2023-24 MJAAHL season

This is the 2023-24 Metropolitaine Junior AA Hockey League season. This is the league's 12th season. The point totals include "FPP" (Fair Play Points) which are derived from penalty minutes and suspension or lack thereof. The league champion advances to the 2024 Coupe Chevrolet.
Prior to the 2018-19 season the league expanded its' boundaries with the addition of teams from the Lac St. Louis and Mauricie regions around greater Montreal.
==Membership Changes==
*On June 16, 2023 the league announced the addition of the EHL North Stars.http://lhmjaa.com/2023/06/16/nouvelle-equipe/ The team will draw players from Montreal-West / Hampstead, Cote St. Luc, TMR / Outremont, Saint-Laurent, Verdun, Westmount, Lachine and Lasalle.
*The Dollard-des-Ormeaux/Pierrefonds Vipers and Sorel-Tracy Mariners are not in the league this year.
*The Joliette-Crabtree Cyclones are added to the league.
*The West Side Coyotes appear to have taken the place of the Dollard-des-Ormeaux Vipers
==Teams==
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Brossard Predateurs 	Brossard 	
Centre George-Henri Brossard
EHL North Stars 	Montreal 	multiple
Joliette-Crabtree Cyclones 	Joliette-Crabtree 	Centre Marcel-Bonin
La Plaine Cobras 	Terrebonne 	Forum de La Plaine
Laval Senateurs 	Laval 	Arena Hatland-Monahan
Mirabel Monarchs 	Mirabel 	Arena du Complexe Du Val D'Espoir
Montreal Royals 	Montreal 	
Arena Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Arena Caroline Ouellette, Arena Bill-Durnan
Richelieu Eclaireurs 	Richelieu 	
Arena Jean-Rougeau, Stade L.P. Gaucher,Complexe Sportif Sportscene, & Isatis Sport St-Hyacinthe
Richelieu Grand Ducs 	Richelieu 	Sportplex de l'Energie
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu Patriotes 	St. Jean 	Colisée Isabelle-Brasseur
St-Eustache Patriotes 	St. Eustache 	Aréna Florian-Guindon
Sélect du Collège Français de Longueuil	Longueuil 	Arena Cynthia-Coull & Colisée Jean Béliveau
Valleyfield Braves 	Valleyfield 	Aréna St-Timotthée
Vaudreuil-Dorion Mustangs 	Vaudreuil 	Glace Dorion & Complexe Sportif St-Lazare
West Side Coyotes 	Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec	Centre Civique Dollard-des-Ormeaux
==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.
Rk	Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	GF 	GA 	FPP	Pts
1 	Vaudreuil-Dorion Mustangs 	24	20	4 	0	138	70 	20 	60
2 	Richelieu Grand Ducs 	24	14	8 	2	116	88 	21 	51
3 	Laval Senateurs 	24	14	7 	3	114	91 	17 	48
4 	Sélect du Collège Français de Longueuil	24	14	9 	1	117	90 	16 	45
5 	Montreal Royals 	24	16	7 	1	117	83 	11 	44
6 	Richelieu Eclaireurs 	24	14	8 	2	114	92 	14 	44
7 	EHL North Stars 	24	11	11	2	110	99 	20 	44
8 	West Side Coyotes 	24	11	11	2	117	112	19 	43
9 	St-Eustache Patriotes 	24	12	9 	3	123	105	14 	41
10	St-Jean-sur-Richelieu Patriotes 	24	10	11	3	107	97 	18 	41
11	Brossard Predateurs 	24	8 	12	4	85 	102	17 	37
12	La Plaine Cobras 	24	7 	15	2	64 	111	17 	33
13	Joliette-Crabtree Cyclones 	24	7 	14	3	83 	114	14 	31
14	Mirabel Monarchs 	24	3 	18	3	57 	116	20 	29
15	Valleyfield Braves 	24	3 	20	1	65 	157	17 	24
==Playoffs==
All teams qualify.  The league is using a modified elimination tournament.
===Results===
====Seeding Rounds====
*Mirabel Monarchs defeated Laval Senateurs 3-1
*La Plaine Cobras defeated Montreal Royals 4-3
*Sélect du Collège Français de Longueuil defeated Joliette-Crabtree Cyclones 8-3
*Richelieu Grand Ducs defeated Valleyfield Braves 3-1
*St-Jean-sur-Richelieu Patriotes defeated EHL North Stars 6-4
*Vaudreuil-Dorion Mustangs defeated Valleyfield Braves 6-2 
*St-Eustache Patriotes defeated West Side Coyotes 5-0
*Richelieu Eclaireurs defeated Brossard Predateurs 7-5 
*Montreal Royals defeated La Plaine Cobras 4-3
*Montreal Royals defeated Mirabel Monarchs 5-4 
*Sélect du Collège Français de Longueuil defeated Brossard Predateurs 4-2
*St-Jean-sur-Richelieu Patriotes defeated West Side Coyotes 4-3
*La Plaine Cobras defeated Laval Senateurs 8-4 
*Richelieu Eclaireurs defeated Joliette-Crabtree Cyclones 9-3
*St-Eustache Patriotes defeated EHL North Stars 6-4 
====Quarterfinals====
*Richelieu Eclaireurs defeated Montreal Royals 7-6 
*Sélect du Collège Français de Longueuil defeated La Plaine Cobras 5-2
*Vaudreuil-Dorion Mustangs defeated St-Jean-sur-Richelieu Patriotes 8-3
*St-Eustache Patriotes defeated Richelieu Grand Ducs 8-6
====Semifinals====
*Richelieu Eclaireurs defeated St-Eustache Patriotes 6-3
*Vaudreuil-Dorion Mustangs defeated Sélect du Collège Français de Longueuil 7-2
====Final====
*Richelieu Eclaireurs defeated Vaudreuil-Dorion Mustangs 7-4
Link to league playoff results
==References==
Category:2023-24 in ice hockey
Category:MJAAHL seasons