They return to the highest level of hockey, which they left in 2019. After beating Norway 4 goals to 1 for their last division 1A match, the second world level), in Angers on Saturday evening, the French hockey players will find the Elite World Championship next season. The French will therefore play the 2023 World Cup in the first division.
On the Ducs d’Angers ice rink, with an estimated audience, according to the team, to 4,000 spectators – unheard of for women’s hockey – the French have won three of their four matches this week, against Slovakia (4-0), the Netherlands (4-1) and against Norway (4 -1). They lost only once against Austria (2-1 after extra time).
The French had already won the second division of the World Cup in 2018 at home in Vaujany, to climb for the first time in their history in the elite. The following year, they were immediately back down with a single victory after extra time and three defeats.