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The Euro Hockey League is delighted to announce that Lille MHC of France will be the host club for Round 1b of the 2008/09 season. The Round, which features the teams drawn into Pools E, F, G and H, takes place between Friday 31st October and Sunday 2nd November.
The city of Lille is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium, and is the capital of the Nord-Pas de Calais region.
There are some outstanding fixtures lined up in Round 1b, especially so for the host club. They have the difficult but exciting task of taking on 2007/08 EHL champions UHC Hamburg and the always impressive RC Polo de Barcelona, but will be boosted by the support of a passionate home crowd. See below for the full list of fixtures.
The Euro Hockey League is happy to have Lille MHC as the venue for Round 1b, and is very much looking forward to taking Europe’s elite club hockey tournament to Northern France. We are also delighted that the city is happy to receive our event, and we believe that the venue will make what is likely to be an excellent weekend of hockey even better.
EHL 2008/09 - Round 1 Match Schedule
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| Der Club an der Alster | St Germain HC | WKS Grunwald Poznan | HC Bloemendaal |
| Club Egara | Düsseldorfer HC | Amsterdam H&BC | Cannock HC |
| KS Pocztowiec Poznan | HC Bra | Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia | Dinamo Kazan |
| Pool E | Pool F | Pool G | Pool H |
| Reading HC | Kelburne HC |
| KHC Leuven |
| H.C. Rotterdam | East Grinstead HC | UHC Hamburg | Atlètic Terrassa HC |
| Western Wildcats HC | Waterloo Ducks HC | Lille MHC | Three Rock Rovers HC |
Round 1a Amsterdam H&BC, Amsterdam (NED), 24 - 26 October 2008
| Date | Time | Pool | Match |
| Friday 24 October 2008 | 14.30 hrs | A | KS Pocztowiec Poznan v Der Club an der Alster |
| 16.30 hrs | D | Cannock HC v Dinamo Kazan | |
| 18.30 hrs | C | Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia v WKS Grunwald Poznan | |
| 20.30 hrs | B | HC Bra v St Germain HC | |
| Saturday 25 October 2008 | 10.30 hrs | A | Club Egara v KS Pocztowiec Poznan |
| 12.30 hrs | D | Dinamo Kazan v HC Bloemendaal | |
| 14.30 hrs | C | WKS Grunwald Poznan v Amsterdam H&BC | |
| 16.30 hrs | B | Düsseldorfer HC v HC Bra | |
| Sunday 26 October 2008 | 10.30 hrs | A | Der Club an der Alster v Club Egara |
| 12.30 hrs | C | Amsterdam H&BC v Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia | |
| 14.30 hrs | D | HC Bloemendaal v Cannock HC | |
| 16.30 hrs | B | St Germain HC v Düsseldorfer HC |
Round 1b
Lille HC, Lille (FRA) 31 October - 2 November 2008
| Date | Time | Pool | Match |
| Friday 31 October 2008 | 14.30 hrs | F | Waterloo Ducks HC v Kelburne HC |
| 16.30 hrs | H | Atlètic Terrassa HC v Three Rock Rovers HC | |
| 18.30 hrs | E | Western Wildcats HC v Reading HC | |
| 20.30 hrs | G | RC Polo de Barcelona v Lille MHC | |
| Saturday 1 November 2008 | 10.30 hrs | F | East Grinstead HC v Waterloo Ducks HC |
| 12.30 hrs | H | Three Rock Rovers HC v KHC Leuven | |
| 14.30 hrs | E | H.C. Rotterdam v Western Wildcats HC | |
| 16.30 hrs | G | UHC Hamburg v RC Polo de Barcelona | |
| Sunday 2 November 2008 | 10.30 hrs | F | Kelburne HC v East Grinstead HC |
| 12.30 hrs | H | KHC Leuven v Atlètic Terrassa HC | |
| 14.30 hrs | E | Reading HC v H.C. Rotterdam | |
| 16.30 hrs | G | Lille MHC v UHC Hamburg |
Note: Fixtures may change depending on TV requirements
End of Press Release
