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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 […]

Scratchin’ and Crawlin’ To Stop the Skid: Arizona Coyotes Looking to Avoid 13th Straight Loss

After the Arizona Coyotes lost to the Montréal Canadiens on Tuesday night, in an even affair until the final minutes, the Coyotes roll into Toronto, where they have not left without at least a point in 20 years, to face the Maple Leafs on Thursday. After allowing hometowner Auston Matthews to eclipse the 50 goal […]

PHOTOS: Laval Rocket vs. Syracuse Crunch – 01/26/2024

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse Crunch faced the Laval Rocket in the Upstate Medical University Arena last Friday. The Crunch got ahead of the Rocket early, getting up 2-0–thanks to Felix Robert and Gabriel Fortier. However, William Trudeau of the Rocket managed to get one past Crunch goaltender Hugo Alnefelt in the last six minutes […]

Montreal Canadiens Place Rafael Harvey-Pinard On IR

The Montreal Canadiens have announced that they have placed forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard on IR. Harvey-Pinard was dealing with a lower-body injury earlier this month where he missed three games for the Canadiens but returned for three games before being scratched for Montreal’s last two games. Coming into this season, there were high expectations for Harvey-Pinard […]