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2024 is the first VHL season to promote the top eight teams to the playoffs, rather than the traditional four. This led to an extended playoffs tournament, with quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a finals series.
2024 is the first VHL season to promote the top eight teams to the playoffs, rather than the traditional four. This led to an extended playoffs tournament, with quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a finals series.
== League ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Rank
|Team
|Pts
|-
| style="background-color:#FFFFBF" |1st
| style="background-color:#FFFFBF" |Boston Spirits
| style="background-color:#FFFFBF" |41
|-
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |2nd
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |Halifax Hockey Club
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |40
|-
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |3rd
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |Mainers
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |39
|-
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |4th
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |EH Bas-Canada
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |36
|-
|style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |5th
|style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |Providence Doves
|style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |34
|-
|style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |6th
|style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |Newfoundland Sailors
|style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |34
|-
|style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |7th
|style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |Salem Loggers
|style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |33
|-
|style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |8th
|style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |Acadia Rage
|style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |32
|-
|9
|Vermont
|32
|-
|10
|Charlottetown Hockey
|32
|-
|11
|Connecticut Bandits
|31
|-
|12
|Concord Venom
|22
|-
|13
|Hartford Hockey
|20
|-
|14
|Fredericton Stars
|19
|-
|15
|Springfield Bullets
|18
|-
|16
|Plymouth Fishermen
|17
|}
== Playoffs ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Semi-finals 1
!Team
!G1
!G2
!G3
!G4
|-
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |Boston Spirits
|'''''1'''''
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |'''''3'''''
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |3
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |3
|-
|Salem Loggers
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |3
|0
|'''''2'''''
|'''''1'''''
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: 250px; margin-right: auto;"
|+2023 Finals series
!Team
!G1
!G2
!G3
!G4
!G5
|-
| style="background-color:#FFFFBF" |Boston Spirits
|'''''2'''''
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |'''''5'''''
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |3
|1
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |'''''4'''''
|-
| style="background-color:#DFDFDF" |Mainers
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |3
|4
|'''''2'''''
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |'''''3'''''
|0
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Semi-finals 2
!Team
!G1
!G2
!G3
|-
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |Mainers
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |'''''4'''''
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |'''''5'''''
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |4
|-
|Newfoundland Sailors
|2
|1
|'''''3'''''
|}
== Coupe Balbuzard ==
''<small>Main article: [[2023 Coupe Balbuzard]]</small>''
The [[Newfoundland Sailors]] entered the tournament as defending champions, and successfully defended their title by defeating Providence, Vermont, Boston, and Acadia, respectively. This was the sixth instance of a team successfully defending their Coupe Balbuzard championship, and the second time for the Sailors, after their victories in 1983 and 1984. The final game was held at Kaufman Arena.
{| class="wikitable"
|Mainers
|2
|-
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |Boston Spirits
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |3
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: 200px; margin-right: auto;"
|EH Bas-Canada
|3
|-
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |Boston Spirits
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |4
|}
{| class="wikitable"
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |Acadia Rage
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |3
|-
|Salem Loggers
|2
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: 350px; margin-right: auto;"
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |Newfoundland Sailors
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |4
|-
|Boston Spirits
|1
|}
{| class="wikitable"
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |Newfoundland Sailors
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |3
|-
|Providence Doves
|2
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: 200px; margin-right: auto;"
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |Acadia Rage
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |3
|-
|Halifax Hockey Club
|1
|}
{| class="wikitable"
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |Charlottetown Hockey
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |6
|-
|Springfield Bullets
|1
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: 450px; margin-right: auto;"
| style="background-color:#FFFFBF" |Newfoundland Sailors
| style="background-color:#FFFFBF" |4
|-
| style="background-color:#DFDFDF" |Acadia Rage
| style="background-color:#DFDFDF" |3
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|Connecticut Bandits
|1
|-
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |Concord Venom
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |2
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: 200px; margin-right: auto;"
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |Newfoundland Sailors
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |5
|-
|Vermont
|1
|}
{| class="wikitable"
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |Halifax Hockey Club
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |4
|-
|Fredericton Stars
|1
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: 350px; margin-right: auto;"
|Charlottetown Hockey
|3
|-
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |Acadia Rage
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |4
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|Hartford Hockey
|2
|-
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |Vermont
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |4
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: 200px; margin-right: auto;"
|Concord Venom
|0
|-
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |Charlottetown Hockey
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |2
|}
{| class="wikitable"
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |EH Bas-Canada
| style="background-color:#DFFFDF" |5
|-
|Plymouth Fishermen
|2
|}
== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Team awards
!Award
!Winner
|-
|League champions
|[[Boston Spirits]] (17th title)
|-
|[[Dan Earle Trophy|Earle Trophy]] winners
|Boston Spirits (24th trophy)
|-
|[[Coupe Balbuzard]] champions
|[[Newfoundland Sailors]] (9th cup)
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Individual awards
!Award
!Winner
!Team
|-
|[[Golden Puck (VHF award)|Golden Puck]]
|[[Carlos Ortega]] (2nd award)
| rowspan="2" |[[Mainers]]
|-
|[[Golden Stick (VHF Award)|Golden Stick]]
|Carlos Ortega (38 goals / 2nd award)
|-
|League MVP
|Norman Pickard (2nd award)
| rowspan="2" |Boston Spirits
|-
|Goalie of the year
|[[Daniel Durbin]] (_th award)
|}

