Trois-Rivières Aigles

• Location: Trois-Rivières, QC
• League: Eastern League 1971-1977; Canadian-American Association 2013-2019; Frontier League 2022-present
• Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds 1971-1977; independent 2013-present
• Ballpark: Stade Fernand-Bédard

Team History

The first Trois-Rivières Aigles, also known as the Three Rivers Eagles in English, were the AA affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds at the height of the Big Red Machine era. Aigles players included Ken Griffey, Sr., Dan Driessen, Joaquin Andujar, Rawly Eastwick, and Ray Knight.

The Aigles were re-formed in 2013, as an independent team in the Can-Am Association, taking advantage to recent renovations to the city's venerable ballpark, the Stade Fernand-Bédard, and wishing to build on the decade-long success of the nearby Capitales de Québec. Eric Gagné is a minority owner of the team. They had their first winning season in 2015, then defeated Rockland in the first round and New Jersey in the finals to claim their first league championship. They then sank to the bottom of the league standings in 2016.

In 2021, Trois-Rivières and Capitales de Québec played as one team named Équipe Québec over travel concerns at the U.S.-Canadian border caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Although starting the year as a road team only, they managed to eventually play 21 home games. Trois-Rivières then formally began play in its new league in 2022.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1971	78-59	1st	Jim Snyder	Lost League Finals
1972	76-60	2nd	Jim Snyder	Lost League Finals
1973	67-72	5th	Jim Snyder
1974	65-73	6th (t)	Jim Snyder
1975	57-80	8th	Jim Snyder / Ron Plaza
1976	83-55	1st	Roy Majtyka	Lost League Finals
1977	76-62	2nd	Chuck Goggin	Lost League Finals
2013	43-56	4th	Pete LaForest
2014	37-59	4th	Pete LaForest
2015	50-46	4th	Pete LaForest	League Champs
2016	35-65	8th	Pete LaForest (13-35) / Maxime Poulin (5-3) / T.J. Stanton (12-27)
2017	39-61	6th	T.J. Stanton
2018	53-49	4th	T.J. Stanton	Lost in 1st Round
2019	58-36	2nd	T.J. Stanton	Lost in 1st Round
2020	Cancelled
2021		Équipe Québec
2022	45-50	7th	Matt Rusch

Related Sites

• Official site