For the current Quebec Junior Hockey League, please see Valleyfield Braves (2014-).
The current Valleyfield Braves are a Canadian junior ice hockey team from Valleyfield, Quebec. They play in the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League.
History[]
The first two Valleyfield Braves junior teams were not too good.
The first Braves lasted for three seasons in the Junior Amateur Hockey Association (JAHA) and its successor the Quebec Junior Hockey League (QJHL). They made the playoffs twice but did not win a single series,
The next team was in the Metropolitan Montreal Junior League for three seasons. This time they never even made the playoffs. They moved to Maisonneuve in November 1963.
Season-by-Season Record[]
1948-50[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
| 1947-48 JAHA Season | 31 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 21 | 126 | 196 | 4th North | Lost Quarter Final |
| 1948-49 JAHA Season | 44 | 13 | 27 | 4 | 30 | - | - | 4th North | Lost Quarter Final |
| 1949-50 QJHL | 35 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 12 | - | - | 7th | Out of Playoffs |
Metropolitan Montreal Junior League[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs | |
| 1960-61 | 42 | 9 | 29 | 4 | 22 | - | - | 8th | out of playoffs | |
| 1961-62 | 42 | 11 | 29 | 2 | 24 | - | - | 7th | out of playoffs | |
| 1962-63 | 42 | 7 | 33 | 2 | 16 | 189 | 317 | 8th | Out of Playoffs | |
| 1963-64 | Team moved to Maisonneuve Braves in November | |||||||||
Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League[]
Note: Until 1994 the team was known as the Chateauguay Elites. From 1994 to 1998 it was the Valleyfield Elites. Since 1998 it has been the Valleyfield Braves.
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1990-91 | 44 | 33 | 10 | 1 | - | 278 | 169 | 67 | 1st QPJHL | |
| 1991-92 | 48 | 23 | 21 | 4 | - | 235 | 220 | 50 | 8th QPJHL | |
| 1992-93 | 50 | 30 | 17 | 3 | - | 269 | 216 | 63 | 6th QPJHL | Won League |
| 1993-94 | Statistics Not Available | Won League | ||||||||
| 1994-95 | 48 | 29 | 15 | - | 4 | 258 | 198 | 62 | 3rd QPJHL | |
| 1995-96 | 48 | 19 | 26 | - | 3 | 210 | 257 | 41 | 9th QPJHL | |
| 1996-97 | 48 | 30 | 16 | - | 2 | 226 | 191 | 62 | 4th QPJHL | |
| 1997-98 | 54 | 28 | 22 | - | 4 | 256 | 231 | 60 | 8th QJAAAHL | |
| 1998-99 | 52 | 33 | 18 | - | 1 | 300 | 241 | 67 | 5th QJAAAHL | Won League |
| 1999-00 | 58 | 25 | 30 | - | 3 | 263 | 277 | 53 | 10th QJAAAHL | |
| 2000-01 | 49 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 301 | 205 | 72 | 1st QJAAAHL | |
| 2001-02 | 53 | 36 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 299 | 211 | 75 | 2nd QJAAAHL | Won League |
| 2002-03 | 50 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 264 | 213 | 65 | 2nd QJAAAHL | |
| 2003-04 | 50 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 246 | 189 | 67 | 3rd QJAAAHL | Won League |
| 2004-05 | 48 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 226 | 172 | 62 | 4th QJAAAHL | |
| 2005-06 | 51 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 226 | 216 | 55 | 7th QJAAAHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2006-07 | 54 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 257 | 206 | 76 | 4th QJAAAHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 2007-08 | 52 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 228 | 210 | 55 | 9th QJAAAHL | |
| 2008-09 | 49 | 21 | 20 | - | 8 | 220 | 214 | 50 | 8th QJAAAHL | |