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Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise
CityCergy, France
LeagueLigue Magnus
2019–present
Founded1981; 43 years ago (1981)
Home arenaAren'Ice
ColorsGreen, red
   
Websitewww.lesjokers.net
Franchise history
1977-1981Club des sports de glace de Cergy
1981-1994Hockey club de Cergy-Pontoise
1994-presentHockey club de Cergy-Pontoise
Les Jokers[1]

The Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise (English: Cergy-Pontoise Jesters), formally known as Hockey club de Cergy-Pontoise, are a French ice hockey club based in Cergy, Val-d'Oise and representing the Cergy-Pontoise agglomeration. As of the 2021–22 season, they are the top ranked hockey team in the Paris Region, and the only one playing at the highest level of the French ice hockey pyramid, the Ligue Magnus.[2]

History

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Men's hockey

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While the multisport Club des sports de glace de Cergy had offered a hockey program since 1977, the independent Hockey club de Cergy-Pontoise was founded in 1981.[3]

For the following decades, its flagship men's team toiled in various minor leagues without much fanfare, playing out of Cergy's unspectacular municipal ice rink, a limited seating venue mostly designed for recreational activities.[3] This changed in 2009, when the city was chosen by the French Ice Hockey Federation as the site of its future National Ice Hockey Center, brand new federation headquarters incorporating an arena slated to host most Team France training camps, as well as a local resident club. The building was inaugurated in 2016 under the name Aren'Ice.[3]

Buoyed by the city's commitment to the sport and their attractive new venue, the Jokers earned promotion to the Ligue Magnus in 2020, as they stood atop the Division 1 standings (France's second level) when the season was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Women's hockey

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Prior to the men's team's promotion to the top level, the club was most notable for its women's hockey section, which has won a record 18 senior national titles.[2]

On 28 February 2004, women's team captain and Team France member Christine Duchamp became the first woman to take part in a non-recreational men's hockey game in France, when she skated 4:55 minutes in a Division 1 (second level) game against Asnières.[5]

For its pioneering role in the development of the women's game, the club was inducted into the Builders category of the French Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009, only the second organization to be so honored after Chamonix.[6]

Current roster

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Updated 9 November 2024.

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
19 France Antoine Addamo LW L 20 2024 Beaumont, France
13 United States Alex Barber F R 25 2023 Dublin, Ohio, United States
83 Canada Danick Bouchard LW L 38 2024 Lorraine, Quebec, Canada
11 France Raphaël Brites D L 19 2023 Paris, France
5 Canada Patrick Coulombe (C) D L 39 2022 Saint-Fabien, Quebec, Canada
77 France Colin Delatour F L 21 2024 Pontoise, France
48 France Aurélien Dorey (A) D L 30 2022 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
41 France Raphaël Faure (A) L 31 2022 Caen, France
86 Latvia Daniels Goršānovs D R 22 2023 Jelgava, Latvia
90 France Arthur Hostein F L 16 2024 Pontoise, France
80 Finland Aleksi Hämäläinen (A) C L 29 2023 Suonenjoki, Finland
95 France Sayan Limtong F R 22 2023 Montmorency, France
7 France Vincent Melin D L 26 2021 Arras, France
23 Finland Kalle Myllymaa C L 22 2024 Pori, Finland
82 France Tomas Pardo F L 20 2022 Barcelona, Spain
15 France Philéas Perrenoud C L 20 2023 Strasbourg, France
6 France Louis Petit W R 26 2020 Saint-Vallier, France
1 France Olivier Richard G L 28 2023 Aix-en-Provence, France
24 France Nikita Shalei D R 23 2023 Minsk, Belarus
88 Canada Christopher Theodore LW L 27 2024 Beaconsfield, Quebec, Canada
71 Canada Tyler Welsh RW R 27 2024 Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
37 France Sebastian Ylönen G L 33 2020 Rouen, France

Trophies and awards

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Notable players

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  • Gwenola Personne (2021) [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Historique – Cergy-Pontoise". hockeyfrance.com. Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Berton, Jean-Charles (2020). "Partenariat - Saison 2020-2021 - Synerglace Ligue Magnus" (Press release). Jokers de Cergy Pontoise.
  3. ^ a b c d "Le Hockey Club de Cergy-Pontoise souffle ses 40 bougies !". 13commeune.fr. Communauté d’agglomération de Cergy-Pontoise. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Ligue Magnus : Cergy-Pontoise officiellement promu". lequipe.fr. Groupe Amaury. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  5. ^ Raynal, Thierry (2 March 2004). "Duchamp, une femme chez les hommes". leparisien.fr. Groupe Les Échos-Le Parisien. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Promotion 2009 - Temple de la Renommée FFHG". hockeyfrance.com. Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace. 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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