Loan	21	2005	Gap, FRA	5'9"	161	L
	#20	Alban Chabrolle (D)	23	2003	Colmar, FRA	5'11"	143	L
	#23	Enzo Dousseau (D)	26	2000	Paris, FRA	5'11"	154	L
	#81	Mattias Huguet (D)	24	2001	Tours, FRA	5'10"	168	L
	#10	Tomas Janci (D)"C"	33	1993	Liptovsky Mikulas, SVK	6'4"	220	L
	#65	Joris Rama (D)	27	1999	Gap, FRA	5'11"	159	L
	#97	Kevin Richard (D)	29	1997	Briançon, FRA	6'0"	185	L
	#4	Sam Riffard (D)	21	2004	Valence, FRA	5'9"	165	R
	#17	Alban Rodriguez (D)	28	1998	Grenoble, FRA	6'0"	172	L
	#8	Quentin Rodriguez (D)"A"	33	1993	Grenoble, FRA	6'2"	187	R
FORWARDS
	#20	Tom Berard (F)	21	2005		-	-	L
	#93	Matéo Briançon (F)	23	2003	Romans-sur-Isère, FRA	6'0"	176	R
	#9	Valentin Clément (F)	30	1995	Valence, FRA	5'7"	157	L
		Melvin Clotte (C)Loan	21	2005	Gap, FRA	5'6"	132	R
	#49	Valentin Cluzel (F)	28	1998	Saint-Etienne, FRA	6'2"	192	R
		Yoan Colomban (F)Loan	20	2005	Briançon, FRA	6'0"	185	L
		Flavio Commusset (F)Loan	21	2005	Orsay, FRA	5'10"	170	L
	#61	Alex Corvi (F)"A"	31	1994	Barrington, RI, USA	5'10"	179	L
		Dmitri Dudkin (F)	25	2001	Neryungri, RUS	5'10"	183	R
	#24	William Dupend-Carette (F)	21	2005	Lyon, FRA	5'7"	141	L
	#19	César Joffre (F)	35	1990	Echirolles, FRA	6'1"	176	L
	#18	Kristian Kragh (C)	27	1999	Herning, DEN	5'9"	172	L
	#82	Gaëtan Moutinho (F)	30	1996	Valence, FRA	5'9"	163	L
	#88	Carl Månsson (RW)	27	1999	Varberg, SWE	6'2"	205	R
	#6	Jules Plenet (F)	22	2004	Valence, FRA	5'9"	143	L
		Antoine Pouilloux (F)	30	1995	Valence, FRA	5'10"	179	R
		Aurélien Serres (F)Loan	21	2005	Gap, FRA	5'7"	146	R
	#90	Clément Stevenin (F)"A"	35	1990	Valence, FRA	5'9"	163	L
	#98	William Strömbäck (C/W)	27	1998	Kiruna, SWE	5'9"	165	L

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2022-2023 Valence Staff

Head CoachThibaud Saintecroix
General ManagerJean-Michel Bortino

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2022-2023 Valence Captains

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Tomas Janci

"A"

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2022-2023 Valence Demographics

Valence Facts

Plays in: FFHG, Division 1
Team Colors: Red + White
Town: Valence, FRA Map
Founded: 1976

2022-2023 Valence Roster Facts

Nationalities

27 players
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Experience

Valence: 806 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Avignon (France4)
Gap (Ligue Magnus)
Valence II
Valence U18 (France U18 2)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Le Polygone
Location: Valence, FRA
Capacity: 1 000
Construction Year: 1966

Valence Games

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09/18/2026

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Charles-Olivier Ouimet (F)

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08/27/2026

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Loris Chauvin (D)

Joining fromCourchevel-Méribel-Pralognan

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08/26/2026

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Owen Gilhula (F)

Joining fromCourchevel-Méribel-Pralognan

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08/25/2026

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William Dupend-Carette (F)

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08/22/2026

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Arnaud Lazzaroni (D)

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08/20/2026

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Kevin Richard (D)

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Valence History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	France2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	France3	18	13	3	-	1	1	103	45	42	2.33	2	Champion \| Promoted
2024-2025	France3	18	9	8	-	0	1	81	70	28	1.56	7	Semifinal loss
2023-2024	France3	6	2	4	-	0	0	20	22	6	1	3	Saved in relegation
	France3	18	5	12	-	0	1	69	106	16	0.89	9	Relegation Play
2022-2023	France3	18	7	9	-	1	1	76	91	24	1.33	7	Eighth Final Loss
2021-2022	France3	18	7	9	-	0	2	83	80	23	1.28	8	Eighth Final Loss
2020-2021	France3	1	0	0	-	0	1	1	2	1	1	8	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	France3	18	9	6	-	3	0	91	71	33	1.83	3	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	France3	18	5	9	-	2	2	80	75	21	1.17	7	Eighth Final Loss
2017-2018	France3	4	3	0	-	0	1	14	7	10	2.5	1	Saved in relegation
	France3	18	4	14	-	0	0	52	108	12	0.67	10	Relegation Play
2016-2017	France3	18	12	4	-	1	1	85	47	39	2.17	2	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	France3	16	9	5	-	1	1	66	48	30	1.88	4	Last 16 loss
2014-2015	France3	16	6	10	-	-	0	66	72	12	0.75	7	Last 16 loss
2013-2014	France3	16	7	6	-	1	2	59	57	18	1.13	6	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	France3	16	8	5	-	1	2	54	46	20	1.25	4	Last 16 loss
2011-2012	France2	26	3	20	-	0	3	79	146	9	0.35	14	Relegated
2010-2011	France2	26	7	17	-	1	1	87	153	17	0.65	11	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	France2	26	9	15	-	1	1	97	142	21	0.81	10	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	France2	26	12	12	2	-	-	100	125	26	1	7	Quarterfinal loss
2007-2008	France2	26	10	12	4	-	-	92	97	24	0.92	8	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	France2	14	4	8	2	-	-	53	68	10	0.71	6	No playoffs held
	France2	14	6	8	0	-	-	38	52	12	0.86	4	Final group
2005-2006	France2	14	8	5	1	-	-	47	45	17	1.21	3	-
	France2	14	5	7	2	-	-	44	62	11	0.79	6	Relegation Play
2004-2005	France2	14	5	8	1	-	-	37	49	11	0.79	7	-
	France2	14	2	11	1	-	-	41	71	5	0.36	8	Relegation Play
2003-2004	France2	14	1	11	2	-	-	25	54	4	0.29	7	-
	France2	14	0	12	2	-	-	21	60	2	0.14	8	Relegation Play

