Trois-Rivières Lions | |
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City | Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada |
League | ECHL |
Conference | Eastern |
Division | North |
Founded | 2021 |
Home arena | Colisée Vidéotron |
Colours | Metal grey, Quebec blue |
Owner(s) | Spire Sports + Entertainment |
General manager | Ron Choules |
Head coach | Ron Choules |
Affiliates | Montreal Canadiens (NHL) Laval Rocket (AHL) |
Website | lions3r.com |
Franchise history | |
2021–present | Trois-Rivières Lions |
Current season |
The Trois-Rivières Lions (French: Lions de Trois-Rivières) are a professional minor league ice hockey team in the ECHL based in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The team began play in the 2021–22 season, with home games held at Colisée Vidéotron. They are affiliated with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) and Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL).
The city of Trois-Rivières, Quebec, began construction on a replacement for the aging Colisée de Trois-Rivières with an expected completion date of 2021, but had no permanent tenants scheduled. In July 2020, Newfoundland Growlers' majority owner Dean MacDonald (through his group Deacon Sports and Entertainment) came to an agreement with the city to place an ECHL team in Colisée Vidéotron, pending league approval, for the 2021–22 season. On November 30, the team finalized its lease agreement. Subsequently, on January 12, 2021, the team was approved by the ECHL Board of Governors to join the league for the 2021–22 season. On January 19, the Montreal Canadiens had announced that the new team would serve as their ECHL affiliate.
On June 10, 2021, the team name was announced as the Trois-Rivières Lions, named after the only previous professional team to play in the city, the Trois-Rivières Lions, from 1955 to 1960. On June 15, Éric Bélanger was named the team's first head coach.
In 2024, it was reported that Deacon Sports and Entertainment (DSE) had been experiencing financial difficulties, and owed the city of Trois-Rivières nearly $1 million in arena back rent. On April 2, 2024, the Growlers, likewise owned by DSE, ceased operations effective immediately. Despite this, the ECHL had reached an agreement to take temporary ownership of the Lions pending the sale of the franchise to new ownership, effectively allowing the team to complete play of the 2023–2024 season. On April 8, 2024, league officials approved the purchase of the Lions by American buisnessman Jeff Dickerson via his company Spire Sports + Entertainment (SS+E).
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA | Standing | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Kelly Cup | |
2021–22 | 69 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 74 | 230 | 233 | 3rd, North | L, 3–4, NFL | — | — | — | |
2022–23 | 72 | 29 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 216 | 273 | 6th, North | Did not qualify | ||||
2023–24 | 69 | 31 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 70 | 204 | 229 | 3rd, North | L, 2–4, NOR |
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Personnel | Owner(s) Molson family (Geoff Molson, chairman) General manager Kent Hughes Head coach Martin St. Louis Team captain Nick Suzuki Current roster |
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Affiliates | AHL Laval Rocket ECHL Trois-Rivières Lions |
Media | TV TSN2 (English) RDS (French) Radio TSN Radio 690 (English) 98,5 FM (French) |
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Personnel | Owners Montreal Canadiens Head coach Vacant |
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Sports teams based in Quebec | |
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Australian football | AFLQ Quebec Saints ECAFL Laval Bombers Montreal Saints |
Baseball | FL Québec Capitales Trois-Rivières Aigles LBEQ Charlesbourg Alouettes Granby Guerriers LaSalle Cards Laval Associés Longueuil Ducs Montreal Orioles Quebec Diamants Repentigny Royal Saguenay Voyageurs St-Eustache Bisons |
Basketball | CEBL Montreal Alliance BSL Quebec Pioneers Montreal Tundra |
Canadian football | CFL Montreal Alouettes WFA Montreal Blitz CJFL St. Leonard Cougars QJFL Châteauguay Raiders Joliette Pirates Rive-Nord Sabrecats South Shore Monarx St. Lazare Stallions |
Ice hockey | NHL Montreal Canadiens AHL Laval Rocket ECHL Trois-Rivières Lions LNAH Jonquière Marquis Laval Pétroliers Rivière-du-Loup 3L Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 Sorel-Tracy Éperviers Thetford Assurancia Bâtisseurs de Montcalm QMJHL Baie-Comeau Drakkar Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Chicoutimi Saguenéens Drummondville Voltigeurs Gatineau Olympiques Quebec Remparts Rimouski Océanic Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Shawinigan Cataractes Sherbrooke Phoenix Val-d'Or Foreurs Victoriaville Tigres U Sports Concordia Stingers McGill Redbirds UQTR Patriotes LHJQ Cégep Beauce-Appalaches Condors Chambly Forts Côte-du-Sud Everest Gatineau Flames Granby Inouk Joliette Prédateurs Longueuil Collège Français Montreal-Est Rangers Princeville Titan St-Jérôme Panthers Terrebonne Cobras Valleyfield Braves West Island Shamrocks GMHL Temiscaming Titans Ville-Marie Pirates LHPS Team Ulysse RSEQ women's ice hockey Dawson Blues Collège Édouard-Montpetit Lynx Cégep Limoilou Titans PWHL PWHL Montreal |
Soccer | MLS CF Montréal L1Q A.S. Blainville AS Laval Celtix du Haut-Richelieu CS Lanaudière-Nord CS Longueuil CS Mont-Royal Outremont CS St-Hubert CS Saint-Laurent FC Laval Royal-Sélect de Beauport L1Q-F AS Chaudière-Ouest Pierrefonds FC |
Rugby union | NWL Quebec Cariboux |
Ringette | NRL Bourassa Royal Gatineau Fusion Lac St.Louis Adrenaline Montreal Mission Rive Sud Revolution |
Roller derby | WFTDA Montreal Roller Derby |
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