The Lions de Trois-Rivières traveled west for the first time in franchise history. Because of limited travel budgets, ECHL teams play a limited variety of opponents during a season, so when the regular-season schedule is released you look for the unique opponents. In the Lions’ case, one of the more unique adversaries were the Utah Grizzlies of the Mountain Division, the affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche.
Earlier in the week, the Laval Rocket recalled Ryan Francis for the first time as they deal with some injuries. Overall, the Lions have benefited from a lot of stability in their lineup, in sharp contrast to their inaugural season.