Valleyfield Braves

This article is about the senior, intermediate, and major teams. For the article about the junior team, please see Valleyfield Braves (Junior).

HIstory

The Valleyfield Braves were a team in Valleyfield, Quebec. They started out in the 1930's as an intermediate team playing in local leagues.

They joined the newly formed Provincial Senior League in 1937-38 and won the league title the following season.

The league folded in 1940 and the Braves returned to intermediate play.

The Provincial Senior League started up again in 1944-45 and the Braves were again in it. They did try to get into the Quebec Senior Hockey League but could not raise a guarantee. Instead they won the Provincial League title.

The Quebec Senior Hockey League was impressed enough with Valleyfield to admit them for the 1945-46 season.

The Braves spent five seasons as a somewhat below average team in this league.

Then they pulled out all the stops in 1950-51, improbably, went all the way that they could. They won the Quebec Senior Hockey League (Major) title and then went on to beat the Toronto St Michaels Monarchs in the 1950-51 Alexander Cup final. Their coach that season was former Montreal Canadiens superstar and future Montreal Canadiens supercoach Toe Blake.

The Braves returned to normal the next season. They went along with the league when it became the minor pro Quebec Hockey League in 1953. But the team could only last two seasons in the pros - a victim of the small size of Valleyfield compared to the other cities. The team folded in 1955.

Season-by-Season Records

Provincial Senior League (Quebec)

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing	Playoffs
1937-38	20	11	5	4	24	61	39	2nd	Lost Final
1938-39	38	23	14	1	51	137	96	2nd	Won Final, Lost Quebec Semi Final
1939-40	41	15	20	6	36	124	135	6th	Lost Semi Final
1944-45	39	25	11	3	53	240	181	1st	Won Final, Lost Quebec Final

Quebec Senior Hockey League

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing	Playoffs
1945-46	40	15	22	3	33	162	184	5th	Out of playoffs
1946-47	40	8	31	1	17	142	210	5th	Out of playoffs
1947-48	48	16	31	1	33	-	-	5th	Out of Playoffs
1948-49	60	29	30	1	59	265	270	4th	Lost Semi Final
1949-50	60	25	26	9	59	216	200	5th	Lost Quarter Final

Quebec Senior Hockey League (Major)

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing	Playoffs
1950-51	60	37	19	4	78	227	178	1st	Won Final, Won Alexander Cup
1951-52	60	24	30	6	54	169	178	6th	Lost Quarter Final
1952-53	60	27	25	8	62	175	178	3rd	Lost Quarter Final

Quebec Hockey League

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing	Playoffs
1953-54	72	31	38	3	65	207	252	6th	Lost Quarter Final
1954-55	62	21	39	2	43	178	261	5th	out of playoffs