The Lions de Trois-Rivières officially qualified for the postseason Friday night, the penultimate game of the final week of the regular season.
Despite a very difficult month of February, the Lions had enough of a hot streak in November and December to build a buffer, although things were a bit precarious about three weeks ago. But with the return of several players from the AHL and the addition of some solid rookies from the NCAA and USports, the Lions put together a solid enough run to qualify with two games remaining on the calendar. It certainly helped that the Maine Mariners had a brutal schedule, playing four times against the Reading Royals.