Laurent Meunier

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Laurent Meunier
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Born (1979-01-16) January 16, 1979 (age 45)
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 teamFlag of France.svg  France
Playing career 19972019

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.

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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

AwardYear
All-Hockey East Rookie Team 2000–01

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1996–97 Brûleurs de Loups FRA 20000
1997–98 LHC Les Lions FRA4011132448
1998–99 LHC Les LionsFRA4111253642
1999–2000 LHC Les LionsFRA3216143042
2000–01 University of Massachusetts Lowell HE 3510243454
2001–02 University of Massachusetts LowellHE279152434
2002–03 Florida Everblades ECHL 6820315110611120
2003–04 Brûleurs de LoupsFRA2611162736
2004–05 Brûleurs de LoupsFRA27161834791214512
2005–06 Brûleurs de LoupsFRA2611172836726810
2006–07 Genève–Servette HC NLA 431014243651120
2007–08 Genève–Servette HCNLA20108182415671316
2007–08 Lausanne HC SUI.2 1187156
2008–09 HC Fribourg–Gottéron NLA38810185881234
2009–10 Timrå IK SEL 47413174651124
2010–11 Genève–Servette HCNLA21010
2010–11 HC La Chaux–de–Fonds SUI.2729114
2010–11 Straubing Tigers DEL 319152434
2011–12 Straubing TigersDEL5217244154833612
2012–13 Straubing TigersDEL50721288070226
2013–14 Straubing TigersDEL335253046
2014–15 Straubing TigersDEL505242932
2015–16HC La Chaux–de–FondsSUI.2347273447413418
2015–16 Lausanne HCNLA10002
2016–17HC La Chaux–de–FondsSUI.2401527422610371020
2017–18 HC Fribourg–GottéronNL5047114050224
2018–19 HC Fribourg–GottéronNL4005516
2018–19 HC Ajoie SUI.210000
FRA totals19476103179283193101322
NLA/NL totals194334477176338122024
DEL totals216431091522461535818

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1996 France EJC B 54486
1997 France WJC B 70116
1997 FranceEJC B64488
1998 FranceWJC B660612
1999 FranceWJC B52574
1999 France WC 30000
1999 FranceWC Q30002
2000 FranceWC64372
2001 France OGQ 30004
2001 France WC D1 50332
2002 FranceOG40116
2002 FranceWC D153252
2003 FranceWC D1514512
2005 FranceOGQ63474
2005 FranceWC D150336
2006 FranceWC D153142
2007 FranceWC D153588
2008 FranceWC30000
2009 FranceOGQ20002
2009 FranceWC403314
2010 FranceWC52134
2011 FranceWC62138
2012 FranceWC716722
2013 FranceOGQ32134
2013 FranceWC50224
2014 FranceWC821316
2015 FranceWC71230
2016 FranceWC701110
2016 FranceOGQ30220
2017 FranceWC70228
Junior totals2916143040
Senior totals122274875142

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References

  1. Leo Anselmetti (15 May 2017). "Hockey sur glace : Clap de fin pour Cristobal Huet" (in French). France TV Sport.
  2. Benoît Lagneux (14 May 2017). "La France ne verra pas les quarts de finale" (in French). L'Alsace.