| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| First season | 2012 |
| President | Pierre Côté |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Countries | Canada |
| Headquarters | Laval, Quebec |
| Most recent champion(s) | Prédateurs de Brossard (2022) |
The Ligue de Hockey Métropolitaine Junior AA is a junior ice hockey league in the Metropolitaine area of Montreal, Quebec province in Canada. The league is sanctioned by Hockey Quebec and Hockey Canada and competes annually for the Coupe Dodge. It also competes for the league' playoff trophy which is ''La Coupe Trévi''. There are now 9 teams playing in the league in 5 different regions of the province. Until 2012, the league was known as the Richelieu Junior AA Hockey League.[1]
History
In the Summer of 2012, the Richelieu Junior AA Hockey League changed its name to the Metropolitaine Junior AA Hockey League to reflect the diversity of teams that had entered the league. In the summer of 2018, the league expanded from 3 regions to 5 regions. Adding now Mauricie and Lac Saint-Louis in the league. In the summer of 2015, the league added a new rule that is, no hits are allowed in the centre of the ice, which decreases chances of injuries. That makes it the only league in the province with that rule.
In 2021 Laurentides-Launaudière League joined de LHMJAA. From this league two team joined : Monarques de Mirabel and Patriotes de Saint-Eustache.
Teams
| Team | City | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Grands-Ducs du Richelieu | Varennes, Quebec | Move to Varennes in 2015 |
| Prédateurs de Brossard | Brossard, Quebec | |
| Éclaireurs du Richelieu | Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec | |
| Sénateurs de Laval | Laval, Quebec | |
| Royals de Montréal | Montreal, Quebec | |
| Mariniers de Sorel-Tracy | Sorel-Tracy, Quebec | New Team 2021-2022 |
| Patriotes du Richelieu | Saint-Jean sur Richelieu, Quebec | New Team 2021-2022 |
| Vipers D.D.O | Dollard-des-ormaux, Quebec | New Team 2018-2019 |
| Mustangs de Vaudreuil | Vaudreuil, Quebec | Previously Aigles de trois lacs |
| Monarques de Mirabel | Mirabel, Quebec | New Team 2021-2022 |
| Patriotes de Saint-Eustache | Saint-Eustache, Quebec | New Team 2021-2022 |
| Braves de Valleyfield | Valleyfield, Quebec | New Team 2021-2022 |
Map of the league
Old teams
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Playoff Champions
Bolded are winners of the Coupe Dodge Junior AA Provincial championship.
- 2006 Rive-Sud Collège Français
- 2007 Montreal-Nord Nordiques
- 2008 Richelieu Eclaireurs
- 2009 Grands-Ducs de Lajemmerais
- 2010 Montreal-Nord Nordiques
- 2011 Éclaireurs du Richelieu
- 2012 Mousquetaires de St-Hyacinthe
- 2013 Nordiques de Montréal-Nord
- 2014 Richelieu Patriots
- 2015 Richelieu Eclaireurs
- 2016 Richelieu Patriots
- 2017 Richelieu Eclaireurs
- 2018 Richelieu Grand Ducs
- 2019 Draveurs de Trois-Rivières
- 2020* No champions due to Coronavirus (Covid 19)
- 2021* No champions due to Coronavirus (Covid 19)
- 2022 Prédateurs de Brossard
Season Champions
- 2013 Grands-Ducs du Richelieu
- 2014 Éclaireurs du Richelieu
- 2015 Patriotes du Richelieu
- 2016 Éclaireurs du Richelieu
- 2017 Éclaireurs du Richelieu
- 2018 Grands-Ducs du Richelieu
- 2019 Prédateurs de Brossard
- 2020 Prédateurs de Brossard
- 2021* No champions due to Coronavirus (Covid 19)
- 2022 Éclaireurs du Richelieu
References
External links
This page was last edited on 24 January 2024, at 19:38