This weekend the best-of-three championship series in the French Nationale 1 League takes place in La Rochelle, France. The Woodchucks Bois-Guillaume and the Marlins de Compiègne will face each other with the winner, securing a spot in next year’s Elite League, replacing the relegated Arvernes de Clermont-Ferrand.
Bois-Guillaume also had reached the N1 finals last year, but lost against the Cougars Montigny. Compiègne was N1 vice champion in 2006 and 2007. During the regular season and in the playoff rounds, both clubs dominated their respective pools.
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The Woodchucks were in first in pool B with a 19-5 record and won seven out of ten games during the playoffs. In the semi-finals they defeated Dunkerque in two games to reach the championship series.
The Marlins had a 20-4 record in the regular season, tied with Paris UC for first. In the playoffs they lost just one of the ten games. Paris didn’t show up for the semi-finals and Compiègne advanced due to two forfeits.
The championship series will be hosted by the Buccaneers from La Rochelle.
Schedule:
Game 1, Saturday October 24, 3pm CET
Game 2, Sunday October 25, 10am CET
Game 3, Sunday October 25, 2pm CET*
*if necessary