2016-17 RVJAHL Season

This is the 2016-17 Richelieu Junior A Hockey League season.  This is the league's first season under this name.  All of the league's members played in the Rive-Sud Junior A Hockey League for the 2015-16 season.
==Membership Changes==
The CJR Cougars were renamed the Plaines Cougars
==Teams==
Team 	Centre 	Arena
A.H.M.B.R. Mariners 	Sorel-Tracy 	Colisee Cardin
Beloeil Boucliers 	Beloeil 	Arena Andre-Saint-Laurent
Boucherville Seigneurs	Boucherville 	Arena Gilles-Chabot
Plaines Cougars 	Mont-St-Hilaire 	Complexe Sportif Sportscene
St-Basile Centurions 	St-Basil-Le-Grand	Arena Jean-Rougeau
St-Bruno Aigles 	St-Bruno 	Arena St-Bruno
St-Hyacinthe Maskas 	St-Hyacinthe 	Isatis Comax
Ste-Julie Grizzly 	Ste-Julie 	Arena Ste-Julie
Varennes Blitz 	Varennes 	Sportplex
==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 	T	GF 	GA 	FPP	Pts
Ste-Julie Grizzly 	25	19	2 	4	146	62 	25 	67
Varennes Blitz 	25	20	3 	2	146	64 	24 	66
St-Hyacinthe Maskas 	25	17	8 	0	122	80 	22 	56
Beloeil Boucliers 	25	13	9 	3	105	92 	23 	52
Boucherville Seigneurs	25	8 	15	2	85 	136	21 	39
Plaines Cougars 	25	8 	11	3	93 	88 	17 	36
A.H.M.B.R. Mariners 	25	7 	14	4	97 	128	16 	34
St-Basile Centurions 	25	5 	14	6	86 	120	15 	31
St-Bruno Aigles 	25	0 	21	4	65 	175	24 	28
League standings page
==Playoffs==
===Preliminary Rounds===
*St-Hyacinthe Maskas defeated St-Basile Centurions 8-2
*Beloeil Boucliers defeated St-Bruno Aigles 6-0
*Varennes Blitz defeated Plaines Cougars 3-2
*Ste-Julie Grizzly defeated Boucherville Seigneurs 1-0
*Boucherville Seigneurs defeated A.H.M.B.R. Mariners 7-4
*Ste-Julie Grizzly defeated Plaines Cougars 9-1
===Quarterfinals===
*Beloeil Boucliers defeated St-Basile Centurions 5-1
*St-Hyacinthe Maskas defeated St-Bruno Aigles 9-1
*Varennes Blitz defeated Boucherville Seigneurs 6-2
*Ste-Julie Grizzly defeated A.H.M.B.R. Mariners 5-3
===Semifinals===
*Varennes Blitz defeated Beloeil Boucliers 5-1
*Ste-Julie Grizzly defeated St-Hyacinthe Maskas 3-1
===Final===
*Varennes Blitz defeated Ste-Julie Grizzly 4-1
Link to league playoff page
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