# Laurent Meunier

Laurent Meunier (born January 16, 1979) is a French-born Swiss former professional ice hockey player who spent most of his career in Switzerland playing in the National League (NL) and the Swiss League (SL). He also captained the French National team for 13 years, the longest serving captain of a national sporting team in the world.
Meunier currently co-hosts hockey TV show, Le Repas d'équipe, with fellow French-born Swiss former goaltender Cristobal Huet on MySports.

## Career
### International retirement

In May 2017, Meunier played at the 2017 IIHF World Championship, in Paris, representing France, as lead team captain. This represented his swan song, and he retired from the national team after finishing the tournament. He played his last game at the final round robin game of France, against Slovenia, with a win, retiring with France's Lead Goaltender Cristobal Huet. Team France (Les Bleus) did not advance to the medal round, but was not relegated.

## Awards and honors

| Award | Year |
| All-Hockey East Rookie Team | 2000–01 |

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1996–97 | Brûleurs de Loups | FRA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | LHC Les Lions | FRA | 40 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | LHC Les Lions | FRA | 41 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–2000 | LHC Les Lions | FRA | 32 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | HE | 35 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | HE | 27 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 68 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 106 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | Brûleurs de Loups | FRA | 26 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Brûleurs de Loups | FRA | 27 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 79 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 2005–06 | Brûleurs de Loups | FRA | 26 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 2006–07 | Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 43 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 20 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 16 |
| 2007–08 | Lausanne HC | SUI.2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | HC Fribourg–Gottéron | NLA | 38 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 58 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009–10 | Timrå IK | SEL | 47 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010–11 | Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | HC La Chaux–de–Fonds | SUI.2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 31 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 52 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 54 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 2012–13 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 50 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 80 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013–14 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 33 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 50 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | HC La Chaux–de–Fonds | SUI.2 | 34 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 2015–16 | Lausanne HC | NLA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | HC La Chaux–de–Fonds | SUI.2 | 40 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| 2017–18 | HC Fribourg–Gottéron | NL | 50 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018–19 | HC Fribourg–Gottéron | NL | 40 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | HC Ajoie | SUI.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRA totals | FRA totals | FRA totals | 194 | 76 | 103 | 179 | 283 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 22 |
| NLA/NL totals | NLA/NL totals | NLA/NL totals | 194 | 33 | 44 | 77 | 176 | 33 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 24 |
| DEL totals | DEL totals | DEL totals | 216 | 43 | 109 | 152 | 246 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1996 | France | EJC B | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| 1997 | France | WJC B | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1997 | France | EJC B | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| 1998 | France | WJC B | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 1999 | France | WJC B | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 1999 | France | WC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | France | WC Q | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | France | WC | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 2001 | France | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2001 | France | WC D1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | France | OG | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2002 | France | WC D1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 2003 | France | WC D1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 2005 | France | OGQ | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 2005 | France | WC D1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2006 | France | WC D1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2007 | France | WC D1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| 2008 | France | WC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | France | OGQ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | France | WC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 2010 | France | WC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | France | WC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2012 | France | WC | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| 2013 | France | OGQ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | France | WC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | France | WC | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| 2015 | France | WC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | France | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2016 | France | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | France | WC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 29 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 40 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 122 | 27 | 48 | 75 | 142 |