Brûleurs de Loups

The Brûleurs de Loups (French for Wolf Burners) are a professional ice hockey team that play in Grenoble, France.

Brûleurs de Loups
City	Grenoble, France
League	Ligue Magnus 2000–present
Founded	1963 (1963)
Home arena	Patinoire Polesud (4208 seats)
Colors	Blue, Red
Owner(s)	Jacques Reboh
Head coach	Per Hånberg
Captain	Sacha Treille
Website	www.bruleursdeloups.com
Franchise history
1963–1966	Grenoble Hockey Club
1966–1969	Ours dauphinois
1969–1972	Grenoble Hockey Club
1972–1991	Club des Sports de Glace de Grenoble
1991–present	Brûleurs de Loups
Championships
Playoff championships	1981, 1982, 1991, 1998, 2007, 2009, 2019, 2022

History

The club was founded in 1963 under the name Grenoble Hockey Club. Since 1992, the club has been known as the Brûleurs de Loups.

The Brûleurs de Loups hockey team plays in the Ligue Magnus, the highest level in France. They have won the championship eight times (1981, 1982, 1991, 1998, 2007, 2009, 2019, 2022), the French Cup five times (1994, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2023) and the League Cup four times (2007, 2009, 2011, 2015).

Former Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Cristobal Huet played for Grenoble from the beginning of his career until 1998. St. Louis Blues forward Alexandre Texier started his career in Grenoble as well. They were both born in nearby Saint-Martin-d'Hères.

In February 2023, the Brûleurs de Loups secured their first place in the Magnus League and won the Jacques Lacarrière Trophy.[1]

Current roster

Updated 10 November 2024.

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
26		Matias Bachelet	C	L	21	2023	Grenoble, France
49		François Beauchemin	C	L	28	2024	Métis-sur-Mer, Quebec, Canada
16		Alexis Binner	D	L	26	2024	Stocksund, Sweden
94		Christophe Boivin	LW	L	28	2024	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
72		Pierre Crinon	D	L	29	2021	Reims, France
3		Aurélien Dair	C	R	25	2019	Chambéry, France
17		Nicolas Deschamps (A)	W	L	34	2021	LaSalle, Quebec, Canada
96		Loïc Farnier	LW	L	28	2023	Romans-sur-Isère, France
27		Antoine Fertin	D	R	21	2024	La Tronche, France
10		Damien Fleury (A)	RW	R	38	2018	Caen, France
5		Valentin Grossetete	RW	L	20	2023	Clermont-Ferrand, France
88		Théo Gueurif	C	L	22	2024	Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France
12		Jarod Hilderman	D	R	27	2024	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
18		Adel Koudri	C	R	25	2019	Annecy, France
22		Guillaume Leclerc	C	L	28	2024	Besançon, France
92		Alexandre Mallet	RW	R	32	2024	Amqui, Quebec, Canada
98		Hugo Nogaretto	LW	R	19	2024	Grenoble, France
69		Matija Pintarič	G	L	35	2024	Maribor, SFR Yugoslavia
6		Samuel Régis	D	L	23	2024	Châteauguay, Quebec, Canada
23		Charles Schmitt	D	R	23	2023	Montpellier, France
4		Kyle Shearer-Hardy (A)	D	L	36	2016	Montréal, Quebec, Canada
44		Jordon Southorn	D	L	34	2024	Montréal, Quebec, Canada
30		Jakub Štěpánek	G	L	38	2021	Vsetín, Czechoslovakia
77		Sacha Treille (C)	LW	L	37	2018	Grenoble, France

Notable former players

Cristobal Huet

• Philippe Bozon
• Cristobal Huet
• Robert Ouellet
• Jean-Philippe Lemoine
• Christian Pouget
• Eddy Ferhi
• Alexandre Texier

• Larry Huras
• Réjean Cloutier
• Sylvain Locas
• Éric Chouinard
• Alexandre Giroux

• Vadim Bekbulatov

• Bohuslav Ebermann

Trophies and awards

• Ligue Magnus (French Championship):
  • (x8) 1981, 1982, 1991, 1998, 2007, 2009, 2019, 2022
  • (x9) 1967, 1968, 1977, 1983, 1990, 2004, 2012, 2018, 2023

• French Cup:
  • (x5) 1994, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2023
  • (x2) 2004, 2016

• League Cup:
  • (x4) 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015
  • (x1) 2010

• Match of Champions:
  • (x4) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017
  • (x1) 2007

External links

• Official website (in French)