Pierre Crinon
| Pierre Crinon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
2 August 1995 | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 99 kg (218 lb; 15 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| LM team Former teams |
Brûleurs de Loups Diables Rouges de Briançon Ducs de Dijon Sioux City Musketeers Corpus Christi IceRays Rapaces de Gap Dragons de Rouen HK Dukla Trenčín | ||
| National team |
 France | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Pierre Crinon (born 2 August 1995) is a French ice hockey player who currently plays professionally for Brûleurs de Loups of the Ligue Magnus.
Playing career
On 30 November 2025, Crinon punched Ducs d'Angers goaltender Matt O'Connor and received a seven-game suspension.[1]
International play
He represented France at the 2019 IIHF World Championship. He also represented France at the 2026 Winter Olympics, where he made one assist.[2] In a controversial move, after engaging in a fight with Tom Wilson during their 10–2 loss against Canada, Crinon was suspended for the remainder of the Olympics by the French Ice Hockey Federation. In defense of their action, the federation cited Crinon's "provocative behaviour upon leaving the ice," saying it ran counter to "the Olympic spirit."[3][4] The suspension was called "the most idiotic thing I have seen so far at the Olympics" by Canadian hockey commentator Jamie McLennan,[5] while Cronin's fellow French national team player Hugo Gallet said that it was unfair and "biased by something that happened before".[6]
Contrary to the reaction of the French Federation, the Globe and Mail newspaper in Canada called the fight a "bonding moment" at the Olympic Games.[7] The head of the French federation later admitted that the suspension was due in part to their frustration that the fight had dominated the news coverage of Olympic hockey in France, rather than the more global results of the French team, which had not appeared in the Olympics in more than twenty years and had then failed to reach the rounds in which the team could compete for a medal once again.[8]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012–13 | Diables Rouges de Briançon | FRA | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Ducs de Dijon | FRA | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Corpus Christi IceRays | NAHL | 42 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Rapaces de Gap | FRA | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Rapaces de Gap | FRA | 23 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 2017–18 | Rapaces de Gap | FRA | 42 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 88 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Rapaces de Gap | FRA | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 58 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20 | Dragons de Rouen | FRA | 33 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Dragons de Rouen | FRA | 22 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HK Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Brûleurs de Loups | FRA | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 60 | ||
| 2022–23 | Brûleurs de Loups | FRA | 23 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 38 | ||
| 2023–24 | Brûleurs de Loups | FRA | 36 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 95 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2024–25 | Brûleurs de Loups | FRA | 29 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 66 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | ||
| Slovak totals | 28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Ligue Magnus totals | 297 | 9 | 77 | 86 | 537 | 79 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 143 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | France | OG | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | ||
| Senior totals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | ||||
References
- ^ https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/hockey-sur-glace/ducs-angers/hockey-sur-glace-il-ne-se-sort-pas-du-tunnel-deux-mois-apres-lagression-matt-oconnor-est-toujours-a-larret-c643a228-fd1d-11f0-b421-129bd2858122
- ^ "EDF – CM 2019. La liste des 25 Bleus pour Kosice". hockeyfrance.com. 6 May 2019.
- ^ "JO. Communiqué suite à Canada - France". French Ice Hockey Federation (in French). 16 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ^ Cerullo, Chris (16 February 2026). "France bans Pierre Crinon, the player who fought Tom Wilson, for rest of Olympics". RMNB. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ^ "Noodles on Crinon suspension: 'That's the most idiotic thing I've seen so far in the Olympics'". TSN. 17 February 2026.
- ^ "French players upset at teammate Crinon's suspension from Olympics". Sportsnet. 17 February 2026.
- ^ Grant Robertson (15 February 2026). "Canada may have unearthed a key moment in lopsided win over France". Globe and Mail.
- ^ Guillaume Lefrançois (17 February 2026). "La suspension de Pierre Crinon expliquée… et critiquée". La Presse.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com