VHL Playoffs

The VHL Playoffs are the annual playoffs tournament, held after the VHL season, to determine that year's champion.

List of teams by Playoff qualifications

Note that from the 1978 to 2023 seasons, only the top four teams qualified. Since the 2024 season, the top eight teams qualify.

Rank	Team	Qualifications (Championships)	Years qualified
1	Boston Spirits	38 (17)	1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023
2	Newfoundland Sailors	33 (11)	1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
3	Salem Loggers	24 (6)	1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
4	Providence Doves	23 (7)	1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
5	Acadia Rage	11	1978, 1980, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009
	Halifax Hockey Club	11 (1)	1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2010, 2011, 2019
6	Connecticut Bandits	7	1979, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005
	Concord Venom	7 (1)	1981, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 2017, 2021
7	Vermont	6	1979, 1988, 1997, 2000, 2010, 2013
	EH Bas-Canada	6 (1)	1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2016, 2021
	Mainers	6 (1)	1983, 1984, 1999, 2014, 2022, 2023
8	Charlottetown Hockey	4	1983, 1984, 2017, 2018
	Plymouth Fishermen	4	1990, 1991, 1998, 2009

Three VHL teams have never qualified for the playoffs: the Fredericton Stars, the Springfield Bullets, and Hartford Hockey. A first-time qualifier has not occurred since the Providence Doves in 1996.