2017-18 LJBHL Season

This is the 2017-18 Laval Junior B Hockey League season.
==Membership changes==
*The Delta Oilers leave the league.
==Teams==
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Delta Bruins 	Laval, Quebec	Arena Samson & Arena Yvon-Chartrand
Express Mistral 	Laval, Quebec	Arena Cartier
Express TGV 	Laval, Quebec	Arena Cartier
Laval-Est Gouverneurs	Laval, Quebec	
Arena Yvon-Chartrand & Arena Saint-Francois
Laval-Est Voltigeurs 	Laval, Quebec	
Arena Yvon-Chartrand & Arena Saint-Francois
Laval-Nord Canadiens 	Laval, Quebec	Arena Richard-Trottier, & Arena Yvon-Chartrand
Laval-Nord Nationals 	Laval, Quebec	
Arena Richard-Trottier, Arena Cartier & Arena Yvon-Chartrand
Monteuil Blizzards 	Laval, Quebec	Arena Mike-Bossy
Monteuil Cyclones 	Laval, Quebec	Arena Mike-Bossy
==Standings==
The league (along with most junior leagues in Quebec) uses what is called a Fair Play Point which is a bonus point in the standings if the team meets certain requirements in terms of avoiding penalties.
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	FPP	Pts
Laval-Nord Nationals 	26	18	6 	2 	104	77 	26 	64
Express Mistral 	26	19	5 	2 	135	93 	23 	63
Express TGV 	26	18	7 	1 	98 	69 	24 	61
Laval-Est Voltigeurs 	26	17	6 	3 	98 	68 	23 	60
Laval-Nord Canadiens 	25	13	12	1 	99 	97 	23 	50
Monteuil Blizzards 	26	12	11	3 	75 	65 	22 	49
Monteuil Cyclones 	26	11	15	0 	71 	83 	21 	43
Laval-Est Gouverneurs	26	6 	19	1 	93 	137	21 	34
Delta Bruins 	26	3 	22	1 	55 	139	24 	31
==Playoffs==
===Format===
All teams qualify for the playoffs.  The teams are paired off into two groups one of 4 teams (Legace pool with the 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 7th place teams) and one of 5 teams (Richer pool with the 1st, 4th, 5th, 8th, and 9th place teams).  The teams play each of the other teams in their pool once.  The 1st place team in one pool plays the 4th place team from the other pool and the 2nd place team from one pool plays the 3rd place team from the other pool in the quarterfinals.  The winners of the games involving the 1st and 2nd place team from one pool meet in the semifinal with the semifinal winners meeting for the league championship.
===Round Robin===
*Laval-Nord Nationals defeated Laval-Est Gouverneurs 4-3
*Laval-Est Voltigeurs defeated Delta Bruins 7-0
*Express Mistral tied Monteuil Blizzards 4-4
*Express TGV defeated Monteuil Cyclones 5-1
*Laval-Nord Nationals defeated Delta Bruins 2-1
*Laval-Nord Canadiens defeated Laval-Est Gouverneurs 6-2
*Express Mistral defeated Monteuil Cyclones  8-1
*Express TGV defeated Monteuil Blizzards 3-1
* Laval-Nord Canadiens defeated Laval-Nord Nationals 4-2
*Laval-Est Voltigeurs defeated Laval-Est Gouverneurs 2-1
*Express TGV defeated Express Mistral 5-1
*Monteuil Blizzards defeated Monteuil Cyclones 6-2
*Laval-Est Voltigeurs defeated Laval-Nord Canadiens 4-1
*Laval-Est Gouverneurs defeated Delta Bruins 7-0
*Laval-Nord Nationals tied Laval-Est Voltigeurs 1-1
*Laval-Nord Canadiens defeated Delta Bruins 6-2
===Round Robin Standings===
====Richer Pool====
Team 	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD 	FPP	Pts
Express TGV 	3 	3	0	0	13	3 	10 	1 	7
Express Mistral 	3 	1	1	1	13	10	3 	3 	6
Monteuil Blizzards	3 	1	1	1	11	9 	2 	3 	6
Monteuil Cyclones 	3 	0	3	0	4 	19	-15	3 	3
====Legace Pool====
Team 	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD 	FPP	Pts
Laval-Est Voltigeurs 	4 	3	0	0	14	3 	11 	4 	11
Laval-Nord Canadiens 	4 	3	1	0	17	10	7 	3 	9
Laval-Nord Nationals 	4 	2	1	1	9 	9 	0 	4 	9
Laval-Est Gouverneurs	4 	1	3	0	13	12	1 	3 	5
Delta Bruins 	4 	0	4	0	3 	22	-19	4 	4
===Quarterfinals===
*Express TGV defeated Laval-Est Gouverneurs 5-3
*Laval-Est Voltigeurs defeated Monteuil Cyclones 7-0
*Laval-Nord Canadiens defeated Monteuil Blizzards 6-4
*Express Mistral defeated Laval-Nord Nationals 3-1
===Semifinals===
*Express TGV defeated Express Mistral 5-3
*Laval-Est Voltigeurs defeated Laval-Nord Canadiens 4-3
===Final===
*Laval-Est Voltigeurs defeated Express TGV  2-1
Link to league playoff schedule/results
Category:2018 in hockey
Category:LJBHL seasons