Joe Vrbetic

ECHL: Purpura’s Career-High 40 Saves Leads Thunder To OT Victory

The Adirondack Thunder had yet another Wednesday Night game as they headed to Trois-Rivieres for their second matchup with the Lions as Trois-Rivieres took the opening game of the season series in Glens Falls on November 12th by a score of 3-2. In the opening frame, it would be Joe Vrbetic and Vinnie Purpura who […]

ECHL: South Carolina says “Au Revoir” to Trois Rivieres Lions and Savannah Ghost Pirates

South Carolina had a busy week, as they took on the Lions for Wednesday night hockey, faced the Ghost Pirates on Friday night, visited Greenville on Saturday, and turned around for another home game on Sunday. Savannah Game The Stingrays went on the early advantage in the first period as Ross Armour was hauled into […]

ECHL: Joe Vrbetic Named Goaltender Of The Week

The ECHL announced earlier today that Joe Vrbetic of the Trois-Rivieres Lions has been named goaltender of the week as he went 2-0 with a 1.50 goals against average and .945 sv% while turning away 52 of the 55 shots he saw as the Lions picked up their first-ever sweep of the Newfoundland Growlers over […]

ECHL Season In Review: Trois-Rivieres Lions

Now that the first round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs is over, it’s time for me to give you a retrospective of the Trois-Rivières Lions’ last season. The big club hurt us. As determined since year one, the Lions of Trois-Rivières is the little brother of the Laval Rocket, that is to say, the mini […]