| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best regular season record in an active Newfoundland & Labrador senior hockey league |
| History | |
| First award | 1954 |
| Most recent | HGOE CeeBee Stars |
The Evening Telegram Trophy is presented to the team with the best record in the senior A hockey leagues operating in Newfoundland and Labrador.
History
The owners of the Evening Telegram newspaper originally donated a trophy in 1954 to be presented annually to the champions of the new senior section 'B' division of the Newfoundland Amateur Hockey Association. The section B league was formed for teams with no 'import' or paid players on their roster. The B Division was disbanded after the 1959 Championships and the Evening Telegram Trophy was retired.
The trophy was not awarded in 1960 & 1961. In 1962, the Trophy was awarded to the winner of the senior league's new Eastern Division. (The S.E. Tuma Trophy, donated by the Corner Brook jewellery firm, was awarded to the 1962 Western Division champions). From 1963 thru 1989, the newly formed island-wide Newfoundland Senior Hockey League team that finished first place in the regular season was presented with the Evening Telegram Trophy. The NSHL disbanded after 1989 and the trophy was not awarded from 1990 thru 1992.
Beginning in 1993, the trophy was awarded to the team with the best winning average among the existing senior 'A' leagues in the province.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Awarded to |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Bell Island All-Stars | Section B Champions |
| 1955 | Bell Island All-Stars | Section B Champions |
| 1956 | Bell Island All-Stars | Section B Champions |
| 1957 | Grand Falls Bees | Section B Champions |
| 1958 | Grand Falls Bees | Section B Champions |
| 1959 | Grand Falls Bees | Section B Champions |
| 1960 to 1961 | Not awarded | |
| 1962 | Conception Bay CeeBees | First place Eastern Division NAHA |
| 1963 | Buchans Miners | First place NSHL |
| 1964 to 1967 | Not awarded | |
| 1968 | Grand Falls Cataracts | First place NSHL |
| 1969 | Gander Flyers | First place NSHL |
| 1970 | St. John's Capitals | First place NSHL |
| 1971 | St. John's Capitals | First place NSHL |
| 1972 | Grand Falls Cataracts | First place NSHL |
| 1973 | Corner Brook Royals | First place NSHL |
| 1974 | St. John's Capitals | First place NSHL |
| 1975 | St. John's Capitals | First place NSHL |
| 1976 | St. John's Capitals | First place NSHL |
| 1977 | Corner Brook Royals | First place NSHL |
| 1978 | St. John's Blue Caps | First place NSHL |
| 1979 | Gander Flyers | First place NSHL |
| 1980 | Gander Flyers | First place NSHL |
| 1981 | Grand Falls Cataracts | First place NSHL |
| 1982 | Gander Flyers | First place NSHL |
| 1983 | Stephenville Jets | First place NSHL |
| 1984 | Stephenville Jets | First place NSHL |
| 1985 | Stephenville Jets | First place NSHL |
| 1986 | Stephenville Jets | First place NSHL |
| 1987 | St. John's Capitals | First place NSHL |
| 1988 - | St. John's Capitals | First place NSHL |
| 1989 | St. John's Capitals | First place NSHL |
| 1990 to 1992 | Not awarded | |
| 1993 | Bell Island (of CBSHL) | Best winning average of senior leagues |
| 1994 | Southern Shore Breakers (of AWSHL) | Best winning average of senior leagues |
| 1995 | Southern Shore Breakers (of AWSHL) | Best winning average of senior leagues |
| 1996 | St. John's Capitals (of AWSHL) | Best winning average of senior leagues |
| 1997 | Flatrock Flyers (of AESHL) | Best winning average of senior leagues |
| 1998 | Southern Shore Breakers (of AESHL) | Best winning average of senior leagues |
| 1999 | Badger Bombers (of WCSHL) | Best winning average of senior leagues |
| 2000 | Southern Shore Breakers (of AWSHL) | Best winning average of senior leagues |
| 2001 | Flatrock Flyers (of AESHL) | Best winning average of senior leagues |
| 2002 | Flatrock Flyers (of AESHL) | Best winning average of senior leagues |
| 2003 | Flatrock Flyers (of AESHL) | Best winning average of senior leagues |
| 2004 | Southern Shore Breakers | Best winning average of senior leagues |
| 2005 | Southern Shore Breakers (of AESHL) | Best winning average of senior leagues |
| 2006 | Conception Bay CeeBees (of AESHL) | Best winning average of senior leagues |
| 2007 | Conception Bay CeeBees (of AESHL) | Best winning average of senior leagues |
| 2008 | Conception Bay CeeBees (of AESHL) | Best winning average of senior leagues |
| 2009 | Conception Bay CeeBees (of AESHL) | Best winning average of senior leagues |
| 2010 | Conception Bay CeeBees (of AESHL) | Best winning average of senior leagues |
| 2011 | Conception Bay CeeBees (of AESHL) | Best winning average of senior leagues |
| 2012 | Clarenville Caribous | First place NSHL |
| 2013 | Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts | First place NSHL |
| 2014 | Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts | First place NSHL |
| 2015 | Not awarded | |
| 2016 | Northeast Sr. Eagles (of AESHL) | Best winning average of senior leagues (.870) |
| 2017 | Harbour Grace Ocean Enterprises CeeBee Stars (of AESHL) | Best winning average of senior leagues (.857) |
References
Bibliography
- Abbott, Bill (2000). Herder Memorial Trophy: A History of Senior Hockey in Newfoundland and Labrador. Breakwater Books.
- Elliott, Jerry "Stats" (2010). Newfoundland and Labrador Senior Hockey: A Trip Down Memory Lane. Jerry Elliott.
External links
- See also: Abbott, Bill. Herder Memorial Trophy: A History of Senior Hockey in Newfoundland and Labrador (St. John's: Breakwater Books, 2000), ISBN 1-55081-156-8