Trois-Rivières Lions
The Trois-Rivières Lions are a Canadian professional ice hockey team. They began playing in 2021. The team plays in the ECHL. They play their home games in Trois-Rivières, Quebec at the Colisée Vidéotron. They are the ECHL affiliate for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). They are also the affiliates for the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL).
| Trois-Rivières Lions | |
|---|---|
| City | Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
| League | ECHL |
| Conference | Eastern |
| Division | North |
| Founded | 2021 |
| Home arena | Colisée Vidéotron |
| Colours | Metal grey, Quebec blue |
| General manager | Éric Bélanger |
| Head coach | Éric Bélanger |
| Affiliate(s) | Montreal Canadiens (NHL) Laval Rocket (AHL) |
Website Official website | |
| Franchise history | |
| 2021–present | Trois-Rivières Lions |
On January 12, 2021, the new ECHL team was approved by the ECHL and would be owned by Deacon Sports and Entertainment, the same owners of the Newfoundland Growlers.[1] The team would play in the newly built Colisée Vidéotron.[2] The team's name would be revealed as the Trois-Rivières Lions. This was also the name of a team that played in the Quebec Hockey League (QHL) and Eastern Professional Hockey League (EPHL) from 1955 until 1960.[3]
On October 21, 2021, the team would play their first game as the Trois-Rivières Lions. They would be defeated by the Newfoundland Growlers 6–3.[4]
References
- ↑ "ECHL Approves Two Expansion Memberships". ECHL. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ↑ "ECHL: Trois-Rivières Will Have Its Own Hockey Club". TVA Sports. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ↑ "Introducing the Trois-Rivières Lions". ECHL. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ↑ "Historical debut for the Trois-Rivieres Lions". Trois-Rivières Lions. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
