2019–20 Ligue Magnus season
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The 2019–20 Ligue Magnus season was the 99th season of the Ligue Magnus, the top level of ice hockey in France. The regular season ran from 10 September 2019 to 21 February 2020. The Dragons de Rouen finished atop the standings. The postseason began on 23 February but was suspended and later cancelled on 12 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Due to the league operating with only 11-teams this season (below the desired 12-team format), no relegation would take place.
| 2019–20 Ligue Magnus | |
|---|---|
| League | Ligue Magnus |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 10 September 2019 – 11 March 2020 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Regular season | |
| Best record | Dragons de Rouen |
| Runners-up | Ducs d'Angers |
| Relegated to Division 1 | none |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | cancelled |
Membership changes
- Étoile Noire de Strasbourg was relegated to Division 1 and replaced by Diables Rouges de Briançon.[2]
- After the previous season, LHC Les Lions declared bankruptcy and were removed from the league.[3] Because no Division 1 team was able to sign a license with the league on short notice, Ligue Magnus played as an eleven-team circuit for this season.
Teams
| Team | City | Arena | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gothiques d'Amiens | Amiens | Coliséum |  Mario Richer |
| Ducs d'Angers | Angers | IceParc | Brennan Sonne |
| Anglet Hormadi | Anglet | Patinoire de la Barre |  Heikki Leime |
| Boxers de Bordeaux | Bordeaux | Patinoire de Mériadeck |  Olivier Dimet |
| Diables Rouges de Briançon | Briançon | Patinoire René Froger | Claude Devèze Eric Medeiros |
| Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc | Chamonix | Centre Sportif Richard Bozon | Timo Saarikoski |
| Rapaces de Gap | Gap | Alp'Arena | Eric Blais |
| Brûleurs de Loups | Grenoble | Patinoire Pole Sud |  Edo Terglav |
| Scorpions de Mulhouse | Mulhouse | Patinoire de l'Illberg | Yorick Treille |
| Aigles de Nice | Nice | Patinoire Jean Bouin |  Stanislav Sutor |
| Dragons de Rouen | Rouen | Centre sportif Guy-Boissière | Fabrice Lhenry |
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brûleurs de Loups | 40 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 199 | 108 | +91 | 90 | Qualification to Play-offs |
| 2 | Dragons de Rouen | 40 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 152 | 89 | +63 | 86 | |
| 3 | Ducs d'Angers | 40 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 155 | 96 | +59 | 82 | |
| 4 | Gothiques d'Amiens | 40 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 130 | 109 | +21 | 79 | |
| 5 | Scorpions de Mulhouse | 40 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 132 | 114 | +18 | 62 | |
| 6 | Boxers de Bordeaux | 40 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 60 | |
| 7 | Rapaces de Gap | 40 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 103 | 124 | −21 | 51 | |
| 8 | Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc | 40 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 128 | 153 | −25 | 49 | |
| 9 | Anglet Hormadi | 40 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 93 | 148 | −55 | 46 | Qualification to Play Out |
| 10 | Aigles de Nice | 40 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 108 | 130 | −22 | 45 | |
| 11 | Diables Rouges de Briançon | 40 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 73 | 202 | −129 | 10 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ligue Magnus
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Statistics
Scoring leaders
| Player | Team | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alex Aleardi | Brûleurs de Loups | C/RW | 40 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 28 |
| Tommy Giroux | Gothiques d'Amiens | LW | 40 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 4 |
| Danick Bouchard | Ducs d'Angers | LW/RW | 39 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 26 |
| Joël Champagne | Brûleurs de Loups | C | 39 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 50 |
| Damien Fleury | Brûleurs de Loups | LW/RW | 38 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 94 |
| Philippe Halley | Gothiques d'Amiens | C | 39 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 26 |
| Denny Kearney | Brûleurs de Loups | LW/RW | 37 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 60 |
| Kyle Hardy | Brûleurs de Loups | D | 40 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 64 |
 Rolands Vīgners | Scorpions de Mulhouse | LW/RW | 37 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 14 |
| Nicolas Deschamps | Dragons de Rouen | C/W | 40 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 10 |
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 1/3 of their team's minutes.[5]
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matija Pintarič | Dragons de Rouen | 39 | 2296 | 29 | 10 | 80 | 5 | .924 | 2.09 |
| Florian Hardy | Ducs d'Angers | 38 | 2236 | 26 | 12 | 88 | 5 | .910 | 2.36 |
| Clément Fouquerel | Boxers de Bordeaux | 30 | 1776 | 15 | 15 | 73 | 3 | .927 | 2.47 |
| Henri-Corentin Buysse | Gothiques d'Amiens | 37 | 2130 | 22 | 13 | 90 | 2 | .917 | 2.54 |
 Lukáš Horák | Brûleurs de Loups | 35 | 2072 | 28 | 6 | 89 | 4 | .915 | 2.58 |
Playoffs
Championship
Note: After the completion of the quarterfinal round, the remainder of the postseason was cancelled.
| Quarterfinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Brûleurs de Loups | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Brûleurs de Loups | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Scorpions de Mulhouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Dragons de Rouen | 2* | 3 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Rapaces de Gap | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| (Pairings are re-seeded after the first round) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ducs d'Angers | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Boxers de Bordeaux | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Dragons de Rouen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Ducs d'Angers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Gothiques d'Amiens | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2* | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Scorpions de Mulhouse | 4* | 2* | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime
Note: ** denotes overtime and shootout
Relegation
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglet Hormadi[a] | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 57 | Saved |
| 2 | Aigles de Nice | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 52 | |
| 3 | Diables Rouges de Briançon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 28 | −18 | 10 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ligue Magnus
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Notes:
- Teams retained their points from the regular season.