Valleyfield Braves (defunct)

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Les Braves de Valleyfield
Valleyfield Braves.JPG
City Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada
League Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League
DivisionMartin St-Louis
Operatedc. 1988-2013
Home arena Aréna Salaberry
Colours Black, Yellow, Red, and White
    
General managerStéphane Scotto
Head coach David Rochon
Media CKOD-FM, Le Soleil de Valleyfield, Le Journal St-François, INFOSuroit.com
Franchise history
1988-1994Chateauguay Elites
1994-1998Valleyfield Elites
1998-2013Valleyfield Braves

Les Braves de Valleyfield are a Junior ice hockey team from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada. They were a part of the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League for 25 seasons. Another franchise relocated and took over their market and former moniker in 2014.

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History

The Valleyfield Braves is the second team to bear this name. The first Braves team was formed in 1944 as a Senior Amateur hockey team in the Quebec Provincial Hockey League, then moved to the Quebec Senior Hockey League in 1945 and finally as a Minor League team with the Quebec Hockey League from 1953 to 1955.

The current Valleyfield team won their first league championship in 1999. The Braves advanced to the Fred Page Cup in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The tournament was won by the Charlottetown Abbies. In 2002, the Braves returned to the Fred Page Cup in Truro, Nova Scotia. The Valleyfield Braves playing a semi-final games against the CJHL's Ottawa Jr. Senators in a must-win game between both teams. The Halifax Oland Exports got a bye to the final and were hosting the Royal Bank Cup and the Central representative was to be decided between Valleyfield and Ottawa. Ottawa won 7-2 and advanced to the Royal Bank Cup, while Valleyfield returned home. The town of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield and the Valleyfield Braves were chosen to host the Fred Page Cup in 2004. The Valleyfield Braves out-powered 5th ranked St-Eustance Gladiateurs 4 games 1 in the finals. The tournament was eventually won by the CJHL's Nepean Raiders.

In 1999-00, the Valleyfield Braves played the CJHL's Brockville Braves in an inter-locking home and home series.

The Braves dissolved their QJAAAHL franchise in the Summer of 2013 to seek a membership with the semi-professional Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey. The LNAH team was also known as the Valleyfield Braves. Eleven games into the 2013-14 LNAH season, the franchise relocated to Laval and became the Laval Braves. [1]

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

SeasonGP W L T OTLGF GA PointsFinishPlayoffs
1988-894012217-197249318th QPJHL
1989-904221156-197209484th QPJHL
1990-914433101-278169671st QPJHL
1991-924823214-235220508th QPJHL
1992-935030173-269216636th QPJHLWon League, won DHC
1993-94483711-0321200741st QPJHLWon League, won DHC
1994-95482915-4258198623rd QPJHL
1995-96481926-3210257419th QPJHL
1996-97483016-2226191624th QPJHL
1997-98542822-4256231608th QJAAAHL
1998-99523318-1300241675th QJAAAHLWon League
1999-00582530-32632775310th QJAAAHL
2000-0149341222301205721st QJAAAHL
2001-0253361412299211752nd QJAAAHLWon League
2002-0350291434264213652nd QJAAAHL
2003-0450301316246189673rd QJAAAHLWon League
2004-0548291522226172624th QJAAAHL
2005-0651252105226216557th QJAAAHLLost quarter-final
2006-0754361440257206764th QJAAAHLLost semi-final
2007-0852262303228210559th QJAAAHL
2008-09492120-8220214508th QJAAAHL
2009-10511633-21832843412th QJAAAHLDNQ
2010-11493116-2222171646th QJAAAHLLost final
2011-12492816-5245225615th QJAAAHL
2012-13522028-41932554411th QJAAAHLLost preliminary

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