Saint Pierre and Miquelon men's national ice hockey team
Ice hockey team of the French Atlantic archipelago.
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The Saint Pierre and Miquelon men's national ice hockey team represents the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. The team is notable as a representative of a small, self-governing territory in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, located off the Canadian island of Newfoundland, with a population estimated at 5,513 in 2026.
Background
The archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon comprises eight islands, of which only two are inhabited. The islands are bare and rocky, with steep coasts, and are geologically part of the northeastern end of the Appalachian Mountains. The territory's history includes periods of French and British control, with the islands being returned to France in 1814 and gradually resettled by Breton, Norman and Basque settlers, joined by peoples from Newfoundland. The colony became a French overseas territory in 1946 and later an overseas department in 1976, before acquiring the status of territorial collectivity in 1985.
Did You Know?
- The archipelago's name Miquelon may derive from the Basque form of Michael, Mikelon.
- The islands were claimed for France by Jacques Cartier in 1536.
- During World War II, Free French Forces seized the islands from Vichy France on 24 December 1941.
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- Wikipedia: Saint Pierre and Miquelon (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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