Laval Rocket

AHL: Hunter Jones, Five More Head North to Laval

Laval, Quebec- On July 2, the Laval Rocket of the AHL announced the signing of 2019 NHL Draft Second Round Pick Hunter Jones to a two-way contract. Laval also signed one-way contracts with forwards Laurent Dauphin and Vincent Arseneau and defensemen Vincent Sevigny, Joshua Jacobs, and Tyler Wotherspoon. Jones, a native of Brampton, Ontario, will […]

Emil Lilleberg corrals the puck to make a play.

Tampa Bay Lightning Sign Four More Players; Extend Emil Lilleberg

The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed four more players to their organization: defensemen Tobie Paquette-Bisson, Derrick Pouliot, Steven Santini, and forward Jesse Ylonen. All players were given one-year, two-way contracts. In addition, they have extended defenseman, Emil Lilleberg, to a two-year contract with an $800,000 annual average value which begins in the 2025-26 season. Related […]

ECHL: Trois-Rivieres Lions Extend Affiliation Agreement With Montreal Canadiens

The Trois-Rivieres Lions have announced that they have signed a three-year extension with Laval Rocket and Montreal Canadiens to continue as the team’s ECHL affiliate. This doesn’t come as much of a surprise, as the three teams have been affiliated with each other for the past three seasons. Prior to getting the deal done in […]

ECHL: Goaltender Strauss Mann Heading Back Overseas

Goaltender Strauss Mann is heading back overseas, this time to Germany, after spending the last two seasons in North America with the San Jose Sharks and Montreal Canadiens organizations. The 25-year-old goaltender spent his collegiate career at the University of Michigan, where he went 35-30-9 with a 2.14 GAA, .926SV%, and 11 shutouts in 77 […]

AHL: Laval Rocket Extend Multiple Members Of Coaching Staff

The Laval Rocket, the AHL affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens, announced that they have signed Head Coach Jean-Francois Houle, assistant coach Martin Laperriere, goaltending coach Marco Marciano, and video coach Charles Juneau to multi-year extensions. Houle has spent the last three seasons with the Rocket, taking Laval to the Calder Cup Playoffs in his first […]

ECHL: Trois-Rivieres Lions Announce Kelly Cup Roster

The Trois-Rivieres Lions have announced their 24-man Kelly Cup Playoff prior to their first-round match-up vs Norfolk Admirals, which begins tomorrow night at Colisse Videortron. Here’s the entire 24-man roster per the ECHL Site: Trois-Rivières Lions – Zachary Bouthillier, G; Zachary Emond, G; Miguel Tourigny, D; Cory Thomas, D; Jacob Paquette, D; Chris Merisier-Ortiz, D; Brycen […]

Florian Xhekaj Signs Three-Year Deal with Montreal Canadiens Following Standout Season

The 6-foot-4, 190 lb. left winger, Florian Xhekaj, known as “The Deputy” in homage to his brother’s nickname, “The Sheriff,” has made waves in the NHL scene. He recently signed a three-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens, following his standout season with the Brantford Bulldogs, where he notched an impressive 65 total points over 63 […]

ECHL: Trois-Rivieres Lions Transactions | 04/05/2024

The Trois-Rivieres Lions have announced that they have signed defenseman Kirby Proctor to a standard ECHL contract for the remainder of the 2023-24 season. Proctor joins the Lions after spending the last five years at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, where he scored 17 goals and 34 assists for 51 points in 172 games with the […]

PHOTOS: Belleville Senators vs. Laval Rocket – 03/29/2024

LAVAL, QC – Friday night, the Laval Rocket went up against the Belleville Senators. The Rocket took a 2-1 victory. Check out this photo gallery from Inside The Rink’s Élisa Ouellet, for highlights from the game.

PHOTOS: Laval Rockets vs. Bridgeport Islanders – 02/28/2024

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – The Bridgeport Islanders welcomed the Laval Rockets to an exciting game that ended with an Islanders’ 0-4 defeat on Wednesday night. Both teams are without a chance to make the playoffs as the Bridgeport Islanders are currently last in the Atlantic division while the Laval Rockets are second to last in the […]