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
