Ligue de Hockey Métropolitaine Junior AA | |
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Sport: | Ice hockey |
Founded: | 2012 |
Inaugural: | 2012 |
Headquarters: | Laval, Quebec |
President: | Pierre Côté |
Teams: | 12 |
Countries: | Canada |
Champion: | 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]
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.
Grands-Ducs du Richelieu | Varennes, Quebec | Move to Varennes in 2015 | |
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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 |
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Bolded are winners of the Coupe Dodge Junior AA Provincial championship.