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Heading into the season, the defending champions and Earle Trophy winners [[Boston Spirits|Boston]] were considered favorites to defend both titles, with the [[Carlos Ortega]]-led [[Mainers]] considered to be their strongest challengers. Three matchdays into the season, [[Charlottetown Hockey|Charlottetown]] emerged as the surprise league leaders, as the only undefeated team remaining. They were quickly surpassed by the Spirits and the [[Providence Doves|Doves]], although both were surpassed by [[Halifax Hockey Club|Halifax]] by matchday 9. By matchday 14, the Spirits and the Mainers overtook Halifax, closely followed by the [[Newfoundland Sailors|Sailors]]. The Sailors surged into the lead from matchdays 18 to 22, although their performance dropped in the last third of the season. The Spirits and the Mainers eventually overtook the Sailors, entering a two-horse race for the Earle Trophy. On the final matchday, Halifax overtook the Mainers to claim runners-up in the league.


== Playoffs ==
== Playoffs ==
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=== Quarter-finals ===
==== Boston Spirits vs. Acadia Rage ====
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==== EH Bas-Canada vs. Providence Doves ====
Bas-Canada started the series as the senior-seed, but betting odds were roughly even between the two teams. Bas-Canada had had a rough start to the regular season, but had improved to ultimately secure qualification early on and finish a strong fourth. The Doves,
==== Halifax Hockey Club vs. Salem Loggers ====
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==== Mainers vs. Newfoundland Sailors ====
The Mainers entered this matchup as strong favorites, as the team, led by a two-time reigning Golden Puck winner [[Carlos Ortega]], had enjoyed a consistently nearly league-topping regular season, while the Sailors' performance had noticeably dropped off in the last few months. While the Sailors had held a three-point lead as late as matchday 19, they had since fallen down to sixth. Despite this, some pundits pointed to the Mainers' demoralizing two losses in the final two matchdays, which saw them lose what could've been their first Earle Trophy. Additionally, this matchup was the most closely followed of the four quarter-finals, as both the Mainers and the Sailors (along with the Spirits, on the other side of the bracket) were competing to sign Carlos Ortega, whose contract with the Mainers was up at the end of this season.
The Sailors took a massive upset victory in the first game, winning 5–1 as the visitors and featuring a spectacular hat-trick from Sailors captain [[Danilo Lorenz]]. Commentator [[Walter Cobb]] described the Mainers' loss—their third in a row, if taking the two final matchdays of the league into account—as "utterly crushing," a sentiment echoed by a frustrated Dominique Bergeron, manager of the Mainers. His side responded convincingly, however, with their own dominant 6–2 victory in front of their home crowd, featuring four goals from Ortega. With the next two games at the Kaufman Arena, the Sailors had an opportunity to swing the series in their favor. They did just that with a 3–2 win in their first game at home. Ahead of the fourth game, pundits described the Mainers as "completely shattered," and Cobb noted that Ortega was "the only thing keeping them going." In the fourth game, Sailors goaltender Stefán Kaczmarek held Ortega and the Mainers to a shutout, while the Lorenz-led home side found the back of the net three times to secure their entry into the semi-finals. The Sailors' series upset against the Mainers was widely celebrated in Newfoundland, and Cobb said that Lorenz had quelled "any doubt that he's not still the greatest player in the VHL."
=== Semi-finals ===
==== Semi-final 1: TBD ====
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==== Halifax Hockey Club vs. Newfoundland Sailors ====
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=== 2024 Finals series: TBD ===
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== Coupe Balbuzard ==
== Coupe Balbuzard ==
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== Awards ==
== Trophies and Awards ==
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|[[Golden Stick (VHF Award)|Golden Stick]]
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Revision as of 15:52, 30 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 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

Heading into the season, the defending champions and Earle Trophy winners Boston were considered favorites to defend both titles, with the Carlos Ortega-led Mainers considered to be their strongest challengers. Three matchdays into the season, Charlottetown emerged as the surprise league leaders, as the only undefeated team remaining. They were quickly surpassed by the Spirits and the Doves, although both were surpassed by Halifax by matchday 9. By matchday 14, the Spirits and the Mainers overtook Halifax, closely followed by the Sailors. The Sailors surged into the lead from matchdays 18 to 22, although their performance dropped in the last third of the season. The Spirits and the Mainers eventually overtook the Sailors, entering a two-horse race for the Earle Trophy. On the final matchday, Halifax overtook the Mainers to claim runners-up in the league.

