Brûleurs de loups | |
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City | Grenoble, France |
League |
Ligue Magnus 2000–present |
Founded | 1963 |
Home arena | Patinoire Pôle Sud |
Colors | Blue, Red |
Website | www.bruleursdeloups.com |
Franchise history | |
1963–1972 | Grenoble Hockey Club |
1972–1992 | CSG Grenoble |
1992–present | Brûleurs de Loups |
The Brûleurs de loups (French for Wolf Burners) are a professional ice hockey team that resides in Grenoble, France.
The club was founded in 1963 under the name Grenoble Hockey Club. Since 1992, the club is known as Brûleurs de Loups.
The Brûleurs de Loups hockey team is playing in the Ligue Magnus, winning the championship six times, lastly in 2009. Former Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Cristobal Huet played for Grenoble from the beginning of his career to 1998. He was born in nearby Saint-Martin-d'Hères.