Former Vernon Vipers defenceman Chris Jandric scored the game winning
goal in a 4-1 win over the Toledo Walleye as the ECHL Trois-Rivières Lions won the Kelly Cup in five games.
The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a minor professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams across the United States and Canada. Competitively, it is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The league serves as a farm system to the AHL and the National Hockey League (NHL).
Here is the press release from the Trois-Rivières Lions website,
Here is the press release from the ECHL website,
Jandric has split the 2024-25 season with the ECHL Trois-Rivières Lions & American Hockey League Laval Rocket. Jandric was named to the ECHL Eastern Conference selection for the 2024-25 Midseason All-Star Team.
Jandric is in his second season with the Lions & Rocket. In 54 regular season games with the Lions, Jandric collected (10-goals-40-assists-50-points). In 5 regular season games with the Rocket, Jandric collected (0-goals-2-assists-2-points). In 21 playoff games with the Lions, Jandric has (4-goals-9-assists-13-points).
Jandric started the 2023-24 season with the Rochester Americans & ECHL Jacksonville Icemen. The Americans traded Jandric to the American Hockey League Laval Rocket January 11th 2024.
Jandric committed to the University of Alaska-Fairbanks for the 2018-19 season. Jandric spent three years at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks from 2018-2021 before transferring to the University of North Dakota for the 2021-22 season. Jandric played two seasons at the University of North Dakota before signing his first professional contract in late March 2023 with the American Hockey League Rochester Americans.
Jandric attended the Arizona Coyotes Development Camp in July 2022 & the Buffalo Sabres development camp in July 2023.
Jandric played two seasons in Vernon from 2016-2018. In 108 games with the Vipers, Jandric collected (6-goals-45-assists-51-points).
Chris Jandric's Player Profile:
