Team Facts
Plays in Synerglace Ligue Magnus Full name Pionniers de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc Team colours Red + Black + White Town Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, FRA Founded 1910

2022-2023 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
Ulysse Benbassat (G) 17 2005 Sallanches, FRA 6'0" 176 L Junior
#1 Olivier Richard (G) 26 1996 Aix-en-Provence, FRA 6'2" 183 L 22/23
#36 Richard Sabol (G) 29 1994 Presov, SVK 5'11" 176 L 22/23
DEFENSEMEN
Alix Bellanger (D) 18 2005 La Tronche, FRA 5'11" 154 L Junior
#54 Valentin Coffy (D) 22 2000 Thonon-les-Bains, FRA 5'11" 148 R 22/23
#15 Lauric Convert (D/RW) 24 1999 Grenoble, FRA 5'10" 165 R 22/23
#46
Camil Durand (D/RW) 27 1996 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, FRA 6'1" 198 R 22/23
#6 Mikko Kuukka (D)   “A” 37 1985 Hämeenkyrö, FIN 6'4" 203 L 22/23
#49 Jakub Müller (D) 23 1999 Slany, CZE 6'2" 201 R 22/23
Matteo Perdrix (D) 17 2005 Ecully, FRA 5'11" 176 L
Matthieu Rouxel (D) 20 2003 Lyon, FRA 5'11" 168 R
#77 Christian Silfver (D) 31 1991 Helsinki, FIN 5'10" 176 L 22/23
#26 Antti Virtanen (D) 25 1998 Kittilä, FIN 6'0" 187 L 22/23
FORWARDS
#25 Joonas Alanne (LW/RW) 32 1990 Rovaniemi, FIN 6'0" 185 L 22/23
Enzo Baravaglio (RW/C) 22 2001 Rillieux-la-Pape, FRA 6'1" 187 L
Matis Bonsergent (F) 17 2005 Sallanches, FRA 5'11" 165 L Junior
#7 Jakub Cerny (C/LW)   “A” 36 1987 Cesky Krumlov, CZE 5'10" 176 L 22/23
#27 Romain Chapuis (LW/RW) 27 1995 Grenoble, FRA 5'10" 183 L 22/23
#10 Sébastien Delemps (LW)   31 1992 Valence, FRA 5'8" 174 L 22/23
#47 Kasper Elo (C/D) 28 1994 Helsinki, FIN 6'1" 165 L 22/23
Virgile Gauffriau (F) 17 2005 Nantes, FRA 5'10" 165 R
Marius Hénin (F) 19 2003 Talence, FRA 5'11" 143 L
#17 Vincent Kara (F) 33 1989 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, FRA 5'11" 194 R 22/23
#3 Clément Masson (C)   “C” 36 1986 Paris, FRA 5'6" 148 R 22/23
Thibaud Masson (C) 22 2000 Sallanches, FRA 6'1" 183 R
Baptiste Meunier (C) 18 2004 Sallanches, FRA 5'11" 154 R
#78 Yevgeni Nikiforov (RW) 30 1993 Ufa, RUS 5'11" 179 L 22/23
#67 Aleksi Poikola (C) 26 1996 Espoo, FIN 5'11" 185 L 22/23
#91 Matthias Terrier (F) 31 1991 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, FRA 5'11" 185 L 22/23
#19
Matt Tugnutt (LW/C) 26 1996 Portland, ME, USA 5'10" 185 L 22/23
#41 Gabin Ville (RW/C) 25 1997 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, FRA 6'2" 187 L 22/23
#21 Malo Ville (C/RW) 27 1995 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, FRA 5'11" 176 L 22/23
Position: G: 3, D: 10, F: 19 | Av Age: 25.59 years | Av Ht: 5'11" | Av Wt: 176 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 21 players
6 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player Experience Chamonix: 2 234 GP
Liiga: 913 GP
KHL: 14 GP
Czechia: 478 GP Affiliated Team(s) Chamonix II (Not Active (France))
Hockey Club 74 U17 (France U17)
Hockey Club 74 U20 (France U20)
Mont-Blanc (France2)
Morzine-Avoriaz (France2)
Team Captains
“C” Clément Masson “A” Jakub Cerny
Mikko Kuukka
