Interesting events over in Angers.
Reid Duke, late of this parish, has signed for them which seems like a decent move for all concerned. The only problem is that les Ducs haven't been given a licence by the French ice hockey federation yet.
The system works differently in France, each club submits their budget and business plan each year and has to get it approved. Angers have been operating at a loss for the last two years (as have Briancon) and the federation aren't happy with their current one and have provisionally relegated them to France3 (so NIHL2 level).
So depending on the appeal, Duke might be facing Grenoble or a succession of village teams