2020–21 Ligue Magnus season
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The 2020–21 Ligue Magnus season was the 100th season of the Ligue Magnus, the top level of ice hockey in France. The regular season ran from 26 September 2020 to 2 April 2021. The Dragons de Rouen finished atop the standings. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, no postseason was held and relegation was cancelled.
| 2020–21 Ligue Magnus | |
|---|---|
| League | Ligue Magnus |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 26 September 2020 – 2 April 2021 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Regular season | |
| Best record | Dragons de Rouen |
| Runners-up | Ducs d'Angers |
| Relegated to Division 1 | none |
COVID
Due to quarantine and other government policies regarding positive COVID tests, the league had an unbalanced schedule for the season. While all teams played one another at least twice, Nice played an additional four games, each against a different opponent. In order to not give those teams an advantage for playing more game than their contemporaries, they had their points totals adjusted down in the following way: the points gained in the confrontations which took place three times instead of two are reduced to two thirds of their value and rounded down to the nearest whole number. This resulted in Bordeaux, Briançon and Gap losing 2 points in the standings and Nice losing 6.[1]
Member changes
- While no relegation or promotion was scheduled to happen for this season, Ligue Magnus had an open position due to the bankruptcy of the LHC Les Lions just prior to the previous season.[2] With no Division 1 league champion, Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise, the regular season champions, were promoted to the top division for this season.
Teams
| Team | City | Arena | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gothiques d'Amiens | Amiens | Coliséum |  Anthony Mortas |
| Ducs d'Angers | Angers | IceParc |  Brennan Sonne |
| Anglet Hormadi | Anglet | Patinoire de la Barre |  David Dostal |
| Boxers de Bordeaux | Bordeaux | Patinoire de Mériadeck | Olivier Dimet |
| Diables Rouges de Briançon | Briançon | Patinoire René Froger | Eric Medeiros |
| Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise | Cergy-Pontoise | Aren'Ice | Jonathan Paredes |
| 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 | Alexandre Gagnon |
| 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 | Dragons de Rouen | 22 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 101 | 39 | +62 | 55 | Won league championship |
| 2 | Ducs d'Angers | 22 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 88 | 47 | +41 | 50 | No postseason held |
| 3 | Brûleurs de Loups | 22 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 92 | 67 | +25 | 43 | |
| 4 | Rapaces de Gap[a] | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 76 | 59 | +17 | 37 | |
| 5 | Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise | 22 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 71 | 82 | −11 | 36 | |
| 6 | Gothiques d'Amiens | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 32 | |
| 7 | Boxers de Bordeaux[b] | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 75 | 74 | +1 | 32 | |
| 8 | Scorpions de Mulhouse | 22 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 60 | 71 | −11 | 29 | |
| 9 | Aigles de Nice[c] | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 64 | 83 | −19 | 27 | |
| 10 | Anglet Hormadi | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 71 | 97 | −26 | 22 | |
| 11 | Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 60 | 88 | −28 | 21 | |
| 12 | Diables Rouges de Briançon[d] | 23 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 46 | 105 | −59 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Notes:
- Rapaces de Gap were deprived of 2 points by a decision of the Federation.
- Boxers de Bordeaux were deprived of 2 points by a decision of the Federation.
- Aigles de Nice were deprived of 6 points by a decision of the Federation.
- Diables Rouges de Briançon were deprived of 2 points by a decision of the Federation.
Statistics
Scoring leaders
| Player | Team | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Deschamps | Dragons de Rouen | C/W | 22 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 8 |
| Damien Fleury | Brûleurs de Loups | LW/RW | 22 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 14 |
| Anthony Guttig | Dragons de Rouen | C/LW | 22 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 6 |
| Philippe Halley | Ducs d'Angers | C | 22 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 18 |
 Andrei Rychagov | Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc | C | 22 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 26 |
| Joël Champagne | Brûleurs de Loups | C | 22 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 20 |
| Simon Bourque | Boxers de Bordeaux | D | 22 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 38 |
 Rolands Vīgners | Dragons de Rouen | LW/RW | 21 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 4 |
| Sacha Treille | Brûleurs de Loups | LW/RW | 22 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 58 |
 Johan Skinnars | Boxers de Bordeaux | C/W | 23 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 2 |
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.[4]
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matija Pintarič | Dragons de Rouen | 21 | 1209 | 17 | 6 | 35 | 3 | .938 | 1.74 |
| Florian Hardy | Ducs d'Angers | 20 | 1170 | 14 | 6 | 40 | 2 | .913 | 2.05 |
| Julian Junca | Rapaces de Gap | 20 | 1162 | 12 | 8 | 42 | 1 | .923 | 2.17 |
| Henri-Corentin Buysse | Gothiques d'Amiens | 13 | 762 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 1 | .931 | 2.29 |
| Lukáš Horák | Brûleurs de Loups | 19 | 1101 | 11 | 7 | 49 | 1 | .911 | 2.67 |
| Sebastian Ylönen | Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise | 11 | 653 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 1 | .916 | 2.67 |