Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz
French ice hockey team
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Hockey Club Morzine-Avoriaz (HCMA), also known as Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz (French for 'Morzine-Avoriaz Penguins'), is a French ice hockey team based in Morzine. They currently play in Division 1, having last played in the Ligue Magnus in the 2015/2016 season.
| Hockey Club Morzine-Avoriaz | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Morzine |
| League | French Ice Hockey Federation |
| Division | Division 1 2022-present Ligue Magnus 2004-2016 |
| Founded | 1963[1] |
| Home arena | Škoda Arena (capacity: 1280) |
| Colours | Red, gold and black |
| President |  Thierry Coffy[2] |
| Head coach | Anthony Mortas[2] |
| Website | www.hockey-morzine.com |
History
The team was founded in 1963.[1] They merged with Chamonix HC to form Pionniers De Chamonix-Morzine in 2016,[3] a partnership that ended in 2017 with a return to Division 3 for HCMA.[4]
Stadium
The team plays home games at the Škoda Arena.
Coaches
- Stéphane Gros
Former players
- Romain Bonnefond
- Benjamin Dieu de Fauvel
- Laurent Gras
- Julien Lebey
- Florian Hardy
- Maxime Michaud
- Mathieu Mille
- Nicolas Pousset
- Jonathan Zwikel
- Mika Halava
- Toni Kluuskeri
- Antti Koponen
