2024–25 Ligue Magnus season
| 2024–25 Ligue Magnus | |
|---|---|
| League | Ligue Magnus |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 13 September 2024 – 5 April 2025 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Regular season | |
| Best record | Brûleurs de Loups |
| Runners-up | Ducs d'Angers |
| Relegated to Division 1 | none |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Brûleurs de Loups |
| Runners-up | Ducs d'Angers |
The 2024–25 Ligue Magnus season was the 104th season of the Ligue Magnus, the top level of ice hockey in France. The regular season ran from 13 September 2024 to 21 February 2025. The Brûleurs de Loups finished atop the standings. The postseason ran from 28 February to 5 April, 2025. The Brûleurs de Loups defeated the Ducs d'Angers 4 games to 2 for the league championship. While Rapaces de Gap finished last in the relegation round, the league announced that no promotions from Division 1 would occur, allowing Gap to avoid demotion.[1]
Teams
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brûleurs de Loups | 44 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 212 | 93 | +119 | 108 | Qualification to Play-offs |
| 2 | Ducs d'Angers | 44 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 177 | 111 | +66 | 94 | |
| 3 | Boxers de Bordeaux | 44 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 142 | 98 | +44 | 85 | |
| 4 | Dragons de Rouen | 44 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 182 | 144 | +38 | 83 | |
| 5 | Gothiques d'Amiens | 44 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 127 | 135 | −8 | 68 | |
| 6 | Spartiates de Marseille | 44 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 138 | 148 | −10 | 60 | |
| 7 | Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc | 44 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 126 | 134 | −8 | 55 | |
| 8 | Aigles de Nice | 44 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 89 | 134 | −45 | 52 | |
| 9 | Diables Rouges de Briançon | 44 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 115 | 153 | −38 | 51 | Qualification to Play Out |
| 10 | Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise | 44 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 123 | 151 | −28 | 50 | |
| 11 | Anglet Hormadi | 44 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 103 | 164 | −61 | 43 | |
| 12 | Rapaces de Gap | 44 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 111 | 180 | −69 | 43 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ligue Magnus
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Statistics
Scoring leaders
| Player | Team | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Shaw | Ducs d'Angers | LW/RW | 43 | 36 | 24 | 60 | 13 |
| Christophe Boivin | Brûleurs de Loups | LW | 42 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 26 |
| Jan Dufek | Spartiates de Marseille | C/W | 44 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 13 |
| Kyle Hardy | Brûleurs de Loups | D | 44 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 31 |
| François Beauchemin | Brûleurs de Loups | C/W | 40 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 46 |
| Rolands Vīgners | Dragons de Rouen | LW/RW | 43 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 10 |
| Alexandre Mallet | Brûleurs de Loups | C/RW | 38 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 55 |
| Anthony Rech | Dragons de Rouen | LW/RW | 42 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 22 |
| Alexis Binner | Brûleurs de Loups | D | 43 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 26 |
| Matt Wilkins | Ducs d'Angers | C/LW | 37 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 32 |
| Sebastian Bengtsson | Dragons de Rouen | LW/RW | 40 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 6 |
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.[3]
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Papillon | Boxers de Bordeaux | 38 | 2245 | 20 | 11 | 66 | 6 | .933 | 1.76 |
| Jakub Štěpánek | Brûleurs de Loups | 18 | 1076 | 15 | 2 | 35 | 3 | .930 | 1.95 |
| Matija Pintarič | Brûleurs de Loups | 26 | 1568 | 17 | 5 | 53 | 6 | .933 | 2.03 |
| Matt O'Connor | Ducs d'Angers | 33 | 1980 | 22 | 9 | 70 | 2 | .920 | 2.12 |
| Conrad Mölder | Aigles de Nice | 33 | 1862 | 13 | 18 | 83 | 1 | .918 | 2.67 |
Playoffs
Championship
| Quarterfinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Championship (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Brûleurs de Loups | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Aigles de Nice | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Brûleurs de Loups | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Gothiques d'Amiens | 5** | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ducs d'Angers | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2* | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2* | 1 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Brûleurs de Loups | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Pairings are re-seeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ducs d'Angers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Boxers de Bordeaux | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Spartiates de Marseille | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ducs d'Angers | 4 | 3* | 2* | 2 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Boxers de Bordeaux | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Dragons de Rouen | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Gothiques d'Amiens | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7** | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime
Note: ** denotes overtime and shootout
Relegation
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diables Rouges de Briançon[a] | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 64 | Saved |
| 2 | Anglet Hormadi | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 57 | |
| 3 | Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 53 | |
| 4 | Rapaces de Gap | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 49 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ligue Magnus
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Notes:
- ^ Teams retained their points from the regular season.
References
- ^ "Aucune promotion ni relégation en Ligue Magnus, les Rapaces de Gap se maintiennent" [No promotion or relegation in the Magnus League, the Gap Rapaces are maintained]. L'Equipe (in French). 1 April 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "Statistics 2024/25: Players". Ligue Magnus. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "Statistics 2024/25: Goalies". Ligue Magnus. Retrieved 31 August 2025.