🇫🇷 FRANCE (FRA) Men’s National Ice Hockey Team (1905-)
21 wins, 10 reigns, 22 games with IHLC – ranked 11th
IHLC last held 04 May 2018

France played in the first ever men’s international hockey game in 1905, losing the inaugural IHLC to Belgium, before becoming the second ever champion in 1906. While France was a competitive squad in the pre-war era, Les Bleus were largely dormant during the Iron Curtain era of dominance, only coming back on to the championship stage in the early 1990’s. Since then, however, France has held the IHLC on a number occasions, and continue to qualify star players into the NHL and KHL.

IHLC GAMES
Total IHLC Games Played: 63
First IHLC Game: 3-0 loss vs. 🇧🇪 BEL, 04 Mar 1905
First IHLC Win: 20-1 win vs. 🇧🇪 BEL, 17 Mar 1906
Latest IHLC Game: 6-0 loss vs. 🇨🇿 CZE, 13 May 2018
Latest IHLC Win: 3-2 win vs. 🇸🇰 SVK, 28 Apr 2018
Largest IHLC Victory: 20-1 win vs. 🇧🇪 BEL, 17 Mar 1906
Largest IHLC Defeat: 17-1 loss vs. 🇨🇦 CAN, 22 Mar 1912
Longest IHLC Undefeated Streak: 4 games (15 Jan – 20 Mar 1912)
Longest IHLC Winless Streak: 8 games (2 times, latest 16 Dec 1994 – 15 May 2012)

IHLC HOSTING
IHLC Games Hosted: 53
First Game Hosted: 🇫🇷 FRA 11-3 🇧🇪 BEL, 21 Mar 1906 (Paris)
Latest Game Hosted: 🇨🇦 CAN 5-2 FIN 🇫🇮, 16 May 2017 (Paris)
Major Tournaments Hosted: Olympic Games (3: 1924, 1968, 1992), World Championship (3: 1930 cohost, 1951, 2017 cohost)

MAJOR TOURNAMENT RECORDS
Best IIHF World Championship Result: 5th (2: 1920, 1924)
Best Olympic Games Result: 5th (2: 1920, 1924)
Best Canada / World Cup Result: n/a

COMPETITIVE IHLC RECORDS
🇧🇪 BELGIUM: 6 wins, 2 losses
🇨🇦 CANADA: 5 wins, 9 losses, 1 tie
🇨🇿 CZECHIA / BOHEMIA: 1 win, 3 losses
🇩🇰 DENMARK: 1 win, 0 losses
🇩🇪 GERMANY: 2 wins, 0 losses
🇬🇧 GREAT BRITAIN: 2 wins, 6 losses, 1 tie
🇮🇹 ITALY: 0 wins, 1 loss
🇳🇴 NORWAY: 0 wins, 1 loss
🇷🇺 RUSSIA: 1 win, 4 losses
🇸🇰 SLOVAKIA: 1 win, 6 losses
🇸🇪 SWEDEN: 0 wins, 1 loss
🇨🇭 SWITZERLAND: 2 wins, 5 losses
🇺🇸 UNITED STATES: 0 wins, 2 losses

