Les Braves de Valleyfield are a

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team from

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, Canada. They were a part of the

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for 25 seasons. Another franchise relocated and took over their market and former moniker in 2014.

History

The Valleyfield Braves is the second team to bear this name. The first Braves team was formed in 1944 as a Senior Amateur hockey team in the

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, then moved to the

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in 1945 and finally as a Minor League team with the

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from 1953 to 1955. The current Valleyfield team won their first league championship in 1999. The Braves advanced to the Fred Page Cup in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The tournament was won by the

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. In 2002, the Braves returned to the Fred Page Cup in Truro, Nova Scotia. The Valleyfield Braves playing a semi-final games against the CJHL's Ottawa Jr. Senators in a must-win game between both teams. The

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got a bye to the final and were hosting the

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and the Central representative was to be decided between Valleyfield and Ottawa. Ottawa won 7-2 and advanced to the Royal Bank Cup, while Valleyfield returned home. The town of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield and the Valleyfield Braves were chosen to host the Fred Page Cup in 2004. The Valleyfield Braves out-powered 5th ranked St-Eustance Gladiateurs 4 games 1 in the finals. The tournament was eventually won by the CJHL's

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. In 1999-00, the Valleyfield Braves played the CJHL's Brockville Braves in an inter-locking home and home series. The Braves dissolved their QJAAAHL franchise in the Summer of 2013 to seek a membership with the semi-professional

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. The LNAH team was also known as the Valleyfield Braves. Eleven games into the 2013-14 LNAH season, the franchise relocated to Laval and became the

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Season-by-season record

''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against''

References

External links

Braves Webpage
{{Quebec Sports Ligue de Hockey Junior AAA Quebec teams Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Ice hockey clubs established in 1988 Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 2013 1988 establishments in Quebec 2013 disestablishments in Quebec