Anglet Hormadi Elite is an ice hockey team in Anglet

Anglet

Anglet is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in Aquitaine in south-western France. The town's name is pronounced [ãglet]; i.e...

, France

France

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. They play in the FFHG Division 3

FFHG Division 3

FFHG Division 3 is a professional ice hockey league in France...

, the fourth level of ice hockey in France

France

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.

In addition, they also participated in the Superliga Espanola de Hockey Hielo

Superliga Española de Hockey Hielo

The National Ice Hockey League is the Spanish league of ice hockey.Two years ago the league was composed of eight teams, but due to financial problems in almost all clubs, the league has been reduced the number of participants year after year until only five today...

, the top level Spanish league in 2007-08 and 2008-09.

History

Anglet Hormadi Élite was founded in 1969 took part in the Ligue Magnus

Ligue Magnus

-Former Teams:*Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne*Orques d'Anglet*Sangliers Arvernes*Corsaires de Dunkerque*Albatros de Brest*Jets de Viry-Essonne-Defunct Teams:*Diables Noirs de Tours*Hockey Club de Mulhouse*Séquanes de Besançon*Flammes Bleues de Reims...

, the highest French hockey league, in the 1996-97 season. During the 1994-95 NHL Lockout, Brian Propp

Brian Propp

Brian Phillip Propp is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 15 seasons in the NHL from 1979 until 1994...

 joined Hormadi. In the 2000-01 season, the club lost in the final of the Ligue Magnus. Two years later Anglet made it to the final of the Coupe de France

Coupe de France (ice hockey)

The Coupe de France, is an ice hockey competition in France. It's the premier knockout cup competition organized by the Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace. Since 2006-2007, the winners receive the Trophée Pete-Laliberté.- Previous winners :...

, but were defeated.

After Anglet Hormadi Élite was relegated from the Ligue Magnus

Ligue Magnus

-Former Teams:*Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne*Orques d'Anglet*Sangliers Arvernes*Corsaires de Dunkerque*Albatros de Brest*Jets de Viry-Essonne-Defunct Teams:*Diables Noirs de Tours*Hockey Club de Mulhouse*Séquanes de Besançon*Flammes Bleues de Reims...

 after the 2006-07 season, they dropped all the way to FFHG Division 3

FFHG Division 3

FFHG Division 3 is a professional ice hockey league in France...

, the lowest level of French ice hockey, due to lack of funds. In the 2007-08 season, they also joined the Superliga Espanola de Hockey Hielo

Superliga Española de Hockey Hielo

The National Ice Hockey League is the Spanish league of ice hockey.Two years ago the league was composed of eight teams, but due to financial problems in almost all clubs, the league has been reduced the number of participants year after year until only five today...

, the highest level of French ice hockey In their first season in Spain, they finished as runner-up in the championship, and lost in the semifinal of the Copa del Rey

Copa del Rey (ice hockey)

-Winners:* 1973: Real Sociedad* 1974: Real Sociedad* 1975: Real Sociedad* 1976: FC Barcelona* 1977: FC Barcelona* 1978: CH Casco Viejo Bilbao* 1979: CH Txuri Urdin* 1980: CH Txuri Urdin* 1981: CH Casco Viejo Bilbao* 1982: FC Barcelona* 1983: CG Puigcerdà...

.