Hockey Club Amiens Somme

Hockey Club Amiens Somme is a professional French ice hockey team based in Amiens, France. It is nicknamed the Gothiques d'Amiens (in English, the Amiens Gothics).
== History==
The club was founded in 1967 as part of the multisports club Amiens Sporting Club following the inauguration of the first ice rink of the city of Amiens. In 1982, the club earned a promotion to the elite. However, in 1990, poor financial results by the Amiens SC forced the hockey section, that was until then known as the Écureuils de Picardie, to split and exist as an autonomous entity. The name Hockey Club Amiens Somme and nickname Gothiques d'Amiens were then adopted.
The current ice facilities of the team, the Coliséum, was founded in 1996. It is a 3000 seater that hosts one of the most enthusiastic crowd of France; the fans witnessed their team become French champions in 1999 and 2004.
== Palmarès ==
* French champions : 1999 and 2004.
* Vice-champions : 1989, 1997, 1998, 2003 et 2006
==Notable players==
*Jean-Paul Farcy
*Michel Breistroff
*Karl Dewolf
*Serge Djelloul
*Roger Dubé
*Sylvain Beauchamp
*Stephane Berton
*Stéphane Lessard
*Patrick Dunn
*Laurent Gras
*Gérald Guennelon
*Dave Henderson
*Michel Galarneau	 	
*Laurent Lecomte 
*Frédéric Mallétroit
*Antoine Mindjimba
*Christophe Moyon
*Pierre Pousse
*Antoine Richer 
*François Richer 
*François Rozenthal
*Maurice Rozenthal
*Dave Reierson
*Vladimir Zubkov
*Evgeny Davydov
*Denis Perez
==Current roster (2007-2008)==
===Goaltenders===
* Henri-Corentin Buisse 
* Nicolas Husarel 
* Landry Macrez 
===Defencemen===
* Vincent Bachet 
* Alexis Birolini 
* Charles Boniface {{}}
* Benjamin Dieude-Fauvel 
* Mathieu Jestin 
* Pavel Kowalczyk 
* Pierre Le Pape 
* Fabien Leroy 
* Thomas Roussel 
 
===Forwards===
* Mickaël Bardet 
* Grégory Béron 
* François-Henri Désérable 
* Laurent Gras 
* Thomas-Jason Guidarelli 
* Brian Henderson 
* Pierre-Charles Hordelalay 
* Elie Marcos 
* Julian Marcos 
* Anthony Mortas 
* Morgan Nicolas 
* Mans Papaux 
* Timothey Perez 
* Simon Petit 
* Loïc Sadoun 
* Rod Stevens 
* Lionel Wiotte 
*Head coach: Denis Perez
==External links==
* Official website
* Fan club : Les Gargoyles
* Amiens hockey history
Category:Ligue Magnus team
Category:French ice hockey teams