2017–18 Ligue Magnus season

2017–18 Ligue Magnus
LeagueLigue Magnus
SportIce hockey
Duration10 September 2017 – 27 March 2018
Teams12
Regular season
Best recordBrûleurs de Loups
  Runners-upDragons de Rouen
Relegated to Division 1Étoile Noire de Strasbourg
Playoffs
Finals championsDragons de Rouen
  Runners-upBrûleurs de Loups

The 2017–18 Ligue Magnus season was the 97th season of the Ligue Magnus, the top level of ice hockey in France. The regular season ran from 10 September 2017 to 20 February 2018. The Dragons de Rouen finished atop the standings. The postseason ran from 23 February to 27 March 2018. The Dragons de Rouen defeated the Brûleurs de Loups 4 games to 0 for the league championship. Étoile Noire de Strasbourg was relegated to Division 1 at the end of the season.

Membership changes

Teams

TeamCityArenaCoach
Gothiques d'AmiensAmiensColiséumCanada Mario Richer
Ducs d'AngersAngersIceParcCanada Brennan Sonne
Boxers de BordeauxBordeauxPatinoire de MériadeckFrance Philippe Bozon
Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-BlancChamonixCentre Sportif Richard BozonFinland Heikki Leime
Gamyo ÉpinalÉpinalPatinoire de PoissompréCanada Brad Gratton
Rapaces de GapGapAlp'ArenaCanada Luciano Basile
Brûleurs de LoupsGrenoblePatinoire Pole SudSlovenia Edo Terglav
LHC Les LionsLyonPatinoire CharlemagneSlovakia Mitja Šivic
Scorpions de MulhouseMulhousePatinoire de l'IllbergSweden Christer Eriksson
Aigles de NiceNicePatinoire Jean BouinSlovakia Stanislav Sutor
Dragons de RouenRouenCentre sportif Guy-BoissièreFrance Fabrice Lhenry
Étoile Noire de StrasbourgStrasbourgPatinoire IcebergCanada Daniel Bourdages

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brûleurs de Loups 44 33 1 1 9 194 108 +86 102 Qualification to Play-offs
2 Dragons de Rouen 44 30 3 2 9 181 108 +73 98
3 Rapaces de Gap 44 22 5 3 14 154 131 +23 79
4 Gothiques d'Amiens 44 20 7 4 13 143 108 +35 78
5 LHC Les Lions 44 21 4 5 14 146 137 +9 76
6 Boxers de Bordeaux 44 21 4 2 17 164 127 +37 73
7 Ducs d'Angers 44 18 4 9 13 138 136 +2 71
8 Scorpions de Mulhouse 44 11 9 4 20 135 151 −16 55
9 Aigles de Nice 44 16 3 1 24 126 157 −31 55 Qualification to Play Out
10 Gamyo Épinal 44 16 2 2 24 127 148 −21 54
11 Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc 44 8 2 4 30 93 178 −85 32
12 Étoile Noire de Strasbourg 44 4 0 7 33 91 203 −112 19
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ligue Magnus
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.

Statistics

Scoring leaders

[3]

Player Team Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Canada Alexandre GirouxBrûleurs de LoupsLW/RW4425335828
France Julien CorreiaLHC Les LionsF4418405824
Canada Joël ChampagneBrûleurs de LoupsC4427295652
Canada Marc-André ThinelDragons de RouenLW/RW4418385624
Slovenia David RodmanBrûleurs de LoupsLW/RW3811455638
France Loïc LampérierDragons de RouenC/LW4422325442
Canada Danick BouchardDucs d'AngersLW/RW4423295218
Canada Tommy GirouxGothiques d'AmiensLW442427516
Slovenia Boštjan GoličičBrûleurs de LoupsC/LW3719315020
Canada Andrew JohnstonPionniers de Chamonix Mont-BlancC/LW4418325038

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.[4]

Player Team GP TOI W L GA SO SV% GAA
Czech Republic Lukáš HorákBrûleurs de Loups331944267656.9212.01
France Henri-Corentin BuysseGothiques d'Amiens3923562513833.9192.11
Slovenia Matija PintaričDragons de Rouen382155317805.9202.23
France Ronan QuemenerBoxers de Bordeaux1696197391.9212.44
United States Jeff LergRapaces de Gap38227325131041.9012.75

Playoffs

Championship

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

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

Relegation

Home \ Away CHA EPI NIC STR CHA EPI NIC STR
Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc — 4–6 3–5 0–2 — 2–1 3–5 0–7
Gamyo Épinal 6–4 — 6–4 3–6 1–2 — 1–10 3–2
Aigles de Nice 5–3 4–6 — 1–5 5–3 10–1 — 1–3
Étoile Noire de Strasbourg 2–0 6–3 5–1 — 7–0 2–3 3–1 —
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 Gamyo Épinal[a] 6 3 0 0 3 20 28 −8 32 Saved
2 Aigles de Nice 6 3 0 0 3 26 21 +5 29
3 Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc 6 1 0 0 5 12 26 −14 24
4 Étoile Noire de Strasbourg 6 5 0 0 1 25 8 +17 23 Relegated
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ligue Magnus
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Teams retained their points in common games from the regular season.

References

  1. ↑ "Ligue Magnus : les Scorpions de Mulhouse en liquidation judiciaire" [Magnus League: the Scorpions de Mulhouse in judicial liquidation]. L'Equipe. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  2. ↑ Théveniau, Yves (24 October 2017). "Comme on se retrouve…". ledauphine.com. Groupe EBRA. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Statistics 2017/18: Players". Ligue Magnus. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Statistics 2017/18: Goalies". Ligue Magnus. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
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