Valleyfield Braves (2014-)

The Valleyfield Braves are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec. They are a part of the Quebec Junior Hockey League.
==History==
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 quarter-finals in the playoffs and achieve a winning regular season record.
In 2007, the team was renamed the Quebec AssurExperts.
In 2008, the team was bought and moved to Thetford Mines, to be called the Thetford Mines Filons.
In 2010, the franchise was moved to La Tuque, the team to be known as the 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 amd regained the rights to the name and logo of the previous Valleyfield Braves franchise that left the LHJAAAQ after the 2012-13 season. to join the Ligue Nord-Americaine de Hockey and after 11 games into the season, the franchise moved to Laval and became the Laval Braves.
==Season-by-season record==
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts	Finish 	Playoffs
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
2007-08	52	25	22	4 	1 	251	219	55 	10th QJAAAHL 	 
2008-09	49	12	30	- 	7 	147	222	31 	14th QJAAAHL 	
2009-10	51	23	23	- 	5 	213	221	47 	9th QJAAAHL 	DNQ
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
2014-15	52	16	35	- 	1 	215	294	33 	5th of 5 Alex Burrows14 of 14 LHJQ	Did not Qualify
Season 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts	Finish 	Playoffs
2015-16	55	24	24	7 	0 	220	259	55 	4th of 6 Burrows8th of 12 LHJQ 	Won Play in Round, 3-0 (Forts)Lost Div. Semifinal, 0-4 (Collège Français)
2016-17	49	27	21	1 	0 	230	222	55 	3rd of 6Burrows5th of 12LHJQ 	Lost Div. Semifinals 2-4 (Inouk)
2017-18	49	24	19	3 	3 	214	183	54 	3rd of 6Burrows6th of 12LHJQ 	Lost Div. Semifinals 1-4 (Inouk)
2018-19	48	21	24	1 	2 	172	189	45 	9th 	Advanced through Round RobinL, Quarterfinals 0-4 (College Francais)
2019-20	48	36	9 	2 	1 	231	134	75 	1st 	Playoffs cancelled
2020–21	48	33	13	1 	1 	233	144	68 	6th of 13 QJHL 	Playoffs cancelled due to covid-19
2021–22	48	13	25	1 	3 	170	218	30 	3rd of 4 West 10th of 12 LHJQ 	Lost quarterfinal, 3–4 (Panthers)
2022–23	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)
2023–24	48	24	20	3 	1 	191	196	52 	9th of 13 LHJQ 	Won Playin Rd 2-1 (Inouk)Lost quarterfinal, 1–4 (Cobras)
== References ==
==External links==
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* at Elite Prospects
*Filons Webpage
Category:Established in 2014
Category:Established in 2004
Category:Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League teams