Les Braves de Valleyfield or the Valleyfield Braves are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Junior Hockey League (LHJQ). They play in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec at the Aréna Salaberry.
History As part of the College St. Lawrence, the team went by the name "St. Lawrence College of Québec Lions" during its first three seasons. After a modest first season, the Lions reached the playoffs in their second season. The 2005–06 season saw them reach the quarterfinals in the playoffs and achieve a winning regular season record.
In 2007, the team was renamed the Quebec AssurExperts.
In 2008, the team was purchased and moved to Thetford Mines and rebranded as the Thetford Mines Filons.
In 2010, the franchise was moved to La Tuque, Quebec and the team rebranded as the Loups de La Tuque (La Tuque Wolves).http://www.lechodelatuque.com/Sports/Hockey/2010-05-06/article-1056517/Bienvenue-a-la-ville-de-La-Tuque-dans-la-LHJAAAQ/1
In 2014, the team relocated to Valleyfield and regained the rights to the name and logo of the previous Valleyfield Braves franchise that left the (LHJAAAQ; Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League, QJAAAHL) after the 2012–13 season to join the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH). Eleven games into the LNAH season, the original Valleyfield Braves franchise moved to Laval, Quebec and became the Laval Braves.
Season-by-season record Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Points Finish PlayoffsCollege St. Lawrence Lions 2004–05 48 837 0 3169284 1913th QJAAAHL 2005–06 512423 0 4232241 528th QJAAAHLLost quarter-final 2006–07 531823 9 3239257 4811th QJAAAHLLost PreliminaryQuebec AssurExperts 2007–08 522522 4 1251219 5510th QJAAAHL Thetford Mines Veins2008–09 49 12 30 - 7 147 222 31 14th QJAAAHL2009–10 51 23 23 - 5 213 221 47 9th QJAAAHL DNQLa Tuque Wolves2010–11 49 10 35 - 4 141 247 26 13th QJAAAHL DNQ2011–12 49 26 20 - 3 200 180 55 8th QJAAAHL 2012–13 52 31 16 - 5 219 166 67 5th QJAAAHL Lost quarter-final2013–14 52 17 32 - 3 188 295 37 5th QJAAAHL-SL Lost div. quarter-finalValleyfield Braves2014–15 52 16 35 - 1 215 294 33 5th of 5 Martin St. Louis 14 of 14 LHJQ Did not Qualify2016–17 49 27 21 1 0 230 222 55 3rd of 6 Martin St. Louis 5th of 12 LHJQ Lost div. semi-final, 2–4 (Inouk)2017–18 49 24 19 3 3 214 183 54 3rd of 6 Martin St. Louis 6th of 12 LHJQ Lost quarterfinal, 1–4 (Inouk)2018–19 48 21 24 1 2 172 189 45 9th of 13 LHJQ 7th (2-2-0-2) x-over roundLost quarterfinal, 0–4 (Collège Français)2020–21 48 33 13 1 1 233 144 68 6th of 13 QJHLPlayoffs cancelled due to covid-192021–2022 48 13 25 1 3 170 218 30 3rd of 4 West 10th of 12 LHJQ Lost quarterfinal, 3–4 (Panthers)2022–2023 48 23 21 1 2 204 223 49 9th of 13 LHJQ Won Playin Rd 2-1 (Est Rangers)Lost quarterfinal, 0–4 (Collège Français)2023–2024 48 24 20 3 1 191 196 52 9th of 13 LHJQ Won Playin Rd 2-1 (Inouk)Lost quarterfinal, 1–4 (Cobras)2024–2025 48 37 9 1 1 283 189 76 1st of 13 LHJQ Won Quarterfinal, 4-0 (Panthers)Won Semifinals 4-3 (Indigp)Won League Finals 4-2 (Collège Français)Advance to Centennial Cup
Centennial Cup CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSCentennial Cup Format 2022 and forward Maritime Junior Hockey League, Quebec Junior Hockey League, Central Canada Hockey League, Ontario Junior Hockey League, Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, Superior International Junior Hockey League, Manitoba Junior Hockey League, Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, Alberta Junior Hockey League, and Host. The BCHL declared itself an independent league and there is no BC representative.Round-robin play in two 5-team pools with top three in pool advancing to determine a Champion. Year Round-robin Record Standing Quarterfinal Semifinal Championship 2025 L, Rockland Nationals (CCHL), 4–9L, Calgary Canucks (Host), 6–11L, Edmundston Blizzard (MarJHL), 2–7OTL, Melfort Mustangs (SJHL), 4-5 0-0-3-1 5th of 5 Group B did not qualified did not qualified did not qualified
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