The Montreal Canadiens ECHL affiliate lost another player to injury during weekend doubleheader in Trois-Rivieres.
The Trois-Rivieres Lions began a six-game homestand by hosting the Adirondack Thunder (New Jersey Devils) and Worcester Railers (New York Islanders) at Colisee Videotron.
Wednesday: Adirondack Thunder 4 - Trois-Rivieres Lions 5 (OT)
The Thunder led 1-0 through 20 minutes when Nicolas Lariviere (two goals), Justin Ducharme and Nolan Yaremko scored consecutively to tilt the game in the Lions favour. Adirondack fought back with three goals in the final 34 minutes to force overtime. Alex-Olivier Voyer ended the game 1:45 into extra time.
"With a fragile club like ours, winning in overtime can only give confidence. We knew the Thunder would come out strong in the third period. We had to be ready. We were on our heels a little against an excellent, well-coached team. We did our best, but we remain fragile with the season we've had. I am proud of the team for finding a way to win," said coach and general manager Ron Choules.
(Quote courtesy of Le Nouvelliste)
Friday: Worcester Railers 4 - Trois-Rivieres Lions 3
Trois-Rivieres led 2-1 in the second period with goals by Brycen Martin and John Parker-Jones when Adirondack answered back with three goals in 1:55. The Railers fourth goal ended Zachary Emond's night after allowing four goals on 15 shots. Nicolas Guay made it a one-goal game in the third, but the Lions did not manage to tie before the final buzzer.
"It started before those two minutes. Our first period wasn't too good, to be polite. This is the story of our season. We take one step forward, then we take two steps back. We worked to try to tie, but Worcester is also fighting for survival. I'm a little disappointed with the result. However, we had a good game plan. If we think it will be easy to make the playoffs, we have to look in the mirror," noted Choules.
(Quote courtesy of Le Nouvelliste)
Saturday: Worcester Railers 1 - Trois-Rivieres Lions 3
The Lions took a 3-0 lead with goals by Jakov Novak and Justin Ducharme in the first period, followed by Nicolas Guay in the second period. The Railers got on the board with a power play goal before the second intermission.
Roster News
Cedric Montminy was named the team's player of month for the month of February. In seven games, the captain scored four goals, and minus-8.
Forward Mason Kohn missed the first two games of the week after being suspended and fined an undisclosed amount for an illegal check to the head during a game against the Railers on March 3rd.
The club announced that Matthew Boucher will miss the remainder of the regular season after undergoing surgery for his upper body injury. The forward has 26 points in 17 games.
Strauss Mann was assigned to Trois-Rivieres from Laval on Friday as Kasimir Kaskisuo returned from injury. Mann started Saturday's contest and made 30 saves for his second win of the year.
Miguel Tourigny did not finish Friday's game after being struck by the puck in the final minutes of the game. He did not dress for Saturday's rematch and the extent of his injury will be known after further medical evaluations.
Anthony Beauregard was a healthy scratch for Saturday's game. The forward is a veteran on the club that has a history of producing offensively and receives power play responsibilities on the top unit. He's been kept off the scoresheet for the last seven games.
Up Next
The Lions wrap up the home stand with a tripleheader against the Idaho Steelheads (Dallas Stars) on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
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