Rapaces de Gap (, "Gap Raptors") is a French ice hockey team that is based in Gap and plays home games at the Patinoire Brown-Ferrand. The team played in the Ligue Magnus during the 2009–10 Ligue Magnus season. Gap won the French Championship three times in 1977, Championnat de France 1976/77 on hockeyarchives 1978 Championnat de France 1977/78 on hockeyarchives and 2015.
History 20th century The team was founded in 1937Profile on hockeyarenas.net The club Rapaces de Gap (Gapençais, Gap) was created in 1937;Club Card on hockeyarenas.net it entered championship of France in 1945History of club on the official website, where it played in the second series. In 1955, the team inaugurated the Brown-Ferrand Ice Rink, which became artificial in 1961. The Gapençais started in the first series (elite division) for the 1962–1963 season.hockeyarchives / France1963.htm French Championship 1962/63 From 1962, the Canadian Camil Gélinas, who was coach of the team Athletic Club of Boulogne-Billancourt, became coach of Repaces de Gap at the request of the team's president in 1965. In 1972, work on the stadium, which included covering of the track, allowed the permanent use of the ice, and the hosting of the world championship group C.1974 World Championships on hockeyarchives
The senior team was still progressing with Czech Zdeněk Bláha as a coach. The team under Bláha won their first Champion of France title in 1977.French Championship 1976/77 on hockeyarchives Gap also won the title the following year.French Championship 1977/78 on Hockeyarchives The club continued thereafter to be a great training club,Gap, determined nonetheless on hockeyarchives until the 1980s winning 21 titles of champion of France in the minor categories and being vice-champion of France in 1983–1984.French Championship 1983/84 on hockeyarchives In 1989, the club finished second-from-last in the National 1A but preferred demotion to end their expensive professional adventure.Championship of France 1988/89 on hockeyarchives.
For the 1992–1993 French Hockey Championship, Gap returned to the elite division for the first time, following a reshuffle of the divisions and the retirement from the national league at 10 clubs.French Championship 1992/93 on hockeyarchives In 1996, Gap won Division 1.com / hockeyarchives / France1996.htm French Championship 1995/96 on hockeyarchives New immediate descent, when Gap fails to stay in hen.Championship of France 1996–97 on hockeyarchives
21st century The club slowly descended the French hierarchy, having to play a dam to stay in Division 1 during the 2001–2002 season.French Championship 2001/02: division 1 on hockeyarchives. The club recovered their form the next season, thanks to the expansion of the elite to a Super 16. This was a difficult task because with the lowest budget,Gap unpretentious, hockeyarchives Gap were often in the bottom of the table, returning to the second level2005/06 French Championship: Ligue Magnus on hockeyarchives in 2006. In 2009, thanks to a new title Division 1 champion, the club returned to the elite league.French Championship 2008/09: division 1 on hockeyarchives
Between the start of the 2009–2010 season and the end of the 2012–2013 season, Gap home games were broadcast live on the club's website. Long announced the renovation of the rink would run until August 2012. The rink was refurbished and its capacity was increased to 2,000 seats. During the 2011–2012 season, Gap played their home games at Palais Marseille Grand Est. On October 23, 2012, the club's president Georges Obninsky announced his resignation during a press conference.Press conference of George Obninsky's resignation He was replaced by Philippe Vial and Jérôme Escallier. At the end of the 2016–2017 season, Rapaces de Gap won the Ligue Magnus, thus becoming Champions of France for the fourth time in their history. , the club has one of the best records in French hockey with 29 national titles, 37 podiums, 2 participations in the European Cup, 1 cup of As and 22 players selected in National Team including eight for Olympics.
Roster Updated 9 November 2024.
Awards and trophies Coupe Magnus: 1977, 1978, 2015, 2017 Division 1: 1996, 2006 Coupe de la Ligue: 2016 Coupe des As: 1986 U22 : 5 championships U18 : 7 championships U16 : 7 championships U14 : 4 championships U11 : 3 championships Women's National Championship: 1 championship
Famous players Roland Cloutier Alain Daigle Larry Huras Christian Pouget Vadim Sharifijanov Pat Daley Rane Carnegie Ronan Quemener
NHL Players Name Nationality Game in NHL PeriodAlain Daigle 406 games 1980–1981Vadim Sharifijanov 96 games 2004–2005Roland Cloutier 34 gamess 1983–1988Pat Daley 12 games 1987–1988Larry Huras 2 games 1984–1988
References
External links Official website