Anglet Hormadi Élite
Anglet Hormadi Élite is an ice hockey team from Anglet, in the French Basque Country. They play in Ligue Magnus, the top level of French ice hockey. The club was founded in 1969 and hosts its games at the Patinoire de la Barre. Their colors are green, white and red.
Franchise history: The team has used several names over the years. From 1970 to 1996 they were Hockeyeurs des Sables, from 1996 to 2011 they were Orques d'Anglet, and since 2011 they have been Anglet Hormadi. They are also known as Anglet Hormadi Pays Basque.
Leadership: General manager is Xavier Daramy, head coach is Stéphane Barin, and the captain is Arnaud Faure.
Key moments: Anglet Hormadi Élite finished as runners-up in Ligue Magnus in 2001. They reached the Coupe de France final in 2003 but lost. After the 2006–07 season they were relegated from Ligue Magnus due to financial problems and dropped to FFHG Division 3. Because of their Basque location, they also played in Spain’s top league (the Superliga Espanola de Hockey Hielo) in 2007–08 and 2008–09, finishing as league runners-up in 2008–09 and reaching the Copa del Rey semifinal.
Promotion and progression: They won FFHG Division 3 in 2009 and FFHG Division 2 in 2010, and played in FFHG Division 1 from 2010 to 2018. In 2018 they earned promotion back to Ligue Magnus after defeating Albatros de Brest in the Division 1 playoff finals.
As of November 2024, Anglet Hormadi Élite competes in Ligue Magnus.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 16:59 (CET).