Chaleur Lightning
Ice hockey team in New Brunswick, Canada
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The Chaleur Lightning are a Junior ice hockey franchise in the Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) based in Bathurst, New Brunswick. The team debuted in the 2025–26 MHL season and plays its home games at the 3,524-seat K.C. Irving Regional Centre in Bathurst. The franchise was previously based in Fredericton and known as the Fredericton Red Wings from 2019–2025.[1] The Lightning team logo comprises a lightning bolt and waves, representative of the Bay of Chaleur.[2][3]
| Chaleur Lightning | |
|---|---|
| |
| City | Bathurst, New Brunswick |
| League | Maritime Junior Hockey League |
| Division | North |
| Founded | 2025 |
| Home arena | K.C. Irving Regional Centre |
| Colours | |
| Owner | Roger Shannon |
| General manager | George MacIntyre |
| Head coach | Matt Wright |
| Website | chaleurlightning |
| Franchise history | |
| 2016–2019 | St. Stephen Aces |
| 2019–2025 | Fredericton Red Wings |
| 2025–present | Chaleur Lightning |