2023–24 Ligue Magnus season
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The 2023–24 Ligue Magnus season was the 103rd season of the Ligue Magnus, the top level of ice hockey in France. The regular season ran from 9 September 2023 to 1 March 2024. The Dragons de Rouen finished atop the standings. The postseason ran from 8 March to 15 April 2024. The Dragons de Rouen defeated the Boxers de Bordeaux 4 games to 2 for the league championship. The Diables Rouges de Briançon were relegated to Division 1 at the end of the season.
| 2023–24 Ligue Magnus | |
|---|---|
| League | Ligue Magnus |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 9 September 2023 – 15 April 2024 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Regular season | |
| Best record | Dragons de Rouen |
| Runners-up | Ducs d'Angers |
| Relegated to Division 1 | Diables Rouges de Briançon |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Dragons de Rouen |
| Runners-up | Boxers de Bordeaux |
Member changes
- The Diables Rouges de Briançon were slated to be relegated to Division 1, however, the Scorpions de Mulhouse declared bankruptcy in May 2023 and were removed from the league.[1] As a result, Briançon remained in Ligue Magnus while Mulhouse was replaced by Spartiates de Marseille.
Teams
| Team | City | Arena | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gothiques d'Amiens | Amiens | Coliséum |  Mario Richer |
| Ducs d'Angers | Angers | IceParc | Jason O'Leary |
| Anglet Hormadi | Anglet | Patinoire de la Barre |  Pierrick Rézard |
| Boxers de Bordeaux | Bordeaux | Patinoire de Mériadeck | Olivier Dimet |
| Diables Rouges de Briançon | Briançon | Patinoire René Froger |  Márton Vas |
| Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise | Cergy-Pontoise | Aren'Ice |  Miika Elomo |
| Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc | Chamonix | Centre Sportif Richard Bozon | Janne Sinkkonen |
| Rapaces de Gap | Gap | Alp'Arena | Eric Blais, Sébastien Oprandi |
| Brûleurs de Loups | Grenoble | Patinoire Pole Sud | Jyrki Aho, Jean-François Dufour, Edo Terglav |
| Spartiates de Marseille | Marseille | Palais Omnisports Marseille Grand-Est | Luc Tardif |
| Aigles de Nice | Nice | Patinoire Jean Bouin |  Frantisek Stolc |
| 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 | 44 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 194 | 105 | +89 | 110 | Qualification to Play-offs |
| 2 | Ducs d'Angers | 44 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 164 | 104 | +60 | 101 | |
| 3 | Brûleurs de Loups | 44 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 184 | 113 | +71 | 90 | |
| 4 | Boxers de Bordeaux | 44 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 148 | 126 | +22 | 71 | |
| 5 | Spartiates de Marseille | 44 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 114 | 111 | +3 | 66 | |
| 6 | Gothiques d'Amiens | 44 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 144 | 149 | −5 | 65 | |
| 7 | Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise[a] | 44 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 142 | 132 | +10 | 63 | |
| 8 | Aigles de Nice | 44 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 128 | 174 | −46 | 54 | |
| 9 | Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc | 44 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 111 | 147 | −36 | 51 | Qualification to Play Out |
| 10 | Anglet Hormadi | 44 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 116 | 170 | −54 | 40 | |
| 11 | Diables Rouges de Briançon | 44 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 110 | 174 | −64 | 39 | |
| 12 | Rapaces de Gap | 44 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 118 | 168 | −50 | 36 |
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:
- Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise were deprived of 6 points by a decision of the Federation.
Statistics
Scoring leaders
| Player | Team | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Lavoie | Brûleurs de Loups | C/RW | 43 | 15 | 42 | 57 | 14 |
| Nicolas Deschamps | Brûleurs de Loups | C/W | 43 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 20 |
 Nikita Scherbak | Ducs d'Angers | LW/RW | 41 | 10 | 37 | 47 | 63 |
 Rolands Vīgners | Dragons de Rouen | LW/RW | 41 | 27 | 19 | 46 | 10 |
 Alex Barber | Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise | F | 43 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 36 |
| Samuel Salonen | Boxers de Bordeaux | RW | 44 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 10 |
| Anthony Rech | Dragons de Rouen | LW/RW | 43 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 28 |
| Tomas Simonsen | Gothiques d'Amiens | RW | 44 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 10 |
| Loïc Lampérier | Dragons de Rouen | C/LW | 42 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 14 |
| Aleksi Hämäläinen | Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise | C/LW | 44 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 24 |
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.[3]
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Cowley | Ducs d'Angers | 39 | 2319 | 30 | 8 | 78 | 7 | .935 | 2.02 |
| Raphaël Garnier | Brûleurs de Loups | 16 | 971 | 10 | 3 | 34 | 2 | .918 | 2.10 |
| Matija Pintarič | Dragons de Rouen | 40 | 2252 | 29 | 5 | 82 | 0 | .929 | 2.18 |
 Marek Čiliak | Spartiates de Marseille | 39 | 2281 | 17 | 16 | 87 | 5 | .927 | 2.29 |
| Quentin Papillon | Boxers de Bordeaux | 34 | 2013 | 15 | 12 | 82 | 1 | .927 | 2.45 |
Playoffs
Championship
| Quarterfinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Championship (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dragons de Rouen | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Aigles de Nice | 1 | 2 | 4* | 2 | 3 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dragons de Rouen | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ducs d'Angers | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dragons de Rouen | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2* | 5 | 3* | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Pairings are re-seeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Boxers de Bordeaux | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Brûleurs de Loups | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Gothiques d'Amiens | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Brûleurs de Loups | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Boxers de Bordeaux | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Boxers de Bordeaux | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Spartiates de Marseille | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3** | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime
Note: ** denotes overtime and shootout
Relegation
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 9 | Saved |
| 2 | Anglet Hormadi | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 12 | |
| 3 | Rapaces de Gap | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 9 | |
| 4 | Diables Rouges de Briançon | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 6 | Relegated |
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.