The Trois-Rivières Lions have signed Quebec defender Philippe Bureau-Blais for the 2022-2023 season, they said on Tuesday.
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The 27-year-old skater is therefore the eighth hockey player from La Belle Province to confirm his presence in the ranks of the Trois-Rivières team for the next year.
During the last campaign, Bureau-Blais had five assists in 14 games with the Lions, in addition to playing 28 North American League games with the Pétroliers du Nord.
In 2020-2021, he also played in the French first division, in the uniform of the Cergy-Pontoise Jokers.
In recent weeks, Trois-Rivières has confirmed the signings of Nicolas Larivière, Cedric Montminy and Alex Breton in particular.