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Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz
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Hockey Club Morzine-Avoriaz(HCMA), also known as Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz (French for 'Morzine-Avoriaz Penguins'), is a French ice hockey team based in Morzine. They currently play in Division 1, having last played in the Ligue Magnus in the 2015/2016 season.
| Hockey Club Morzine-Avoriaz | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Pingouins (Auks) |
| City | Morzine |
| League | French Ice Hockey Federation |
| Division | Division 1 2022-present Ligue Magnus 2004-2016 |
| Founded | 1963[1] |
| Home arena | Škoda Arena (capacity: 1280) |
| Colours | |
| President | Thierry Coffy[2] |
| Head coach | Stéphane Gros[2] |
| Website | www.hockey-morzine.com |
| Franchise history | |
| Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz | |
History edit
The team was founded in 1963.[1] They merged with Chamonix HC to form Pionniers De Chamonix-Morzine in 2016,[3] a partnership that ended in 2017 with a return to Division 3 for HCMA.[4]
Stadium edit
The team plays home games at the Škoda Arena.
Coaches edit
- Stéphane Gros
Former players edit
- Romain Bonnefond
- Benjamin Dieu de Fauvel
- Laurent Gras
- Julien Lebey
- Florian Hardy
- Maxime Michaud
- Mathieu Mille
- Nicolas Pousset
- Jonathan Zwikel
- Mika Halava
- Toni Kluuskeri
- Antti Koponen
Logos edit
- Former logo.
- Former logo.
References edit
- ^ a b "Club History". Hockey Club Morzine-Avoriaz (in French). Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Organizational Chart". Hockey Club Morzine-Avoriaz (in French). Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ Alapetite, Alexis (2016-04-13). "Création d'une nouvelle équipe avec la fusion de Morzine et de Chamonix". PARLONS SPORTS (in French). Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ^ "Morzine officiellement en D3". Hockey Club Morzine-Avoriaz (in French). 1 August 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
External links edit
- Official website (in French)