COMPLETE IHLC HISTORY
01. 🇧🇪 BEL 3-0 FRA 🇫🇷 – 04 Mar 1905 – EX – Brussels 🇧🇪
02. 🇧🇪 BEL 4-2 FRA 🇫🇷 – 05 Mar 1905 – EX – Brussels 🇧🇪
03. 🇫🇷 FRA 20-1 BEL 🇧🇪 – 17 Mar 1906 – EX – Brussels 🇧🇪
04. 🇫🇷 FRA 18-2 BEL 🇧🇪 – 18 Mar 1906 – EX – Brussels 🇧🇪
05. 🇫🇷 FRA 11-3 BEL 🇧🇪 – 21 Mar 1906 – EX – Paris 🇫🇷
06. 🇬🇧 GBR 11-1 FRA 🇫🇷 – 09 Feb 1907 – EX – London 🇬🇧
07. 🇬🇧 GBR 5-0 FRA 🇫🇷 – 23 Feb 1907 – EX – Lyon 🇫🇷
08. 🇫🇷 FRA 5-4 GBR 🇬🇧 – 25 Jan 1908 – EX – Lyon 🇫🇷
09. 🇫🇷 FRA 1-1 GBR 🇬🇧 – 26 Jan 1908 – EX – Paris 🇫🇷
10. 🇫🇷 FRA 9-2 GER 🇩🇪 – 04 Nov 1908 – BT – Berlin 🇩🇪
11. 🇬🇧 GBR 3-2 FRA 🇫🇷 – 05 Nov 1908 – BT – Berlin 🇩🇪
12. 🇬🇧 GBR 8-2 FRA 🇫🇷 – 12 Dec 1908 – EX – London 🇬🇧
13. 🇬🇧 GBR 2-1 FRA 🇫🇷 (OT) – 25 Jan 1909 – CDC – Chamonix 🇫🇷
14. 🇫🇷 FRA FF GBR 🇬🇧 – 18 Mar 1910 – CCL – Brussels 🇧🇪
15. 🇫🇷 FRA 8-1 BEL 🇧🇪 – 19 Mar 1910 – CCL – Brussels 🇧🇪
16. 🇫🇷 FRA 3-2 BEL 🇧🇪 – 16 Dec 1910 – EX – Brussels 🇧🇪
17. 🇨🇦 CAN 4-2 FRA 🇫🇷 – 17 Jan 1911 – CDC – Chamonix 🇫🇷
18. 🇨🇦 CAN 3-2 FRA 🇫🇷 – 21 Dec 1911 – EX – Brussels 🇧🇪
19. 🇫🇷 FRA 4-0 CAN 🇨🇦 – 15 Jan 1912 – CDC – Chamonix 🇫🇷
20. 🇫🇷 FRA 5-1 BOH 🇨🇿 – 16 Jan 1912 – CDC – Chamonix 🇫🇷
21. 🇫🇷 FRA 1-0 GER 🇩🇪 – 17 Jan 1912 – CDC – Chamonix 🇫🇷
22. 🇫🇷 FRA 7-2 BEL 🇧🇪 – 20 Mar 1912 – EX – Brussels 🇧🇪
23. 🇨🇦 CAN 17-1 FRA 🇫🇷 – 22 Mar 1912 – LC – Brussels 🇧🇪
24. 🇺🇸 USA 4-2 FRA 🇫🇷 (OT) – 01 Apr 1933 – EX – Paris 🇫🇷
25. 🇨🇭 SUI 3-0 FRA 🇫🇷 – 04 Feb 1934 – WC – Milan 🇮🇹
26. 🇬🇧 GBR 9-0 FRA 🇫🇷 – 13 Mar 1950 – WC – London 🇬🇧
27. 🇨🇦 CAN 1-1 FRA 🇫🇷 – 05 Nov 1991 – EX – Briançon 🇫🇷
28. 🇨🇦 CAN 12-0 FRA 🇫🇷 – 06 Nov 1991 – EX – Champagny-en-Vanoise 🇫🇷
29. 🇺🇸 USA 4-1 FRA 🇫🇷 – 19 Feb 1992 – OG – Méribel 🇫🇷
30. 🇷🇺 RUS 8-0 FRA 🇫🇷 – 03 May 1992 – WC – Prague 🇨🇿
31. 🇫🇷 FRA 3-1 SUI 🇨🇭 – 29 Apr 1993 – WC – Munich 🇩🇪
32. 🇸🇰 SVK 14-0 FRA 🇫🇷 – 22 Aug 1993 – EX – Bratislava 🇸🇰
