1973-74 AQHL Season

 

1. Sherbrooke Loups

2. Cape Breton Warriors

3. Drummondville Les Rouges

4. Laval Tigers

5. Portland Clippers

6. Moncton Bears

7. Trois-Rivieres Titans

8. Fredericton Vikings

Story:

In Moncton, the folks were in shock with the news that the ownership of the Bears had change hands when Todd Lowe sold the team to Ron and Don the Reese brothers, even bigger news to everyone in Moncton, the brothers announced the team is going back to the team’s old colours of brown and white for the first time since the 50s. The previous owners had been buying hand-me-downs jerseys, even when the team played the entire 1969-70 season wearing pink.

Another announcement is next season. Both Verdun QC and New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, are the League’s new additions. The names for both teams will announce during the 1974 Valor Cup tournament.

One year after missing the playoffs due to lack of wins, this time, the Vikings won 8 games, enough to make it to the playoffs. In the playoffs, the Vikings got eliminated by Sherbrooke in 2 games, with both ended in overtimes.

After the 1st round, the Loups went on sweeping the Portland Clippers in the 2nd round and then lastly claim their 2nd straight Bronz Cup title by sweeping Cape Breton Warriors in 3 games. With that victory, the Loups are heading back to the Valor cup tournament.