What is Trois-Rivières Lions?
{{Hockey team | team = Trois-Rivières Lions | color = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#D0D2CE 5px solid; border-bottom:#1E4183 5px solid; | color text = #000000 | city = [[Trois-Rivières]], [[Quebec]] | league = [[ECHL]] | conference = Eastern | division = North | founded = 2021 | arena = [[Colisée Vidéotron]] | colours = Metal grey, Quebec blue<br>{{color box|#D0D2CE}} {{color box|#1E4183}} | coach = [[Éric Bélanger]] | GM = Éric Bélanger | affiliates = [[Montreal Canadiens]] ([[National Hockey League|NHL]])<br>[[Laval Rocket]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]]) | website = [https://lions3r.com Official website] | name1 = '''Trois-Rivières Lions''' | dates1 = {{nowrap|2021–present}} | reg_season_titles = | division_titles = |conf_titles = |kelly_cups = }} The '''Trois-Rivières Lions''' are a [[Canada|Canadian]] professional [[ice hockey]] team. They began playing in [[2021–22 ECHL season|2021]]. The team plays in the [[ECHL]]. They play their home games in [[Trois-Rivières]], [[Quebec]] at the [[Colisée Vidéotron]]. They are the ECHL affiliate for the [[Montreal Canadiens]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). They are also the affiliates for the [[Laval Rocket]] of the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL). On January 12, 2021, the new ECHL team was approved by the ECHL and would be owned by Deacon Sports and Entertainment, the same owners of the [[Newfoundland Growlers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.echl.com/en/news/2021/1/echl-approves-two-expansion-memberships|accessdate=January 27, 2024|title=ECHL Approves Two Expansion Memberships|publisher=[[ECHL]]}}</ref> The team would play in the newly built Colisée Vidéotron.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvasports.ca/2020/07/09/echl-trois-rivieres-aura-son-club-de-hockey-1|accessdate=January 27, 2024|title=ECHL: Trois-Rivières Will Have Its Own Hockey Club|publisher=TVA Sports}}</ref> The team's name would be revealed as the Trois-Rivières Lions. This was also the name of a team that played in the Quebec H