France national ice hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | Les Bleus (The Blues) |
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| Association | Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace |
| General Manager | Renaud Jacquin |
| Head coach | Dave Henderson |
| Assistants | Pierre Pousse |
| Captain | Laurent Meunier |
| Most games | Denis Perez (297) |
| Most points | Philippe Bozon (170) |
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| IIHF code | FRA |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 13  1 |
| Highest IIHF | 12 (first in 2014) |
| Lowest IIHF | 19 (first in 2006) |
| First international | |
 France 8–1 Bohemia  (Chamonix, France; 23 January 1909) |
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| Biggest win | |
France 24–1 North Korea  (Budapest, Hungary; 15 March 1983) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 United States 22–0 France (Chamonix, France; 30 January 1924) |
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| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 56 (first in 1930) |
| Best result | 6th (1930) |
| European Championships | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1923) |
| Best result |
 (1924) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1920) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 368–487–92 | |
The French men's national ice hockey team has participated in the IIHF European Championships, the IIHF World Hockey Championships and the Olympic Games. As of 2016, it is ranked 14th in the world in the IIHF World Rankings. The team is overseen by the Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace. Notable recent wins include upsets against Russia at the 2013 IIHF World Championship, Canada at the 2014 IIHF World Championship, and a triumphant 5-1 over Finland as the tournament host of 2017 IIHF World Championship.
Roster for the 2017 IIHF World Championship.
Head coach: Dave Henderson
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