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Nathan van den Abbeele (F)	2026-2027	Villard-de-Lans U20	France U20	2	0	2	2	2
2.	Romain Bermond-Gonnet (D)	2026-2027	Briançon	Ligue Magnus	2	1	0	1	0
3.	Benjamin Berard (F)	2026-2027	Chamonix	Ligue Magnus	2	1	0	1	2
4.	Charles Schmitt (D)	2026-2027	Amiens	Ligue Magnus	2	0	1	1	0
5.	Antonin Fine (F)	2026-2027	Briançon	Ligue Magnus	2	0	1	1	0
6.	Yoan Colomban (F)	2026-2027	Briançon	Ligue Magnus	2	0	1	1	0
7.	Lauric Convert (F)	2026-2027	Chamonix	Ligue Magnus	2	0	1	1	0
8.	Nathan Bermond-Gonnet (F)	2026-2027	Briançon	Ligue Magnus	1	0	0	0	0
9.	Aurélien Dair (F)	2026-2027	Grenoble	Ligue Magnus	1	0	0	0	2
10.	Roch Chevalier (D)	2026-2027	Caen II	Division 3	1	0	0	0	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'10"	170 lbs	25.04
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	163 lbs	25.76
2024-2025	View Roster	5'10"	165 lbs	25.04
2023-2024	View Roster	5'10"	172 lbs	24.18
2022-2023	View Roster	5'10"	168 lbs	24.13

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Antoine Pelisse (F)	323	152	170	322
2.	Thomas Gaulier (F)	288	103	123	226
3.	Alexis Pelisse (F)	296	99	103	202
4.	Jonathan Manon (F)	216	83	103	186
5.	Eric Medeiros (F)	125	80	106	186

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Antoine Pelisse (F)	323	152	170	322
2.	Thomas Gaulier (F)	288	103	123	226
3.	Alexis Pelisse (F)	296	99	103	202
4.	Jonathan Manon (F)	216	83	103	186
5.	Eric Medeiros (F)	125	80	106	186

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Antoine Pelisse (F)	323	152	170	322
2.	Thomas Gaulier (F)	288	103	123	226
3.	Geoffrey Bidoli (D)	350	60	112	172
4.	Eric Medeiros (F)	125	80	106	186
5.	Alexis Pelisse (F)	296	99	103	202

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Antoine Pelisse (F)	323	152	322	812
2.	Mathieu Bidoli (D)	228	27	66	567
3.	Thomas Gaulier (F)	288	103	226	560
4.	Alexis Pelisse (F)	296	99	202	535
5.	Simon Pelisse (D)	257	17	67	513

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Geoffrey Bidoli (D)	350	60	112	172
2.	Antoine Pelisse (F)	323	152	170	322
3.	Alexis Pelisse (F)	296	99	103	202
4.	Thomas Gaulier (F)	288	103	123	226
5.	Damien Cabaré (D)	288	32	52	84

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Tomas Marcinek (F)	20	30	56	2.80
2.	Alexei Baskov (F)	31	28	76	2.45
3.	Vladislav Vrtek (F)	16	15	35	2.19
4.	Carl Månsson (F)	18	22	39	2.17
5.	Charles-Olivier Ouimet (F)	13	8	28	2.15

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Tomas Marcinek (F)	2019-2020	17	28	50
2.	Alexei Baskov (F)	2025-2026	18	19	45
3.	Eric Medeiros (F)	2008-2009	26	19	43
4.	Jonathan Manon (F)	2014-2015	16	17	40
5.	Carl Månsson (F)	2022-2023	18	22	39

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Tomas Marcinek (F)	2019-2020	17	28	50
2.	Bastien Sangiorgio (D)	2009-2010	26	23	36
3.	Carl Månsson (F)	2022-2023	18	22	39
4.	Dmitri Dudkin (F)	2024-2025	18	22	38
5.	Alexei Baskov (F)	2025-2026	18	19	45

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Jan Dlouhý (D)	2019-2020	17	30	33
2.	Alexei Baskov (F)	2025-2026	18	26	45
3.	Eric Medeiros (F)	2008-2009	26	24	43
4.	Eric Medeiros (F)	2009-2010	26	24	38
5.	Eric Medeiros (F)	2007-2008	24	24	36

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Olivier Lyon (D)	2008-2009	22	5	130
2.	Jesse Goodsell (D)	2011-2012	25	20	122
3.	Rudy Billieras (F)	2005-2006	24	11	117
4.	Eric Medeiros (F)	2008-2009	26	43	114
5.	Sébastien Bergès (D)	2003-2004	26	15	107