Veitch Memorial Trophy

The Veitch Memorial Trophy is the Junior ice hockey Grand Championship of Newfoundland and Labrador. The trophy is awarded by Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador.

History[]

The trophy is named after a former executive of the Newfoundland Amateur Hockey Association.

In the mid-1970s, Junior hockey in Newfoundland was granted Junior A classification. The winner of the Veitch Memorial Trophy was granted the right to represent Newfoundland in the Centennial Cup playdowns. Since the early 1980s, the winner of the Veitch Memorial Trophy is granted the right to play in the Don Johnson Cup to determine the Atlantic Junior B champion.

Leagues currently in competition[]

• St. John's Junior Hockey League (SJJHL)

Former leagues[]

• Newfoundland Junior A Hockey League (NJAHL)
• (CBJHL)
• Central-West Junior Hockey League (CWJHL)

Champions[]

National Junior B Level

• 1953 - Grand Falls
• 1954 - Grand Falls
• 1955 - Bell Island
• 1956 - St. John's
• 1957 - Grand Falls
• 1958 - St. John's
• 1959 - St. John's
• 1960 - defeated 2-games-to-none
• 1961 - St. John's
• 1962 - Grand Falls
• 1963 - St. John's
• 1964 - No Competition
• 1965 - St. John's
• 1966 - Corner Brook
• 1967 - No Competition
• 1968 - No Competition
• 1969 - Grand Falls
• 1970 -
• 1971 - defeated 2-games-to-1

National Junior A Level - Winner moves on to Centennial Cup

• 1972 - defeated 2-games-to-1
• 1973 - Buchans Miners defeated 4-games-to-3
• 1974 - defeated 4-games-to-1
• 1975 - defeated Clarenville Caribous 4-games-to-none
• 1976 - No Competition
• 1977 - defeated 2-games-to-1

National Junior B Level

• 1978 - No Competition
• 1979 - Grand Falls
• 1980 - defeated
• 1981 - Gander Jr. Flyers

Winner moves on to Don Johnson Cup

• 1982 - St. John's Celtics
• 1983 - defeated 4-3 (Tournament Play)
• 1984 - St. John's Jr. 50's defeated 6-5 (Tournament Play)
• 1985 - St. John's Junior 50's
• 1986 - Mount Pearl Blades
• 1987 - St. John's Jr. 50's defeated Clarenville Caribous 7-6 (Tournament Play)
• 1988-94 - No Competition
• 1995 - St. John's Celtics
• 1996 - Deer Lake Video Juniors
• 1997 - Bell Island Junior Blues
• 1998 - Bell Island Junior Blues
• 1999 - No Competition
• 2000 - defeated St. John's Jr. Celtics 5-1 (Tournament Play)
• 2001 - St. John's Jr. Celtics defeated 4-3 (Tournament Play)
• 2002 - defeated 2-games-to-none
• 2003 - St. John's Jr. Celtics defeated 6-1 (Tournament Play)
• 2004 - No Competition
• 2005 - defeated 6-1 (Tournament Play)
• 2006 - defeated 2-games-to-1
• 2007 - defeated Mount Pearl Jr. Blades 2-1 (Tournament Play)
• 2008 - St. John's Jr. Celtics defeated 3-2 2OT (Tournament Play)
• 2009 - St. John's Jr. Caps defeated 7-4 (Tournament Play)
• 2010 - St. John's Jr. Caps defeated 2-games-to-none
• 2011 - St. John's Jr. Celtics defeated 2-1 (Tournament Play)
• 2012 - St. John's Jr. Caps defeated Mount Pearl Jr. Blades 4-3 OT (Tournament Play)
• 2013 - St. John's Jr. Caps defeated 15-2 (Tournament Play)
• 2014 - No Competition
• 2015 - No Competition
• 2016 - No Competition

External links[]

• Newfoundland Hockey Hall of Fame