# Brûleurs de Loups

The Brûleurs de Loups (French for Wolf Burners) are a professional ice hockey team that play in Grenoble, France.

## History

The club was founded in 1963 under the name Grenoble Hockey Club. Since 1992, the club has been known as the Brûleurs de Loups.
The Brûleurs de Loups hockey team plays in the Ligue Magnus, the highest level in France. They have won the championship eight times (1981, 1982, 1991, 1998, 2007, 2009, 2019, 2022), the French Cup five times (1994, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2023) and the League Cup four times (2007, 2009, 2011, 2015).
Former Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Cristobal Huet played for Grenoble from the beginning of his career until 1998. St. Louis Blues forward Alexandre Texier started his career in Grenoble as well. They were both born in nearby Saint-Martin-d'Hères.
In February 2023, the Brûleurs de Loups secured their first place in the Magnus League and won the Jacques Lacarrière Trophy.

## Current roster

Updated 10 November 2024.
| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 26 | Matias Bachelet | C | L | 21 | 2023 | Grenoble, France |
| 49 | François Beauchemin | C | L | 28 | 2024 | Métis-sur-Mer, Quebec, Canada |
| 16 | Alexis Binner | D | L | 26 | 2024 | Stocksund, Sweden |
| 94 | Christophe Boivin | LW | L | 28 | 2024 | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| 72 | Pierre Crinon | D | L | 29 | 2021 | Reims, France |
| 3 | Aurélien Dair | C | R | 25 | 2019 | Chambéry, France |
| 17 | Nicolas Deschamps (A) | W | L | 34 | 2021 | LaSalle, Quebec, Canada |
| 96 | Loïc Farnier | LW | L | 28 | 2023 | Romans-sur-Isère, France |
| 27 | Antoine Fertin | D | R | 21 | 2024 | La Tronche, France |
| 10 | Damien Fleury (A) | RW | R | 38 | 2018 | Caen, France |
| 5 | Valentin Grossetete | RW | L | 20 | 2023 | Clermont-Ferrand, France |
| 88 | Théo Gueurif | C | L | 22 | 2024 | Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France |
| 12 | Jarod Hilderman | D | R | 27 | 2024 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| 18 | Adel Koudri | C | R | 25 | 2019 | Annecy, France |
| 22 | Guillaume Leclerc | C | L | 28 | 2024 | Besançon, France |
| 92 | Alexandre Mallet | RW | R | 32 | 2024 | Amqui, Quebec, Canada |
| 98 | Hugo Nogaretto | LW | R | 19 | 2024 | Grenoble, France |
| 69 | Matija Pintarič | G | L | 35 | 2024 | Maribor, SFR Yugoslavia |
| 6 | Samuel Régis | D | L | 23 | 2024 | Châteauguay, Quebec, Canada |
| 23 | Charles Schmitt | D | R | 23 | 2023 | Montpellier, France |
| 4 | Kyle Shearer-Hardy (A) | D | L | 36 | 2016 | Montréal, Quebec, Canada |
| 44 | Jordon Southorn | D | L | 34 | 2024 | Montréal, Quebec, Canada |
| 30 | Jakub Štěpánek | G | L | 38 | 2021 | Vsetín, Czechoslovakia |
| 77 | Sacha Treille (C) | LW | L | 37 | 2018 | Grenoble, France |

## Notable former players

* Philippe Bozon
* Cristobal Huet
* Robert Ouellet
* Jean-Philippe Lemoine
* Christian Pouget
* Eddy Ferhi
* Alexandre Texier
* Larry Huras
* Réjean Cloutier
* Sylvain Locas
* Éric Chouinard
* Alexandre Giroux
* Vadim Bekbulatov
* Bohuslav Ebermann

## Trophies and awards

* Ligue Magnus (French Championship):
** (x8) 1981, 1982, 1991, 1998, 2007, 2009, 2019, 2022
** (x9) 1967, 1968, 1977, 1983, 1990, 2004, 2012, 2018, 2023
* French Cup:
** (x5) 1994, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2023
** (x2) 2004, 2016
* League Cup:
** (x4) 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015
** (x1) 2010
* Match of Champions:
** (x4) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017
** (x1) 2007