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Patinoire Richard Bozon Location Chamonix Capacity 1 700 Construction Year 1962
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-03-03T20:30:00+0100 Anglet Chamonix 5 - 2 Ligue Magnus
2023-02-28T20:00:00+0100 Briançon Chamonix 0 - 8 Ligue Magnus
2023-02-24T21:05:00+0100 Chamonix Cergy-Pontoise 1 - 3 Ligue Magnus
2023-02-21T20:00:00+0100 Rouen Chamonix 6 - 1 Ligue Magnus
2023-02-17T21:05:00+0100 Chamonix Gap 2 - 1 Ligue Magnus
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
12/28/2022
12/28/2022 Confirmed Joining Kasper Elo (F) Joining from Tyringe SoSS
09/09/2022
09/09/2022 Confirmed Joining Antti Virtanen (D) Joining from Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks
08/29/2022
08/29/2022 Confirmed Joining Mikko Kuukka (D) Joining from Herning Blue Fox
08/11/2022
08/11/2022 Confirmed Leaving Joakim Lilliehöök (D) Leaving for Lillehammer
08/09/2022
08/09/2022 Extension Clément Masson (F)
08/08/2022
08/08/2022 Extension Jakub Cerny (F)
08/01/2022
08/01/2022 Confirmed Leaving Bence Szabó (D) Leaving for Budapest Jégkorong Akadémia HC
08/01/2022 Confirmed Joining Matt Tugnutt (F) Joining from Greenville Swamp Rabbits
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1998-1999 France 36 8 3 25 - - 88 151 12 0.33 9 Did not make playoffs
1999-2000 France 32 9 1 21 1 0 91 140 21 0.66 8 Quarterfinal loss
2000-2001 France2 - - - - - - - - - - 8 Bankruptcy
2001-2002 France3 22 14 4 4 - - 94 59 32 1.45 1 Bronze game win
2002-2003 France2 14 11 0 3 - - 76 33 22 1.57 1 Final group
France2 14 7 1 6 - - 68 57 15 1.07 5 No playoffs held
2003-2004 France2 14 12 0 2 - - 75 42 24 1.71 2 Final group
France2 14 7 3 4 - - 54 40 17 1.21 4 No playoffs held
2004-2005 France2 14 11 1 2 - - 87 30 21 1.50 2 Final group
France2 14 8 2 4 - - 52 42 18 1.29 3 Promoted
2005-2006 Ligue Magnus 26 4 1 18 1 2 67 124 13 0.50 13 Saved in relegation
2006-2007 Ligue Magnus 26 10 2 13 0 1 90 99 23 0.88 7 Quarterfinal loss
2007-2008 Ligue Magnus 26 5 - 18 1 2 72 119 14 0.54 13 Saved in relegation
2008-2009 Ligue Magnus 26 4 - 17 4 1 83 141 17 0.65 11 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2009-2010 Ligue Magnus 26 8 - 13 2 3 84 103 23 0.88 9 Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011 Ligue Magnus 26 6 - 12 5 3 78 81 25 0.96 8 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2011-2012 Ligue Magnus 26 15 - 7 3 1 99 74 37 1.42 3 Semifinal loss
2012-2013 Ligue Magnus 26 12 - 10 3 1 100 88 31 1.19 4 Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014 Ligue Magnus 26 9 - 13 2 2 81 87 24 0.92 9 Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015 Ligue Magnus 26 10 - 8 4 4 96 85 33 1.27 6 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2015-2016 Ligue Magnus 26 8 - 15 0 3 71 84 27 1.04 10 Did not make playoffs
Ligue Magnus 10 3 - 3 3 1 31 32 35 3.50 2 Saved in relegation
2017-2018 Ligue Magnus 44 8 - 30 2 4 93 178 32 0.73 11 Relegation Play
Ligue Magnus 6 2 - 4 0 0 14 24 24 4.00 3 Saved in relegation
2018-2019 Ligue Magnus 44 14 - 23 2 5 135 158 51 1.16 8 Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020 Ligue Magnus 40 12 - 19 4 5 128 153 49 1.23 8 Playoffs Cancelled
2020-2021 Ligue Magnus 22 7 - 15 0 0 60 88 21 0.95 11 No playoffs held
2021-2022 Ligue Magnus 44 13 - 20 3 8 131 162 53 1.20 7 Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023 Ligue Magnus 44 14 - 22 4 4 125 148 54 1.23 9 Relegation Play
Ligue Magnus 6 3 - 1 2 0 23 20 67 11.17 1 Saved in relegation
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Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1965-1966 European Cup 4 0 1 3 - - 9 17 - - 10 Eighth Final Loss
1966-1967 European Cup 8 3 1 4 - - 21 30 - - 7 Eighth Final Loss
1967-1968 European Cup 2 0 0 2 - - 5 16 - - 14 16th final loss
1968-1969 European Cup 2 0 0 2 - - 2 9 - - 13 16th final loss
1970-1971 European Cup 2 0 0 2 - - 4 11 - - 12 16th final loss
1971-1972 European Cup 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 - - 16 16th final loss
1972-1973 European Cup 2 0 0 2 - - 8 16 - - 12 16th final loss
1973-1974 European Cup 2 0 0 2 - - 10 19 - - 15 16th final loss
1976-1977 European Cup 2 0 0 2 - - 4 18 - - 16 16th final loss
1979-1980 European Cup 4 2 0 2 - - 25 21 - - 9 Quarterfinal loss
1995-1996 Fed-Cup 2 1 0 1 - - 4 6 2 1.00 3 Bronze game win
2009-2010 French League Cup 6 3 - 3 0 0 22 25 6 1.00 2 Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011 French League Cup 6 3 - 3 0 0 23 19 6 1.00 2 Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012 French League Cup 6 3 - 3 0 0 28 15 6 1.00 2 Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013 French League Cup 6 3 - 3 0 0 28 27 6 1.00 3 Did not make playoffs
2013-2014 French League Cup 6 3 - 1 0 2 36 24 8 1.33 2 Final loss
2014-2015 French League Cup 6 4 - 2 0 0 25 17 8 1.33 2 Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016 French League Cup 6 3 - 2 1 0 22 11 11 1.83 3 Did not make playoffs

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Matt Bissonnette (F) 2022-2023 Sheffield Steeldogs NIHL 42 24 40 64 26
2. Phil Marinaccio (F) 2022-2023 Herning Blue Fox Denmark 42 24 29 52 16
3. Adrien Glévéau (F) 2022-2023 HC3Chêne II SwissDiv3 19 20 28 48 35
4. Andrei Rychagov (F) 2022-2023 Mulhouse Ligue Magnus 43 16 27 43 26
5. Kyle Hardy (D) 2022-2023 Grenoble Ligue Magnus 44 13 28 41 42
6. Samuel Salonen (F) 2022-2023 Cergy-Pontoise Ligue Magnus 44 17 23 40 20
7. Jordan Mugnier (F) 2022-2023 Mulhouse Ligue Magnus 41 15 20 35 44
8. Peter Hrehorcak (F) 2022-2023 Epinal France2 24 21 13 34 12
9. Emil Bejmo (F) 2022-2023 Manglerud Norway 42 14 20 34 22
10. Kevin Gadoury (F) 2022-2023 Montcalm Batisseurs LNAH 33 12 22 34 18
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Richard Aimonetto (F) 298 101 188 289
2. Yannick Charlet (F) 323 82 153 235
3. Clément Masson (F) 268 68 152 220
4. Alain Beaule (F) 272 113 91 204
5. Christian Pouget (D) 140 96 92 188
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Alain Beaule (F) 272 113 91 204
2. Richard Aimonetto (F) 298 101 188 289
