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Michal Cesnek dead in a plane crash

Former Slovakian defender Michal Cesnek was among the seven victims of a mid-air collision between two airplanes during a parachuting show in Cerveny Kamen, Slovakia.
Cesnek,36, retired after 2013-14 season, played more than 200 games in Ligue Magnus with Caen and mainly Strasbourg when he arrived in 2008. In 2007-2008 season was named to French All-Star team. In his native Slovakia played for Danubia Bratislava, Zilina, Martin and Spartak Dubnica

Caen relegated

After five seasons in Ligue Magnus, Caen was relegated in 1 Division after being sweeped 4-0 by Lyon in playouts series. Caen lost 5-7 at home game #4 of the serie

Coupe de la ligue first round completed

The coupe de la ligue first round is now completed. In groups A (Angers, Rouen) & C (Grenoble, Briançon), the top favorites emerged and advanced to the quarter finals. In groups B and D, it was a 3 team fight to get to the next level. The big surprise was finally in group B with qualifications of Epinal and Strasbourg while the top favorite Amiens is eliminated. In group C, Dijon ended up first while Chamonix and Morzine were tied for 2nd. Chamonix finally advance thanks to a better goal difference. The quarter final match-ups will be the following : Strasbourg - Angers ; Rouen - Épinal ; Briançon - Dijon ; Grenoble - Chamonix

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