ECHL approves sale of Lions, new owners say they are committed to Trois-Rivières

SHREWSBURY, N.J. — The ECHL’s board of governors has approved the sale of the Trois-Rivières Lions to Spire Hockey, the hockey league announced Tuesday.
Spire Hockey takes over the team from Deacon Sports and Entertainment (DSE), which also owned the now defunct Newfoundland Growlers ECHL franchise. The new owners say they are committed to keeping the Lions, now the lone Canadian team in the ECHL, in Trois-Rivières, Que.
The league had imposed an April 2 deadline for DS