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Eric Bélanger steps down from coaching Lions de Trois-Rivières

The first head coach in the history of the ECHL’s Lions de Trois-Rivières, Eric Bélanger, chose to leave the team 13 games into the season, the team announced on Tuesday.

Éric Bélanger a donné sa démission de son poste d’entraîneur-chef des Lions de Trois-Rivières pour des raisons personnelles.

Marc-André Bergeron assumera les responsabilités d’entraîneur-chef sur une base intérimaire. #Lions3Rhttps://t.co/wiD3h2BvmK— Lions de Trois-Rivières (@Lions3r) November 22, 2022

He is reportedly a likely candidate for the vacant head coaching position with the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, but no official announcement has been made at the time of this writing.