Evening Telegram Trophy

The Evening Telegram Trophy is presented to the team with the best record in the senior A hockey leagues operating in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Evening Telegram Trophy
SportIce hockey
Awarded forBest regular season record in an active Newfoundland & Labrador senior hockey league
History
First award1954
Most recentHGOE CeeBee Stars

History

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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

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Evening Telegram Trophy 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

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Bibliography

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  • 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.
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  • 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