Lions re-sign Dufort

Action photo of Isaac Dufort of the Trois-Rivières Lions

Trois-Rivières, Quebec - The Trois-Rivières Lions, ECHL affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens, announced that forward Isaac Dufort has signed with the team for the 2026-27 season.

The Laval, Quebec native will return for his third season with the Lions after helping the club capture the 2025 Kelly Cup championship.

Dufort finished as the Lions' third-leading scorer last season, recording 38 points (18g-20a) in 58 games. He also delivered a memorable performance in the team's regular-season finale, scoring a hat trick in front of the home crowd at Colisée Vidéotron. Over 114 career ECHL games, Dufort has compiled 58 points (28g-30a).

Before turning professional, he spent four seasons with the Baie-Comeau Drakkar of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. In 224 career games, he recorded 126 points (65g-61a) while serving as an alternate captain in his second season and captain during his third campaign. In his final junior season, Dufort helped lead the Drakkar to the QMJHL Finals.

Dufort received an invitation to the Montreal Canadiens' rookie camp in 2023. That same year, he also attended the Laval Rocket's training camp in the American Hockey League before taking part in the Hartford Wolf Pack's training camp in 2024 and the Manitoba Moose's training camp in 2025.