33. 🇸🇰 SVK 8-1 FRA 🇫🇷 – 23 Aug 1993 – EX – Trenčín 🇸🇰
34. 🇸🇰 SVK 3-1 FRA 🇫🇷 – 16 Nov 1993 – THC – Lillehammer 🇳🇴
35. 🇸🇰 SVK 6-2 FRA 🇫🇷 – 21 Feb 1994 – OG – Gjøvik 🇳🇴
36. 🇨🇿 CZE 5-2 FRA 🇫🇷 – 26 Apr 1994 – WC – Canazei 🇮🇹
37. 🇫🇷 FRA 5-1 CAN 🇨🇦 – 13 Oct 1994 – EX – Calgary 🇨🇦
38. 🇫🇷 FRA 3-2 CAN 🇨🇦 (SO) – 15 Oct 1994 – EX – Tisdale 🇨🇦
39. 🇨🇦 CAN 6-2 FRA 🇫🇷 – 16 Oct 1994 – EX – Melville 🇨🇦
40. 🇨🇦 CAN 5-3 FRA 🇫🇷 – 18 Oct 1994 – EX – Swan River 🇨🇦
41. 🇫🇷 FRA 4-3 CAN 🇨🇦 – 19 Oct 1994 – EX – Wilcox 🇨🇦
42. 🇫🇷 FRA 8-2 DEN 🇩🇰 – 02 Nov 1994 – EX – Copenhagen 🇩🇰
43. 🇷🇺 RUS 7-2 FRA 🇫🇷 – 16 Dec 1994 – IT – Moscow 🇷🇺
44. 🇳🇴 NOR 4-3 FRA 🇫🇷 – 07 Feb 1996 – RIC – Oslo 🇳🇴
45. 🇨🇿 CZE 9-2 FRA 🇫🇷 – 27 Apr 1996 – WC – Vienna 🇦🇹
46. 🇸🇪 SWE 6-1 FRA 🇫🇷 – 02 May 1998 – WC – Zürich 🇨🇭
47. 🇨🇭 SUI 6-0 FRA 🇫🇷 – 25 Apr 2004 – WC – Prague 🇨🇿
48. 🇨🇭 SUI 1-0 FRA 🇫🇷 – 24 Apr 2009 – WC – Bern 🇨🇭
49. 🇨🇭 SUI 1-0 FRA 🇫🇷 (OT) – 29 Apr 2011 – WC – Košice 🇸🇰
50. 🇸🇰 SVK 5-4 FRA 🇫🇷 – 15 May 2012 – WC – Helsinki 🇫🇮
51. 🇫🇷 FRA 3-2 CAN 🇨🇦 (SO) – 09 May 2014 – WC – Minsk 🇧🇾
52. 🇮🇹 ITA 2-1 FRA 🇫🇷 – 11 May 2014 – WC – Minsk 🇧🇾
53. 🇨🇦 CAN 4-3 FRA 🇫🇷 – 09 May 2015 – WC – Prague 🇨🇿
54. 🇨🇦 CAN 4-0 FRA 🇫🇷 – 16 May 2016 – WC– Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺
55. 🇨🇭 SUI 4-3 FRA 🇫🇷 – 08 Apr 2017 – EHC – Amiens 🇫🇷
56. 🇫🇷 FRA 3-2 SUI 🇨🇭 (OT) – 09 Apr 2017 – EHC – Cergy-Pontoise 🇫🇷
57. 🇫🇷 FRA 1-0 RUS 🇷🇺 (OT) – 13 Apr 2017 – EHC – Chelyabinsk 🇷🇺
58. 🇷🇺 RUS 6-0 FRA 🇫🇷 – 15 Apr 2017 – EHC – Chelyabinsk 🇷🇺
59. 🇨🇦 CAN 3-2 FRA 🇫🇷 – 11 May 2017 – WC – Paris 🇫🇷 
60. 🇸🇰 SVK 4-0 FRA 🇫🇷 – 27 Apr 2018 – EHC – Nitra 🇸🇰
61. 🇫🇷 FRA 3-2 SVK 🇸🇰 – 28 Apr 2018 – EHC – Piešťany 🇸🇰
62. 🇷🇺 RUS 7-0 FRA 🇫🇷 – 04 May 2018 – WC – Copenhagen 🇩🇰
63. 🇨🇿 CZE 6-0 FRA 🇫🇷 – 13 May 2018 – WC – Copenhagen 🇩🇰

Photo Credit: Le JDD – IIHF – HHOF – IOC