2023-24 Ligue de Hockey Senior Élite season

This is the 2023-24 Ligue de Hockey Senior Élite season. This is the league's 20th season and fourth season under this name after being known as the Ligue de Hockey Senior du Richelieu since its' founding.https://lhsr.ca/news/la-lhsr-change-de-nom-et-relance-ses-activites/
==Membership Changes==
*Ventilations Côté relocated to Sainte-Adèle are are renamed HCVC Sainte-Adèle.
*The league adds the Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan Jaguars, Montreal Mounties, the Bedford, Quebec based Southbec Express, and the Mercier, Quebec based HC Crédit Oui
*On April 24, 2024 the league announced the league unanimously voted to remove the Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan Jaguars from the league.https://monjoliette.com/les-jaguars-de-saint-roch-de-lachigan-cessent-leurs-operations-dans-la-lhse/
*On May 6, 2024 the league announced that the Contrecoeur Mustangs will be relocating to the Aréna Marcel-Larocque in Iberville for the 2024-25 season.https://www.facebook.com/LHSE2.0/posts/pfbid0xGERsS8CMNp8u5vtLosDFmGcJpsLH33r8nusqpNLxKwgnhczpUuCNRMdQvi7n42Ul Originally the team wanted to move to Louiseville; but, the league rejected the move on May 3rd due to distance from the other teams.https://www.facebook.com/LHSE2.0/posts/pfbid0Yj78FKaTZwxeyEumy3eVvZnpxFCsagRHwkgoaha76sUjm2dvsio6JWzKss4otZMWl
*On May 6, 2024 the Montreal Mounties anounced they would be relocating their home games to Aréna Martin-Brodeur for 2024-25.https://www.semipromagazine.com/les-mounties-de-montreal-joueront-a-larena-martin-brodeur-pour-la-saison-2024-2025/
==Teams==
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Cowansville Coureur des Bois 	Cowansville 	Pavilion des Sports Roland Désourdy
Farnham Cuisine Action 	Farnham 	Aréna Madeleine Auclair
Contrecoeur Mustangs 	Contrecoeur, Quebec 	Centre Sportif Régional de Contrecoeur
St-Gabriel Loups 	St-Gabriel de Brandon 	Aréna Familiprix
HCVC Sainte-Adèle 	Sainte-Adèle 	Centre Sportif Pays d'en Haut
Waterloo Maroons 2.0 	Waterloo, Quebec 	Aréna Jacques-Chagnon
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan Jaguars	Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan	Complexe JC Perreault
Montreal Mounties 	Montreal 	Arèna Collège Notre Dame
Southbec Express 	Bedford 	Aréna de Bedford
Hockey Expert Vaudreuil-Dorion 	Vaudreuil-Dorion 	Aréna Vaudreuil-Dorion
HC Crédit Oui 	Mercier 	Centre Sportif Mercier
==Standings==
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Waterloo Maroons 2.0 	20	16	2 	1 	1 	135	64 	34
Hockey Expert Vaudreuil-Dorion 	20	16	3 	0 	1 	127	61 	33
Contrecoeur Mustangs 	20	14	6 	0 	0 	113	84 	28
HCVC Sainte-Adèle 	20	13	5 	2 	0 	105	85 	28
Farnham Cuisine Action 	20	13	6 	1 	0 	122	92 	27
HC Crédit Oui 	20	12	8 	0 	0 	97 	82 	24
St-Gabriel Loups 	20	9 	10	0 	1 	91 	97 	19
Southbec Express 	20	6 	11	1 	2 	70 	116	15
Cowansville Coureur des Bois 	20	5 	15	0 	0 	103	114	10
Montreal Mounties 	20	5 	15	0 	0 	67 	102	10
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan Jaguars	20	1 	18	0 	1 	63 	196	3
==Playoffs==
The top ten teams qualify. The 7th place team plays the 10th place team and the 8th place team play the 9th place team in a best-of-three qualifier. The teams are re-seeded 7th and 8th. The quarterfinals are best-of-five. The semifinal and final rounds are best-of-seven.
===Qualifier Round===
*St-Gabriel Loups defeated Montreal Mounties 2 games to 1 (8-5, 3-4, 5-2)
*Southbec Express defeated Cowansville Coureur des Bois 2 games to 1 (2-5, 7-3, 7-4)
===Quarterfinals=== 
*Waterloo Maroons 2.0 defeated Southbec Express 3 games to 1 (6-5 (ot), 4-6, 6-1, 8-2)
*Hockey Expert Vaudreuil-Dorion defeated St-Gabriel Loups 3 games to none (5-2, 7-2, 11-3)
*HC Crédit Oui defeated Contrecoeur Mustangs 3 games to none (4-1, 4-3 (ot), 6-4)
*Farnham Cuisine Action defeated HCVC Sainte-Adèle 3 games to 1 (2-3, 5-2, 7-4, 8-3)
===Semifinals=== 
*Waterloo Maroons 2.0 defeated HC Crédit Oui 4 games to 1 (5-1, 6-5, 1-5, 6-3, 3-1)
*Hockey Expert Vaudreuil-Dorion defeated Farnham Cuisine Action 4 games to 3 (2-4, 6-3, 3-0, 2-5, 5-3, 1-5, 5-3)
===Finals===
*Hockey Expert Vaudreuil-Dorion defeated Waterloo Maroons 2.0 4 games to 2 (6-2, 2-7, 1-2 (ot), 6-3, 4-1, 4-1)
==References==
Category:2023-24 in ice hockey
Category:Ligue de Hockey Senior du Richelieu seasons