3. Christian Pouget (D) 140 96 92 188
4. Laurent Gras (F) 258 92 94 186
5. Jean-Yves Audibert (F) 206 83 32 115
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Richard Aimonetto (F) 298 101 188 289
2. Yannick Charlet (F) 323 82 153 235
3. Clément Masson (F) 268 68 152 220
4. Laurent Gras (F) 258 92 94 186
5. Christian Pouget (D) 140 96 92 188
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Matthias Terrier (F) 299 66 141 403
2. Fabien Veydarier (D) 214 6 26 381
3. Vincent Kara (F) 236 36 100 368
4. Alain Beaule (F) 272 113 204 326
5. Eric Durand (D) 271 34 98 307
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Damien Torfou (D) 325 7 36 43
2. Yannick Charlet (F) 323 82 153 235
3. Matthias Terrier (F) 299 66 75 141
4. Richard Aimonetto (F) 298 101 188 289
5. Alain Beaule (F) 272 113 91 204
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Philippe Bozon (F) 22 30 49 2.23
2. Christian Tanguay (F) 28 33 60 2.14
3. Pierre Aubry (F) 55 60 116 2.11
4. Gaëtan Laliberté (F) 1 2 2 2.00
5. Stéphane Lessard (F) 30 30 56 1.87
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Pierre Aubry (F) 1986-1987 France 36 50 35 85 2.36 83
2. Luc Tardif (F) 1980-1981 France - 41 29 70 - -
3. Christian Tanguay (F) 1989-1990 France2 28 33 27 60 2.14 52
4. Phil Marinaccio (F) 2021-2022 Ligue Magnus 40 34 24 58 1.45 36
5. Stéphane Lessard (F) 1987-1988 France 30 30 26 56 1.87 30
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Pierre Aubry (F) 1986-1987 France 36 50 35 85 2.36 83
2. Luc Tardif (F) 1980-1981 France - 41 29 70 - -
3. Phil Marinaccio (F) 2021-2022 Ligue Magnus 40 34 24 58 1.45 36
4. Christian Tanguay (F) 1989-1990 France2 28 33 27 60 2.14 52
5. Stéphane Lessard (F) 1987-1988 France 30 30 26 56 1.87 30
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Pierre Aubry (F) 1986-1987 France 36 50 35 85 2.36 83
2. Carl Lauzon (F) 2012-2013 Ligue Magnus 26 11 34 45 1.73 26
3. Andrew Johnston (F) 2017-2018 Ligue Magnus 44 18 32 50 1.14 38
4. Luc Tardif (F) 1980-1981 France - 41 29 70 - -
5. Joonas Sammalmaa (F) 2019-2020 Ligue Magnus 39 12 28 40 1.03 22
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Konsta Mesikämmen (D) 2021-2022 Ligue Magnus 43 1 8 9 0.21 107
2. Stéphane Balmat (D) 2004-2005 France2 27 5 12 17 0.63 106
3. Martin Toms (F) 2006-2007 Ligue Magnus 21 5 6 11 0.52 100
4. Vincent Melin (D) 2017-2018 Ligue Magnus 41 0 1 1 0.02 98
5. Emil Tobiasson Harris (F) 2007-2008 Ligue Magnus 22 12 7 19 0.86 97
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2022-2023 View roster 5'11" 176 lbs 25.59
2021-2022 View roster 5'11" 181 lbs 27.42
2020-2021 View roster 5'11" 180 lbs 26.17
2019-2020 View roster 6'0" 183 lbs 25.17
2018-2019 View roster 6'0" 188 lbs 24.38
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Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia
Team history:

- Huskies de Chamonix (1988-2001)
- Chamois de Chamonix (2001-2016)
- Part of Pionniers de Chamonix-Morzine HC (2016-2017)
- Pionniers de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (2017-)