The St. John's Jr. Caps are a Canadian Junior

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club from

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. They are members of the

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and are the 2024 St. John's Junior Hockey League Champions.

History

The St. John's Jr. Caps were founded in 1993 when the St. John's Jr. 50's, a veteran club with a history in Junior A and winning the

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, ceased operations. In 2009, despite losing the league final to the Mount Pearl Jr. Blades, the Jr. Caps found themselves in the

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playoffs for the Newfoundland Junior B Championship as representatives. After beating the Deer Lake Jr. Red Wings 8-2, tying Mount Pearl 3-3, and beating the Central West Junior Hockey League Champion

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5-3, the Jr. Caps found themselves in the Veitch final with the best record against the Jr. Cataracts. The Jr. Caps won their second ever Veitch Memorial Trophy by a score of 7-4. With this they were qualified for the 2009

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. They started the tournament by defeating the host

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6-4. They then lost 6-3 to the

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. They then lost to the

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7-4. They closed out the round robin with an 8-1 shellacking of the Jr. Cataracts who were in the tournament by virtue of

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opting out. With a 2-2-0 record, they finished third and drew Cumberland County in the semi-final. The Jr. Caps won the game 3-2 in double overtime. On April 19, the Jr. Caps played the

for the Don Johnson Cup. The Jr. Caps won 3-2 to win their first ever Maritime Junior B Championship. In 2010, the Jr. Caps won the SJJHL title and the Veitch Memorial Trophy. They lost out in the semi-final of the

to the

, who would move on to win the entire tournament. in 2013, the Jr. Caps had one of the most memorable seasons ever. With a Season record of 25-3-0 and taking the league with a 12-0 playoff record sweeping every team that came in their way

Season-by-season record

Don Johnson Cup

Eastern Canada Jr B Championships

External links

Junior Caps WebsiteSJJHL Website
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