Playoffs

Quarter-finals 1
Team G1 G2 G3 G4 G5
Boston Spirits 3 0 2 4
Acadia Rage 2 4 3 1
Semi-finals 1
Team G1 G2 G3 G4
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TBD
Quarter-finals 2
Team G1 G2 G3
EH Bas-Canada 3 5 3
Providence Doves 2 0 1
2024 Finals series
Team G1 G2 G3 G4 G5
TBD
TBD
Quarter-finals 3
Team G1 G2 G3 G4
Halifax Hockey Club 1 3 3 2
Salem Loggers 3 1 1 1
Semi-finals 2
Team G1 G2 G3 G4
Halifax Hockey Club
Newfoundland Sailors
Quarter-finals 4
Team G1 G2 G3 G4
Mainers 1 6 2 0
Newfoundland Sailors 5 2 3 3

Quarter-finals

Boston Spirits vs. Acadia Rage

b

EH Bas-Canada vs. Providence Doves

Bas-Canada started the series as the senior-seed, but betting odds were roughly even between the two teams. Bas-Canada had had a rough start to the regular season, but had improved to ultimately secure qualification early on and finish a strong fourth. The Doves,

Halifax Hockey Club vs. Salem Loggers

b

Mainers vs. Newfoundland Sailors

The Mainers entered this matchup as strong favorites, as the team, led by a two-time reigning Golden Puck winner Carlos Ortega, had enjoyed a consistently nearly league-topping regular season, while the Sailors' performance had noticeably dropped off in the last few months. While the Sailors had held a three-point lead as late as matchday 19, they had since fallen down to sixth. Despite this, some pundits pointed to the Mainers' demoralizing two losses in the final two matchdays, which saw them lose what could've been their first Earle Trophy. Additionally, this matchup was the most closely followed of the four quarter-finals, as both the Mainers and the Sailors (along with the Spirits, on the other side of the bracket) were competing to sign Carlos Ortega, whose contract with the Mainers was up at the end of this season.

The Sailors took a massive upset victory in the first game, winning 5–1 as the visitors and featuring a spectacular hat-trick from Sailors captain Danilo Lorenz. Commentator Walter Cobb described the Mainers' loss—their third in a row, if taking the two final matchdays of the league into account—as "utterly crushing," a sentiment echoed by a frustrated Dominique Bergeron, manager of the Mainers. His side responded convincingly, however, with their own dominant 6–2 victory in front of their home crowd, featuring four goals from Ortega. With the next two games at the Kaufman Arena, the Sailors had an opportunity to swing the series in their favor. They did just that with a 3–2 win in their first game at home. Ahead of the fourth game, pundits described the Mainers as "completely shattered," and Cobb noted that Ortega was "the only thing keeping them going." In the fourth game, Sailors goaltender Stefán Kaczmarek held Ortega and the Mainers to a shutout, while the Lorenz-led home side found the back of the net three times to secure their entry into the semi-finals. The Sailors' series upset against the Mainers was widely celebrated in Newfoundland, and Cobb said that Lorenz had quelled "any doubt that he's not still the greatest player in the VHL."

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1: TBD

b

Halifax Hockey Club vs. Newfoundland Sailors

b

2024 Finals series: TBD

TBD

Coupe Balbuzard

Main article: 2024 Coupe Balbuzard

The Newfoundland Sailors will enter this tournament as defending champions, seeking to become the first team to win three Coupes Balbuzard in a row.

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Trophies and Awards

Team trophies
Award Winner
League champions TBD
Earle Trophy winners Boston Spirits (25th trophy)
Coupe Balbuzard champions TBD
Individual awards
Award Winner Team
Golden Puck TBD
Golden Stick Carlos Ortega (44 goals) (3rd award) Mainers
League MVP Carlos Ortega (1st award) Mainers
Goalie of the Year Benoît Brisbois (9th award) EH Bas-Canada
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