Alain Bozon

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Alain Bozon
Born (1939-09-06) 6 September 1939 (age 86)
France
Position Forward
Played for France
National teamFlag of France.svg  France
Playing career 1957–1980

Alain Bozon (born 6 September 1939) is a French former professional ice hockey player and curler.

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Ice hockey career

Bozon captained the French national team in the 1960s and was inducted into the French Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2012. [1]

Curling career

Bozon also curled, he competed for France at the 1966 Scotch Cup, the World Men's Curling Championship, [2] and at the 1970 World Men's Curling Championship. [3] At the national level, he competed from Club de curling Mont d'Arbois (Megève).

Curling teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
1965–66 Jean Albert Sulpice Alain Bozon André Ducrey Maurice Sulpice WCC 1966 (7th)
1969–70 Pierre Boan Jean Albert SulpiceAlain BozonMaurice Sulpice WCC 1970 (6th)

Personal life

Bozon's son, Philippe, played professional ice hockey in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the St. Louis Blues; his grandchildren Tim and Kévin Bozon also played ice hockey; Tim was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Good genes, great future". IIHF (in French). 6 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Canada Plays Swedish Four in Scotch Cup Opening Round". Nanaimo Daily News. 21 March 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Alain Bozon at World Curling OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. ↑ "Family ties". NHL.com. 6 September 2013. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019.


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