 The governing body is the FFHG which administers the national championship, Ligue Magnus (founded in 1907).The national team is currently ranked in the top 20 in the IIHF World Ranking.In recent years, numerous French ice hockey players have played in the NHL, the premier ice hockey competition on the planet based in the United States and Canada, including Stanley Cup winner Cristobal Huet and Vancouver Canucks forward Antoine Roussel.