Revision as of 01:56, 25 March 2024

VHL 2024
Dates October 2023 – July 2024
Champions TBD
Runners-up TBD
Earle Trophy Boston Spirits (25th trophy)
Coupe Balbuzard TBD
Golden Puck TBD
Golden Stick leader Carlos Ortega (44 goals) (3rd award)
League MVP Carlos Ortega (1st award)
← VHL 2023 VHL 2025 →

The 2024 Valorian Hockey Season, stylized VHL 2024, is the forty-seventh and current running of the Valorian Hockey League and Coupe Balbuzard competitions, held from October 2023 to July 2024.

The Boston Spirits are defending league champions and Earle Trophy winners. The Spirits secured their 25th Earle Trophy and 50th trophy overall on the last matchday of the league, beating out the Mainers and Halifax Hockey Club.

The Newfoundland Sailors are reigning Coupe Balbuzard champions, having won the last two editions. They will host the 2024 Coupe Balbuzard finals at Kaufman Arena.

2024 is the first VHL season to promote the top eight teams to the playoffs, rather than the traditional four. This led to an extended playoffs tournament, with quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a finals series.


League

Rank Team Pts
1st Boston Spirits 41
2nd Halifax Hockey Club 40
3rd Mainers 39
4th EH Bas-Canada 36
5th Providence Doves 34
6th Newfoundland Sailors 34
7th Salem Loggers 33
8th Acadia Rage 32
9 Vermont 32
10 Charlottetown Hockey 32
11 Connecticut Bandits 31
12 Concord Venom 22
13 Hartford Hockey 20
14 Fredericton Stars 19
15 Springfield Bullets 18
16 Plymouth Fishermen 17

Playoffs

Semi-finals 1
Team G1 G2 G3 G4
Boston Spirits 1 3 3 3
Salem Loggers 3 0 2 1
2023 Finals series
Team G1 G2 G3 G4 G5
Boston Spirits 2 5 3 1 4
Mainers 3 4 2 3 0
Semi-finals 2
Team G1 G2 G3
Mainers 4 5 4
Newfoundland Sailors 2 1 3

Coupe Balbuzard

Main article: 2023 Coupe Balbuzard

The Newfoundland Sailors entered the tournament as defending champions, and successfully defended their title by defeating Providence, Vermont, Boston, and Acadia, respectively. This was the sixth instance of a team successfully defending their Coupe Balbuzard championship, and the second time for the Sailors, after their victories in 1983 and 1984. The final game was held at Kaufman Arena.

Mainers 2
Boston Spirits 3
EH Bas-Canada 3
Boston Spirits 4
Acadia Rage 3
Salem Loggers 2
Newfoundland Sailors 4
Boston Spirits 1
Newfoundland Sailors 3
Providence Doves 2
Acadia Rage 3
Halifax Hockey Club 1
Charlottetown Hockey 6
Springfield Bullets 1
Newfoundland Sailors 4
Acadia Rage 3
Connecticut Bandits 1
Concord Venom 2
Newfoundland Sailors 5
Vermont 1
Halifax Hockey Club 4
Fredericton Stars 1
Charlottetown Hockey 3
Acadia Rage 4
Hartford Hockey 2
Vermont 4
Concord Venom 0
Charlottetown Hockey 2
EH Bas-Canada 5
Plymouth Fishermen 2

Awards

Team awards
Award Winner
League champions Boston Spirits (17th title)
Earle Trophy winners Boston Spirits (24th trophy)
Coupe Balbuzard champions Newfoundland Sailors (9th cup)
Individual awards
Award Winner Team
Golden Puck Carlos Ortega (2nd award) Mainers
Golden Stick Carlos Ortega (38 goals / 2nd award)
League MVP Norman Pickard (2nd award) Boston Spirits
Goalie of the year Daniel Durbin (_th award)
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