2022–23 Ligue Magnus season

2022–23 Ligue Magnus
LeagueLigue Magnus
SportIce hockey
Duration9 September 2022 – 14 April 2023
Teams12
Regular season
Best recordBrûleurs de Loups
  Runners-upDragons de Rouen
Relegated to Division 1Diables Rouges de Briançon
Playoffs
Finals championsDragons de Rouen
  Runners-upBrûleurs de Loups
Ligue Magnus seasons

The 2022–23 Ligue Magnus season was the 102nd season of the Ligue Magnus, the top level of ice hockey in France. The regular season ran from 9 September 2022 to 3 March 2023. The Brûleurs de Loups finished atop the standings. The postseason ran from 7 March to 14 April, 2023. The Dragons de Rouen defeated the Brûleurs de Loups 4 games to 2 for the league championship. The Diables Rouges de Briançon were relegated to Division 1 at the end of the season.

Teams

Team City Arena Founded
Gothiques d'Amiens Amiens Coliséum 1967
Ducs d'Angers Angers IceParc 1982
Anglet Hormadi Anglet Patinoire de la Barre 1969
Boxers de Bordeaux Bordeaux Patinoire de Mériadeck 1999
Diables Rouges de Briançon Briançon Patinoire René Froger 1934
Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise Cergy-Pontoise Aren'Ice 1981
Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc Chamonix Centre Sportif Richard Bozon 2016
Rapaces de Gap Gap Alp'Arena 1937
Brûleurs de Loups Grenoble Patinoire Pole Sud 1963
Scorpions de Mulhouse Mulhouse Patinoire de l'Illberg 2005
Aigles de Nice Nice Patinoire Jean Bouin 1969
Dragons de Rouen Rouen Centre sportif Guy-Boissière 1982

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brûleurs de Loups 44 36 3 1 4 199 89 +110 115 Qualification to Play-offs
2 Dragons de Rouen 44 31 4 1 8 224 124 +100 102
3 Ducs d'Angers 44 27 2 7 8 170 110 +60 92
4 Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise 44 19 6 2 17 147 156 −9 71
5 Rapaces de Gap 44 19 4 2 19 139 139 0 67
6 Boxers de Bordeaux 44 17 3 7 17 149 142 +7 64
7 Gothiques d'Amiens 44 18 1 2 23 127 134 −7 58
8 Scorpions de Mulhouse[a] 44 17 3 3 21 133 139 −6 56
9 Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc 44 14 4 4 22 125 148 −23 54 Qualification to Play Out
10 Anglet Hormadi 44 11 5 6 22 111 196 −85 49
11 Aigles de Nice 44 9 6 4 25 110 141 −31 43
12 Diables Rouges de Briançon 44 3 2 4 35 84 200 −116 17
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ligue Magnus
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Notes:
  1. ^ Scorpions de Mulhouse were deprived of 4 points by a decision of the Federation.

Results

Statistics

Scoring leaders

[1]

Player Team Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Canada François Beauchemin Dragons de Rouen C/W 43 27 50 77 42
Canada Christophe Boivin Dragons de Rouen LW 44 34 39 73 33
Canada Tommy Giroux Ducs d'Angers LW 44 27 35 62 4
Canada Jonathan Charbonneau Ducs d'Angers RW 44 27 31 58 14
Canada Kelsey Tessier Dragons de Rouen C 44 28 29 57 12
France Loïc Lampérier Dragons de Rouen C/LW 44 17 35 52 32
France Julien Correia Rapaces de Gap F 44 17 34 51 18
Canada Nicolas Deschamps Brûleurs de Loups C/W 40 12 38 50 12
Canada Philippe Halley Ducs d'Angers C 40 18 31 49 62
France Sacha Treille Brûleurs de Loups LW/RW 39 21 26 47 91
Canada Sacha Guimond Dragons de Rouen D 44 7 40 47 19

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.[2]

Player Team GP TOI W L GA SO SV% GAA
Czech Republic Jakub Štěpánek Brûleurs de Loups 33 1970 26 4 69 2 .921 2.10
Slovenia Matija Pintarič Dragons de Rouen 22 1281 16 3 46 1 .938 2.16
United States Evan Cowley Ducs d'Angers 38 2213 24 9 89 2 .924 2.24
France Quentin Papillon Scorpions de Mulhouse 31 1824 12 14 75 1 .928 2.47
France Julian Junca Rapaces de Gap 39 2292 17 16 101 3 .921 2.64

Playoffs

Championship

Quarterfinals
(best-of-7)
Semifinals
(best-of-7)
Championship
(best-of-7)
                           
1 Brûleurs de Loups 3* 5 2 7 5* - -
8 Scorpions de Mulhouse 2 1 3 5 4 - -
1 Brûleurs de Loups 9 4 7 8 - - -
4 Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise 2 2 1 2 - - -
2 Dragons de Rouen 5 5 4* 4 - - -
7 Gothiques d'Amiens 2 0 3 3 - - -
1 Brûleurs de Loups 8 2 4 5 1 3 -
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round)
2 Dragons de Rouen 2 0 5* 6 2 4* -
3 Ducs d'Angers 6 2* 5 4 - - -
6 Boxers de Bordeaux 1 1 2 1 - - -
2 Dragons de Rouen 4 1 5 3 4* 3 -
3 Ducs d'Angers 1 2 1 6 3 0 -
4 Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise 6* 5 4* 3 5* - -
5 Rapaces de Gap 5 1 3 4** 4 - -

Note: * denotes overtime
Note: ** denotes overtime and shootout

Relegation

Home \ Away ANH BRI CHA NIC ANH BRI CHA NIC
Anglet Hormadi 2–3 (OT) 3–4 (OT) 3–2 6–3 1–4 5–3
Diables Rouges de Briançon 3–2 (OT) 2–4 4–3 3–6 2–4 0–2
Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc 4–3 (OT) 4–2 2–8 4–1 4–2 5–4 (OT)
Aigles de Nice 2–3 3–4 8–2 3–5 2–0 4–5 (OT)
Updated to match(es) played on Final. Source: Ligue Magnus
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc 6 3 2 0 1 23 20 +3 13 Saved
2 Anglet Hormadi 6 3 0 2 1 20 19 +1 11
3 Aigles de Nice 6 2 0 1 3 22 19 +3 7
4 Diables Rouges de Briançon 6 1 1 0 4 14 21 −7 5 Relegated
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ligue Magnus
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.

References

  1. ^ "Statistics 2022/23: Players". Ligue Magnus. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Statistics 2022/23: Goalies". Ligue Magnus. Retrieved 12 September 2022.