TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Quebec – The Trois-Rivières Lions, ECHL affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens, have signed forward Cédric Desruisseaux to a contract for the 2025-26 season.
The native of Warwick, Québec returns to Trois-Rivières, having played 39 games with the Lions during the team’s inaugural 2021–2022 season, where he tallied 23 points (8g-15a).
Desruisseaux was traded later that season and finished the year with the Wheeling Nailers, where he went on to play a full campaign in 2022–23, recording 59 points (30g-29a) in 70 games. In 2023–24, he posted nearly a point-per-game with 36 points in 40 contests before heading overseas to play in Europe for the remainder of the season.
Before turning pro, Desruisseaux played four full seasons in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, enjoying a standout year in 2020–21 with the Charlottetown Islanders, where he racked up 78 points (42g-36a) in 40 games.
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