ECHL: Trois-Rivières Lions Announces First Signing Along With Season-Ending Roster

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The Trois-Rivières Lions have wasted no time planning for next season as they not only revealed their season-ending roster along with their first signing for the 2025-26 season. Per the ECHL, here are the rules of the Season-Ending Roster, Season-Ending Rosters may include up to 20 players. Season-Ending Rosters cannot include any players who did not sign an ECHL contract in 2024-25.

Trois-Rivières Lions 2024-25 End of Season Roster

Defensemen:

  • Jacob Paquette
  • Kirby Proctor
  • Wyatt McLeod
  • Kyle Havlena
  • Emmett Serensits
  • Lukash Matthews

Forwards:

  • Justin Ducharme
  • Andrew Coxhead
  • Logan Nijhoff
  • Tommy Cormier
  • Anthony Beauregard
  • Anthony Beauchamp
  • Isaac Dufort
  • Nicolas Guay
  • Xavier Cormier
  • Tyler Hylland
  • Charles-Antoine Paiement
  • Morgan Adams-Moisan

Goaltenders:

  • Joe Vrbetic
  • Zachary Émond

Notable Names Left of the Season-Ending Roster

Israel Mianscum- The 22-year-old rookie forward will become a free agent after spending his rookie year with the Lions. In 40 games, he had seven goals and 11 assists for 18 points. The Mistissini, Quebec native also saw action in 17 games during the Kelly Cup Playoffs.

A lot of the bigger names including Luke Cavallin, Jakov Novak, Vincent Sevigny, and Chris Jandric were all on AHL contracts last season.

Morgan Adams-Moisan Re-Signed

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The Trois-Rivières Lions became the first team to announce their first signing of the 2025-26 season as the are bringing back their captain Morgan Adams-Moisan. The La Tuque, Quebec, native had a career year putting up 22 goals and 16 assists for 38 points. He would add two goals and three assists for five points in 21 games during the Kelly Cup Playoffs.

“It’s incredible, I played my midget AAA here 11 years ago and now winning it in front of my wife, kids, and family is just unbelievable, I just can’t believe it”

Morgan Adams-Moisan on winning the Kelly Cup with Trois-Rivieres

What’s Next for the Trois-Rivières Lions

The next big event on the ECHL schedule is July 7th when the qualifying offers are due. Per the ECHL, here are the rules of the qualifying offers:

The qualifying offer must remain open for acceptance until 11:59 p.m. ET on July 22 at which time the qualifying offer becomes null and void and the team may sign the qualified player to any salary or may elect to take no further action. Teams that extend a valid qualifying offer to a non-veteran player shall retain the rights to that qualified player for one playing season.

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Armand Klisivitch

Inside The Rink ECHL Manager | Senior Editor Credentialed Reporter for the Adirondack Thunder & Worcester Railers.

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