Florian Hardy

{{short description|French ice hockey player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2014}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Finale de la coupe de France de Hockey sur glace 2014 - 170.jpg

| caption = Hardy with Angers in 2014

| image_size = 230px

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|2|8}}

| birth_place = Nantes, France

| position = Goaltender

| ntl_team = France

| league = Ligue Magnus

| team = Ducs d'Angers

| former_teams = Ducs d'Angers
Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz
Ducs de Dijon
Chamonix HC
EHC München

| catches = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 183

| career_start = 2005

}}

Florian Hardy (born February 8, 1985) is a French professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing with Ducs d'Angers of Ligue Magnus France. Hardy joined Dornbirner on June 24, 2015, after his first season in the DEL with EHC München.{{cite web| url = https://www.facebook.com/DECBulldogs/photos/a.486982017998045.123737.483156685047245/1060155737347334/?type=1 | title = Dornbirner sign Keeper Hardy | publisher = Dornbirner EC | date = 2015-06-24 | accessdate = 2015-06-24 | language = German}}

International

Hardy was named to the France men's national ice hockey team for the 2010 IIHF World Championship.{{cite book |last=IIHF|title=IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011|year=2010 |publisher=Moydart Press |page= 181|isbn= 978-0-9867964-0-1}} He was also selected for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship and the 2017 IIHF World Championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.iihfworlds2014.com/en/news/roster-forming/|title=Roster forming - 2014 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF|publisher=iihfworlds2014.com|accessdate=2014-05-09}} Hardy was awarded Player of the Game award in a 5–1 victory against Finland at the 2017 IIHF World Championships. The award was originally awarded to Pierre-Édouard Bellemare, but Bellemare refused to accept the award and gave it to Hardy instead. Hardy saved 42 out of 43 shots in the 5–1 victory.

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