Trois Rivieres Lions Schedule 2026
Quebec's only ECHL club started play in 2021 and reached the top of the league four years later, taking the 2025 Kelly Cup in its first trip to the final. Ron Choules coaches a group built around speed through the neutral zone and steady goaltending, and after missing the 2026 postseason, the roster arrives for a sixth season with something to prove. Start your Lions season at Event Tickets Center.
Player development drives the ECHL, and few clubs sit closer to a National Hockey League pipeline than this one. Prospects assigned by the Montreal Canadiens and their American Hockey League club in Laval sharpen their all-around game in Trois-Rivieres, then head back north. Fans who follow Laval Rocket hockey see the same names cycle through both rosters: defenseman Jacob Dion moved up after his time in Trois-Rivieres, agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract with Laval for the 2026-27 season.
Opened in September 2021 to replace the city's aging rink, Colisee Videotron seats 4,390, which keeps the crowd noise close to the ice and the sightlines short from almost every row. Group areas along the concourse give fans a spot to gather without missing a shift, and the club builds theme nights into its home calendar.
The ECHL schedule comprises 72 regular-season games, and the 2026-27 slate opens across the league on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. The Adirondack Thunder are one of the North Division opponents the Lions see several times this season, a cross-border matchup with a physical edge. Don't miss the North Division meetings with the Thunder at home this season.
One championship banner hangs in Trois-Rivieres, and it went up fast. The 2024-25 club finished 45-19-8 for 98 points, claimed the North Division title, beat Reading, advanced past the division finals, then knocked off three-time defending champion Florida in six games to reach the final, where Toledo fell in five games. Goaltender Luke Cavallin took playoff MVP honors. The 2026 run never happened, which is the reason this group treats a return to the Kelly Cup Playoffs as unfinished business.
A Canadiens prospect pipeline, a title in the trophy case, and a barn small enough that every shift feels personal add up to a night of hockey in the Mauricie. Bring the kids for a Sunday matinee, or take the Friday route with a crowd that sings in French and boos in every language. Sixth-season Lions hockey starts in October 2026. Score Lions home games at Event Tickets Center.