# Valleyfield Braves (2014)

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).
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 Ligue de Hockey Junior AAA du Québec (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 | Playoffs |
| College St. Lawrence Lions |||||||||||
| 2004–05 | 48 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 169 | 284 | 19 | 13th QJAAAHL | |
| 2005–06 | 51 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 232 | 241 | 52 | 8th QJAAAHL | Lost quarter-final |
| 2006–07 | 53 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 239 | 257 | 48 | 11th QJAAAHL | Lost Preliminary |
| Quebec AssurExperts |||||||||||
| 2007–08 | 52 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 251 | 219 | 55 | 10th QJAAAHL | |
| Thetford Mines Veins |||||||||||
| 2008–09 | 49 | 12 | 30 | - | 7 | 147 | 222 | 31 | 14th QJAAAHL | |
| 2009–10 | 51 | 23 | 23 | - | 5 | 213 | 221 | 47 | 9th QJAAAHL | DNQ |
| La Tuque Wolves |||||||||||
| 2010–11 | 49 | 10 | 35 | - | 4 | 141 | 247 | 26 | 13th QJAAAHL | DNQ |
| 2011–12 | 49 | 26 | 20 | - | 3 | 200 | 180 | 55 | 8th QJAAAHL | |
| 2012–13 | 52 | 31 | 16 | - | 5 | 219 | 166 | 67 | 5th QJAAAHL | Lost quarter-final |
| 2013–14 | 52 | 17 | 32 | - | 3 | 188 | 295 | 37 | 5th QJAAAHL-SL | Lost div. quarter-final |
| Valleyfield Braves |||||||||||
| 2014–15 | 52 | 16 | 35 | - | 1 | 215 | 294 | 33 | 5th of 5 Martin St. Louis 14 of 14 LHJQ | Did not Qualify |
| 2016–17 | 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 round Lost quarterfinal, 0–4 (Collège Français) |
| 2020–21 | 48 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 233 | 144 | 68 | 6th of 13 QJHL | Playoffs cancelled due to covid-19 |
| 2021–2022 | 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) |