2024–25 FFHG Division 1 season
Sports season
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The 2024–25 FFHG Division 1 season was the 27th season of FFHG Division 1 and the 94th season of second-tier professional ice hockey in France. The regular season ran from 5 October 2024 to 8 March 2025. The Épinal Hockey Club finished atop the standings. The postseason ran from 11 March to 27 April 2025. The Épinal Hockey Club defeated the Drakkars de Caen 3 games to 2 for the league championship, however, as Épinal did not submit an application for a license with Ligue Magnus, they were not promoted.[1] The Brest Albatros Hockey finished last in the relegation round and were demoted to FFHG Division 2.[2]
| 2024–25 FFHG Division 1 | |
|---|---|
| League | FFHG Division 1 |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 5 October 2024 – 27 April 2025 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Regular season | |
| Best record | Brûleurs de Loups |
| Runners-up | Ducs d'Angers |
| Promoted to Ligue Magnus | none |
| Relegated to Division 2 | Brest Albatros Hockey |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Épinal Hockey Club |
| Runners-up | Drakkars de Caen |
Membership changes
- With Division 1 expanding from 14 to 16 teams, the two Division 2 finalists, the Ours de Villard-de-Lans and Courchevel-Méribel-Pralognan Bouquetins were both promoted to Division 1.
Teams
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Épinal Hockey Club | 30 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 126 | 76 | +50 | 71 | Qualification to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Corsaires de Dunkerque | 30 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 137 | 87 | +50 | 65 | |
| 3 | Drakkars de Caen | 30 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 86 | 63 | +23 | 62 | |
| 4 | Remparts de Tours | 30 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 96 | 88 | +8 | 54 | |
| 5 | Les Comètes de Meudon | 30 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 111 | 103 | +8 | 50 | Qualification to Eighthfinals |
| 6 | Yétis du Mont-Blanc | 30 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 114 | 105 | +9 | 50 | |
| 7 | Étoile Noire de Strasbourg | 30 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 91 | 79 | +12 | 46 | |
| 8 | Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz | 30 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 103 | 98 | +5 | 46 | |
| 9 | Dogs de Cholet | 30 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 87 | 84 | +3 | 45 | |
| 10 | Éléphants de Chambéry | 30 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 100 | 111 | −11 | 39 | |
| 11 | Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne | 30 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 97 | 110 | −13 | 38 | |
| 12 | Corsaires de Nantes[a] | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 82 | 91 | −9 | 34 | |
| 13 | Diables Rouges de Valenciennes | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 85 | 109 | −24 | 32 | Qualification to Play Out |
| 14 | Brest Albatros Hockey | 30 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 79 | 110 | −31 | 28 | |
| 15 | Courchevel-Méribel-Pralognan Bouquetins | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 90 | 119 | −29 | 27 | |
| 16 | Ours de Villard-de-Lans | 30 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 70 | 121 | −51 | 24 |
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:
- Corsaires de Nantes were deprived of 9 points by a decision of the Federation.
Statistics
Scoring leaders
| Player | Team | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vít Budínský | Corsaires de Dunkerque | RW | 29 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 24 |
 Zackary Daneau | Corsaires de Dunkerque | C | 30 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 11 |
 Pontus Eklöf | Les Comètes de Meudon | C/W | 30 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 12 |
 Peter Hrehorčák | Épinal Hockey Club | W | 30 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 19 |
| Elliot Lorraine | Les Comètes de Meudon | C/W | 29 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 36 |
 Vladimir Dzhig | Yétis du Mont-Blanc | F | 30 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 12 |
| Carson MacKinnon | Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne | LW | 30 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 6 |
 Hugo Sarlin | Épinal Hockey Club | C/LW | 30 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 29 |
| Dominik Fujerik | Épinal Hockey Club | C | 30 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 14 |
 Jeremiah Luedtke | Corsaires de Dunkerque | C/RW | 29 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 14 |
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.
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronan Quemener | Drakkars de Caen | 30 | 1888 | 17 | 10 | 59 | 3 | .943 | 1.88 |
| Antoine Bonvalot | Épinal Hockey Club | 17 | 1025 | 12 | 3 | 37 | 2 | .925 | 2.17 |
| Sébastien Raibon | Remparts de Tours | 25 | 1508 | 14 | 9 | 62 | 2 | .925 | 2.47 |
| Simon Zurawski | Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz | 21 | 1213 | 12 | 7 | 50 | 3 | .908 | 2.47 |
| Mark Grametbauer | Dogs de Cholet | 29 | 1736 | 11 | 14 | 74 | 4 | .925 | 2.56 |
| Tomáš Hiadlovský | Étoile Noire de Strasbourg | 30 | 1809 | 12 | 14 | 77 | 1 | .901 | 2.56 |
Playoffs
Championship
| Eighthfinals (best-of-3) | Quarterfinals (best-of-5) | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Championship (best-of-5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Épinal Hockey Club | 3 | 3 | 3* | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Les Comètes de Meudon | 1 | 4* | 4 | 9 | Dogs de Cholet | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Corsaires de Nantes | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Épinal Hockey Club | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Remparts de Tours | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Remparts de Tours | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Yétis du Mont-Blanc | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Les Comètes de Meudon | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Épinal Hockey Club | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3* | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Drakkars de Caen | 1 | 7 | 3* | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Corsaires de Dunkerque | 3 | 4* | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Étoile Noire de Strasbourg | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | Étoile Noire de Strasbourg | 2 | 3 | 2** | 5* | 7* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Éléphants de Chambéry | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | Étoile Noire de Strasbourg | 1 | 2* | 5 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Drakkars de Caen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Drakkars de Caen | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz | 3 | 3 | - | 6 | Yétis du Mont-Blanc | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Dogs de Cholet | 7 | 6 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime
Note: ** denotes overtime and shootout
Relegation
| Semifinals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-5) | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Diables Rouges de Valenciennes | 4** | 6 | 5 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 16 | Ours de Villard-de-Lans | 3 | 3 | 4 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 16 | Ours de Villard-de-Lans | 0 | 3* | 3 | 2 | - | |||||||||||
| 14 | Brest Albatros Hockey | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | |||||||||||
| 14 | Brest Albatros Hockey | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | |||||||||||
| 15 | Courchevel-Méribel-Pralognan Bouquetins | 4 | 0 | 4* | 3 | - | |||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime
Note: ** denotes overtime and shootout