Trois-Rivières Lions 2024-25 Lions de Trois-Rivières (June 12: Extend Affiliation with Habs for 3 Years)

[Adam Michaels]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1804931646338019422

 

[habsprospects]

I'm surprised they kept the rights to Ty Smilanic

Trois-Rivières Lions | Lions release end-of-season roster

Les Lions de Trois-Rivières (équipe affiliée aux Canadiens de Montréal) ont dévoilé leur alignement de fin de saison. Les 20 joueurs qui se trouvent sur cette liste avaient d’abord été protégés par l’équipe, lors du dévoilement de la liste des joueurs protégés.Sur l’alignement...

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[Nevins]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1804931646338019422

Anthony Beauregard​

 

[GrandBison]

I'm surprised they kept the rights to Ty Smilanic

Trois-Rivières Lions | Lions release end-of-season roster

Les Lions de Trois-Rivières (équipe affiliée aux Canadiens de Montréal) ont dévoilé leur alignement de fin de saison. Les 20 joueurs qui se trouvent sur cette liste avaient d’abord été protégés par l’équipe, lors du dévoilement de la liste des joueurs protégés.Sur l’alignement...

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I think they don't have a lot of guys to protect.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Happy Beauregard back.

 

[Nevins]

 

[Adam Michaels]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805243258294931536

 

[Habs13]

Anybody else wish our junior affiliate was still in Verdun?

 

[Treb]

Anybody else wish our junior affiliate was still in Verdun?

The QMJHL is not an affiliate.

We have affiliates in Laval and TR, so I don’t see the issue.

 

[Adam Michaels]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805677339319128280

 

[Treb]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805677339319128280

Played 3 games with the Lions after his NCAA season. Big D.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Obviously with the draft and free agency, our attention was not on 3R, but after Beauregard and Proctor, they signed a few guys.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806402118468931896

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807126893549809669

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808214060770415023

And they also confirmed Larivière is not coming back:

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808470040368369958

 

[Adam Michaels]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808938836673576966

 

[CrAzYNiNe]

The team was bought by Spire Holdings led by Jeff Dickerson. Dickerson owns two other ECHL teams.

How stable is the franchise now that they have been bought? Also what made the previous owner sell; because the turnout is bad?

 

[Adam Michaels]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1809663608021729396

 

[Adam Michaels]

How stable is the franchise now that they have been bought? Also what made the previous owner sell; because the turnout is bad?

Because he wasn't paying his bills.

 

[CrAzYNiNe]

Because he wasn't paying his bills.

Because he’s a deadbeat or because the cost overrun was larger than the revenue?

 

[Treb]

Because he’s a deadbeat or because the cost overrun was larger than the revenue?

I think it's overall. The guy had two franchises in the Growlers and Lions among other assets. I think the fact that the Lions were bought and the Growlers weren't should be an indication that the Lions aren't a lost cause. The new owner is also pretty experienced with sports teams (2 other ECHL teams and several Nascar teams) so I doubt he would just throw money away.

They'll never be at the top of ECHL attendance because of arena capacity (4500 seats), but on the other hand they probably cost less to operate than a 1/2 filled 10000-15000 seats arena.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Because he’s a deadbeat or because the cost overrun was larger than the revenue?

He didn't fulfill his end of the contract he signed with the city and the arena.