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.
| Laurent Meunier | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
January 16, 1979 Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Timrå IK Genève-Servette HC Straubing Tigers HC La Chaux-de-Fonds HC Fribourg-Gottéron | ||
| National team |
 France | ||
| Playing career | 1997–2019 | ||
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.[1][2]
Awards and honors
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All-Hockey East Rookie Team | 2000–01 |
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | 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 | 194 | 76 | 103 | 179 | 283 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 22 | ||||
| NLA/NL totals | 194 | 33 | 44 | 77 | 176 | 33 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 24 | ||||
| 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 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 40 | |||
| Senior totals | 122 | 27 | 48 | 75 | 142 | |||
References
- Leo Anselmetti (15 May 2017). "Hockey sur glace : Clap de fin pour Cristobal Huet" (in French). France TV Sport.
- Benoît Lagneux (14 May 2017). "La France ne verra pas les quarts de finale" (in French). L'Alsace.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database