Lions and Railers: It Was a Close One
March 16, 2022 - ECHL (ECHL)
Trois-Rivieres Lions News Release
The Lions faced off against the Worcester Railers Wednesday evening at Colisée Vidéotron.
Blake Christensen opened the scoring early in the first period to put the visitors ahead 1-0. Later in the period it was the Railers' Cole Coskey followed by Mitchell Balmas finding the back of the Lions' net and it was 3-0 for Worcester as the teams headed into the first intermission.
The second period saw Lions forward Cédric Desruisseaux put Trois-Rivières on the scoreboard with assists going to Olivier Archambault and Mathieu Brodeur. Recently returned from the Laval Rocket, Shawn St-Amant also scored to get the Lions to within one as the teams ended the second period with the Railers ahead 3-2.
The Railers' Christensen scored his second of the game to extend Worcester's lead to 4-2. Less than two minutes later the Lions' Desruisseaux also scored his second of the game. But that was the end of the scoring for either team, and Worcester left Colisée Vidéotron with a 4-3 victory.
The Lions' next game is Thursday night with puck drop at 7:00 p.m. at Colisée Vidéotron. The visitors will be the Newfoundland Growlers.
Fans who can't make it to the game will be able to catch all the action live on FloSports.
ECHL Stories from March 16, 2022
- Thunder Falls in Allen, 4-1 - Wichita Thunder
- Railers Take over Third in the Division with 4-3 Win over Trois-Rivières - Worcester Railers HC
- Lions and Railers: It Was a Close One - Trois-Rivieres Lions
- Blades Shocked by 5-4 OT Loss - Florida Everblades
- Royals Edge out Admirals, 4-2 - Norfolk Admirals
- Kotyk Earns First Win Behind Shepard's Shutout - South Carolina Stingrays
- Shepard Stops 30, Rabbits Fall to Stingrays 1-0 - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
- Mariners Bounce Back, Beat Thunder at Home - Maine Mariners
- ECHL Transactions - March 16 - ECHL
- Steelheads Acquire Forward Ryan Dmowski from South Carolina - Idaho Steelheads
- Stingrays Acquire McAuley and Wardley from Idaho - South Carolina Stingrays
- Lomurno Selected to Wichita Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2022 - Wichita Thunder
- Greenville Acquires Forwards Matt Tugnutt & Chase Zieky - Idaho Steelheads
- Rabbits Acquire Matt Tugnutt and Chase Zieky from Idaho - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
- K-Wings Temper Storm, Beat Cyclones on the Road - Kalamazoo Wings
- Yeamans, Griffin Score in Loss to K-Wings - Cincinnati Cyclones
- Mariners Sign New Hampshire Forward Tyler Ward - Maine Mariners
- Hot Blades Ready to Melt Icemen on Wednesday - Florida Everblades
- Three Games. Three Nights. All at Colisée Vidéotron - Trois-Rivieres Lions
- Thunder Begins Busy Week Tonight in Allen - Wichita Thunder
- Morning Tea: Swamp Rabbits at Stingrays - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
- FanSaves Named "Official Digital Couponing Platform of the ECHL" - ECHL
- Royals Battle with Admirals in Midweek Face Off - Reading Royals
- Oilers Tread Water in Overtime Loss - Tulsa Oilers
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
