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ECHL News : Trois-Rivieres Continue Their Shopping

Sometimes, in running a school club, we need big brother’s help. For the Lions, during the first two years of their history, this was not very much the case. However, for the past few days, we have seen a change in attitude on the part of the Laval Rocket organization. Indeed, the Lions of Trois-Rivières […]

The Cayden Primeau Experience Coming To An End in Montreal

In 2017 the Montreal Canadiens selected goaltender Cayden Primeau in the seventh round of the NHL Draft. There have certainly been talks about Primeau being the successor to Carey Price, but Price’s career came to an abrupt end due to a lingering knee issue, which left the Habs with some choices to make, seeing that […]

Montreal Canadiens Extend Rafael Harvey-Pinard

The Montreal Canadiens have announced that they have re-signed Rafael Harvey-Pinard to a two-year deal worth $2.2 million, with an AAV of $1.1 million. Harvey-Pinard was a seventh round pick of the Canadiens in 2019, and last year showed that he deserved to be on the NHL roster. In 34 games with the Canadiens last […]

ECHL BREAKING NEWS: Marc-André Bergeron fired by the Lions

Today marks the last official day of the 2022-2023 season. Teams have until 3 p.m. to submit their end-of-season roster. Starting tomorrow, June 23, teams can begin signing players for the 2023-24 season. On the other hand, on the Trois-Rivières side, it’s a completely different story that marks the end of the season. Indeed, it […]

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 […]

ECHL Recap: A Nice Exclamation Point for the Lions

Even if it was the last game of the season, the fans were ready to make the party! It started with a nice tailgate with hot dogs and hamburgers in the parking lot, but that festive vibe followed the fans inside the arena. The Lions Show Their Claws We saw a lot of scrappy play […]

ECHL Recap : A weekend to forget for the Trois-Rivières Lions

It was a big weekend for our Lions. A three-game series against the best team in the East, the Newfoundland Growlers. It was an opportunity to bring back some positives by beating the best team in the East at the end of the season. A fading rivalry We expected a physical match between the two […]

ECHL Recap : The Week that is Good for Morale

As you already know, the Trois-Rivières Lions are experiencing a season far from the expectations issued at the start of the season. In addition to injuries, a lot of player movement has taken place, including some this week. First pro game, first win … and a record On Wednesday night, the Lions visited the Worcester […]

ECHL Recap: Physical weekend in Trois-Rivières

This weekend the Lions received a rare visit from a southern team, the Florida Everblades. A team looking to increase its lead and become closer to locking a playoff spot. It was the first ever meeting between the two teams. LIONS SURPRISED BY HUNGRY ALLIGATORS Let’s start with Friday’s game. The Everblades were ready to […]

ECHL : Trois-Rivieres Lions; A team that does its purpose

Given that the Lions’ season is not what we wanted, let’s add a little positive and look at our representatives’ performance in the AHL with the Laval Rocket. Olivier Galipeau Give credit where credit is due; we start with our defensive general, Olivier Galipeau. The one who was our pillar of defense managed to carve […]