The Harbour Grace CeeBee Stars, (also commonly known as the Harbour Grace Ocean Enterprises CeeBee Stars due to a sponsorship deal that began October 23, 2015) are a senior

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team based in

Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador Harbour Grace is a town in Conception Bay on the Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. With roots dating back to the 16th century, it is one of the oldest towns in North America. It is located about northwest ...

and part of the

Avalon East Senior Hockey League The Avalon East Senior Hockey League (AESHL) is a senior ice hockey league with teams based in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is one of two senior hockey leagues in Newfoundland; the other being the Central West Senior Hockey League. History The ...

. The CeeBees are eight-time winners of the

Herder Memorial Trophy The Herder Memorial Trophy, or Herder, is the championship trophy awarded annually to the senior ice hockey champions of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The cast silver trophy was originally donated in 1935 by the Herder family, then owners of ...

as provincial champions.

History

The club has its roots in the former Conception Bay Ceebees, a very successful hockey club in the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League from 1958 to 1969. The CeeBee Stars were founded in 2003 and joined the

. The Stars won six straight AESHL championships from 2006 to 2011 and are four-time winners of the

, emblematic of Newfoundland senior hockey supremacy. From 2011 to 2014, the CeeBee Stars were part of the re-formed

Newfoundland Senior Hockey League The Newfoundland Senior Hockey League (NSHL) was a senior ice hockey league in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada founded in 2011. The NSHL operated for three seasons from 2011–2012 to 2013–2014. The league competed for the Herder Memorial T ...

. In 2013, the CeeBee Stars defeated the defending Herder Trophy champion and

2011 Allan Cup The 2011 Allan Cup was the Canadian championship of senior ice hockey. This was the 103rd year the Allan Cup was awarded. The 2011 Allan Cup was contended in Kenora, Ontario, hosted by the Kenora Thistles of Hockey Northwestern Ontario from ...

champion

Clarenville Caribous The Clarenville Caribous (also commonly known as the Clarenville Ford Caribous due to an ongoing sponsorship deal announced September 23, 2015) are a senior ice hockey team based in Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador and a member of the Centr ...

in four-straight-games. The victory gave the CeeBee Stars the right to play in the

2014 Allan Cup The 2014 Allan Cup was the Canadian championship of senior ice hockey. This was the 106th year the Allan Cup was awarded. The tournament was contended in Dundas, Ontario from April 14 to April 19, 2014 and hosted by the Dundas Real McCoys of ...

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. The CeeBee Stars rejoined the Avalon East Senior Hockey League for the 2015–16 season. In September 2015, AESHL was granted senior A status by Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador. The AESHL champions will play the CWSHL champions for the Herder Memorial Trophy beginning in March 2016.

Seasons and records

Season by season results

''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, DNQ = Did not qualify'' ''AESHL =

, NSHL =

Leaders

Captains

*Chris Bartlett (2006–08) *Keith Delaney (2008–09, 2012–13) *Matthew Thomey (2009–12, 2019) *Mike Dyke (2012–13) *Robert Slaney *Sam Roberts (2016–17)

Coaches

*Edmund (Eddie) Oates (2004–09) *Ian Moores (2010–11, 2013, 2019) *Steve Power (2011) *Corey Crocker (2011–13)

Championships and awards

*Eight all-Newfoundland senior hockey championships (

): 1960, 1961, 1965, 1967, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2017

Honoured Members

Adam Jones

References

External links

Official website for the Cee Bees
Ice hockey in Newfoundland and Labrador Defunct Ice hockey teams in Newfoundland and Labrador Senior ice hockey teams {{Newfoundland-stub